Getting Old Is A Disaster (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
#5 in the Gladdy Gold series. All the usual elements in this series are here and deliver reliably. Gladdy and her geriatric "girls" with their Florida Jewish schtick; Gladdy and her romance with retired cop Jack Langford; and, the eccentric residents of the Lanai Gardens retirement community. The new elements of this entry are not strong enough to bring it above an average rating. The first half has the girls tracking the "Grandpa Bandit" - at his invitation. It drags. Then the murder from the prologue is exposed when a hurricane uncovers the burial site of the victim. There is some good detective work here to uncover the victim's identity, but the identity of the killer is telegraphed. Also, the threatening finale has an impossible task - how can a showdown be truly threatening in a humorous cozy mystery. It comes off as vaguely slapstick.Gladdy Gold series - No sooner has Gladdy's detective agency gotten back from a trip to NYC, than the "Grandpa Bandit," issues them a direct challenge: Catch me if you can. The thief has already knocked over six Fort Lauderdale banks. It's up to Gladdy and the girls to stop him before he hits the next one. When a hurricane uncovers a fifty-year-old skeleton, they have to put the bandit on the back burner. With a dark mystery swirling around the retirement community, Gladdy and the girls are about to confront a killer determined to bury the past--and them along with it... Gladys Gold and her troop of aging ladies are hired to capture a bank robber. But their client (via anonymous letters) is the robber himself! When a hurricane strikes their Fort Lauderdale condos, detection is on the back burner while the ladies, and Jack--Glady's handsome beau--fight for survival. The hurricane clears, having revealed a fifty-year-old body, which Gladys and the girls find more interesting than a mere robber.
What do You think about Getting Old Is A Disaster (2008)?
not up to par but still a good read. too much romance being thrown in
—vampie
Just for a fun, quick read. Don't expect too much.
—kurtios
