In these cozy mysteries, savvy seniors, as primary or secondary characters, use their brains rather than fists to fight crime. Detective work becomes a way for these older characters to prove to themselves and society that they are still functional and valuable. They can also be overlooked, ironically making them the perfect undercover investigators. Enjoy reading the escapades of these senior sleuths who have nothing but time on their hands as they throw themselves wholeheartedly into a case
Pennant, an award-winning playwright, debuts with the story of a retired nurse (and great baker and gardener) Miss Hortense. The Jamaican immigrant to Bir...Show more
Pennant, an award-winning playwright, debuts with the story of a retired nurse (and great baker and gardener) Miss Hortense. The Jamaican immigrant to Birmingham, England, must resolve a murder and past secrets to save herself and the community she loves.
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Pennant, an award-winning playwright, debuts with the story of a retired nurse (and great baker and gardener) Miss Hortense. The Jamaican immigrant to Bir...Show more
Pennant, an award-winning playwright, debuts with the story of a retired nurse (and great baker and gardener) Miss Hortense. The Jamaican immigrant to Birmingham, England, must resolve a murder and past secrets to save herself and the community she loves.
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From the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series comes a brand new mystery, an iconic new detective duo, and a thrilling new murder to solve...Show more
From the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series comes a brand new mystery, an iconic new detective duo, and a thrilling new murder to solve. Investigator Steve Wheeler comes out of retirement when his daughter-in-law, Amy, needs help finding out who left a dead body on a remote island with a huge bag of money.
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From the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series comes a brand new mystery, an iconic new detective duo, and a thrilling new murder to solve...Show more
From the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series comes a brand new mystery, an iconic new detective duo, and a thrilling new murder to solve. Investigator Steve Wheeler comes out of retirement when his daughter-in-law, Amy, needs help finding out who left a dead body on a remote island with a huge bag of money.
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An delightful road trip novel of a not to be underestimated elderly woman and an aimless young woman who if they can outrun the mistakes of their past might just have the greatest adventure of their lives.
An delightful road trip novel of a not to be underestimated elderly woman and an aimless young woman who if they can outrun the mistakes of their past might just have the greatest adventure of their lives.
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An delightful road trip novel of a not to be underestimated elderly woman and an aimless young woman who if they can outrun the mistakes of their past might just have the greatest adventure of their lives.
An delightful road trip novel of a not to be underestimated elderly woman and an aimless young woman who if they can outrun the mistakes of their past might just have the greatest adventure of their lives.
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After her husband’s unexpected death 18 months ago, Kausar Khan never thought she’d receive another phone call as heartbreaking, that is, until her thirty...Show more
After her husband’s unexpected death 18 months ago, Kausar Khan never thought she’d receive another phone call as heartbreaking, that is, until her thirty-something daughter, Sana, phones to say that she's been arrested for killing the unpopular landlord of her clothing boutique. Determined to help her child, Kausar heads to Toronto for the first time in nearly twenty years.
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After her husband’s unexpected death 18 months ago, Kausar Khan never thought she’d receive another phone call as heartbreaking, that is, until her thirty...Show more
After her husband’s unexpected death 18 months ago, Kausar Khan never thought she’d receive another phone call as heartbreaking, that is, until her thirty-something daughter, Sana, phones to say that she's been arrested for killing the unpopular landlord of her clothing boutique. Determined to help her child, Kausar heads to Toronto for the first time in nearly twenty years.
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A murder next door in their coastal California town unites the estranged Rubicon women, Lana, her daughter Beth and granddaughter Jack to protect their family and solve the crime.
A murder next door in their coastal California town unites the estranged Rubicon women, Lana, her daughter Beth and granddaughter Jack to protect their family and solve the crime.
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A murder next door in their coastal California town unites the estranged Rubicon women, Lana, her daughter Beth and granddaughter Jack to protect their family and solve the crime.
A murder next door in their coastal California town unites the estranged Rubicon women, Lana, her daughter Beth and granddaughter Jack to protect their family and solve the crime.
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Sent on an all expense paid vacation to mark their retirement, four assassins discover they’ve been marked for death. They are forced to turn against thei...Show more
Sent on an all expense paid vacation to mark their retirement, four assassins discover they’ve been marked for death. They are forced to turn against their own organization and teach them what it really means to be a woman and a killer of a certain age.
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Sent on an all expense paid vacation to mark their retirement, four assassins discover they’ve been marked for death. They are forced to turn against thei...Show more
Sent on an all expense paid vacation to mark their retirement, four assassins discover they’ve been marked for death. They are forced to turn against their own organization and teach them what it really means to be a woman and a killer of a certain age.
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When 84 year old Edie Havercroft sees Lucy Theddle, who disappeared back in 1951, standing outside the post office one Tuesday afternoon, she wonders if a...Show more
When 84 year old Edie Havercroft sees Lucy Theddle, who disappeared back in 1951, standing outside the post office one Tuesday afternoon, she wonders if a secret she’s held onto all these years could be the key to unlocking what happened to her friend before the girl is forgotten forever.
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When 84 year old Edie Havercroft sees Lucy Theddle, who disappeared back in 1951, standing outside the post office one Tuesday afternoon, she wonders if a...Show more
When 84 year old Edie Havercroft sees Lucy Theddle, who disappeared back in 1951, standing outside the post office one Tuesday afternoon, she wonders if a secret she’s held onto all these years could be the key to unlocking what happened to her friend before the girl is forgotten forever.
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Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. When a young woman searching for a mi...Show more
Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. When a young woman searching for a missing friend leads Vera to the mysterious murder of influencer Xander Lin, she delves into his enigmatic life, uncovering secrets and identities to help her future daughter-in-law, Officer Selena Gray, solve the case.
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Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. When a young woman searching for a mi...Show more
Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. When a young woman searching for a missing friend leads Vera to the mysterious murder of influencer Xander Lin, she delves into his enigmatic life, uncovering secrets and identities to help her future daughter-in-law, Officer Selena Gray, solve the case.
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Meeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unort...Show more
Meeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unorthodox plan to help a woman rookie cop solve her first big murder case. The first book in the Thursday Murder Club series and Netflix movie initially releasing in theatres this year.
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Meeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unort...Show more
Meeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unorthodox plan to help a woman rookie cop solve her first big murder case. The first book in the Thursday Murder Club series and Netflix movie initially releasing in theatres this year.
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The intrepid Miss Marple, on holiday in London, must solve a deadly mystery at the end of a chain of very violent events.
The intrepid Miss Marple, on holiday in London, must solve a deadly mystery at the end of a chain of very violent events.
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The intrepid Miss Marple, on holiday in London, must solve a deadly mystery at the end of a chain of very violent events.
The intrepid Miss Marple, on holiday in London, must solve a deadly mystery at the end of a chain of very violent events.
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After witnessing a murder while out for a swim in the Thames river, 77 year old Judith Potts, when the police don’t believe her story, investigates for he...Show more
After witnessing a murder while out for a swim in the Thames river, 77 year old Judith Potts, when the police don’t believe her story, investigates for herself with the help of a dog walker and the prim and proper wife of the local vicar, forming the Marlow Murder Club.
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After witnessing a murder while out for a swim in the Thames river, 77 year old Judith Potts, when the police don’t believe her story, investigates for he...Show more
After witnessing a murder while out for a swim in the Thames river, 77 year old Judith Potts, when the police don’t believe her story, investigates for herself with the help of a dog walker and the prim and proper wife of the local vicar, forming the Marlow Murder Club.
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Grandma Mazur, whose real name is Edna, is Trenton, New Jersey, skip-tracer Stephanie Plum’s maternal grandmother and lives with Stephanie’s parents. Gran...Show more
Grandma Mazur, whose real name is Edna, is Trenton, New Jersey, skip-tracer Stephanie Plum’s maternal grandmother and lives with Stephanie’s parents. Grandma Mazur’s antics make her a scene-stealer in every book in Evanovich’s series, and truly one of the best secondary characters in fiction.
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Grandma Mazur, whose real name is Edna, is Trenton, New Jersey, skip-tracer Stephanie Plum’s maternal grandmother and lives with Stephanie’s parents. Gran...Show more
Grandma Mazur, whose real name is Edna, is Trenton, New Jersey, skip-tracer Stephanie Plum’s maternal grandmother and lives with Stephanie’s parents. Grandma Mazur’s antics make her a scene-stealer in every book in Evanovich’s series, and truly one of the best secondary characters in fiction.
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Discovering a note and grave while walking her dog in the woods, an elderly widow becomes obsessed with learning the victim’s story before her grip on reality is shaken by what she uncovers.
Discovering a note and grave while walking her dog in the woods, an elderly widow becomes obsessed with learning the victim’s story before her grip on reality is shaken by what she uncovers.
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Discovering a note and grave while walking her dog in the woods, an elderly widow becomes obsessed with learning the victim’s story before her grip on reality is shaken by what she uncovers.
Discovering a note and grave while walking her dog in the woods, an elderly widow becomes obsessed with learning the victim’s story before her grip on reality is shaken by what she uncovers.
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When someone murders one of her boarders, 75 year old Ethel springs into action, much to the surprise of her boarder and also distant cousin Jesse, who ha...Show more
When someone murders one of her boarders, 75 year old Ethel springs into action, much to the surprise of her boarder and also distant cousin Jesse, who has recently come to stay with her while he attends university. As he watches her photograph the crime scene, conceal evidence, and speed dial the Secret Service Director, Jesse realizes that there's much more to Ethel than appearances suggest.
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When someone murders one of her boarders, 75 year old Ethel springs into action, much to the surprise of her boarder and also distant cousin Jesse, who ha...Show more
When someone murders one of her boarders, 75 year old Ethel springs into action, much to the surprise of her boarder and also distant cousin Jesse, who has recently come to stay with her while he attends university. As he watches her photograph the crime scene, conceal evidence, and speed dial the Secret Service Director, Jesse realizes that there's much more to Ethel than appearances suggest.
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Florence 84 years old, has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she thinks about her friend Elsie and wond...Show more
Florence 84 years old, has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she thinks about her friend Elsie and wonders if a terrible secret from their past is about to come to light. If the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago?
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Florence 84 years old, has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she thinks about her friend Elsie and wond...Show more
Florence 84 years old, has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she thinks about her friend Elsie and wonders if a terrible secret from their past is about to come to light. If the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago?
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Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder.
Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder.
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Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder.
Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder.
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Lana Lee manages her family’s Chinese restaurant. A-ma is Lana’s Taiwanese grandmother from her mother’s side. Newly arrived in America, tiny A-ma has a b...Show more
Lana Lee manages her family’s Chinese restaurant. A-ma is Lana’s Taiwanese grandmother from her mother’s side. Newly arrived in America, tiny A-ma has a bit of a mysterious history, two silver teeth, and a great sense of humor. What A-ma lacks in dialogue, she makes up for in impish charm, a shrewd and observant eye, and an obvious love for her granddaughter.
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Lana Lee manages her family’s Chinese restaurant. A-ma is Lana’s Taiwanese grandmother from her mother’s side. Newly arrived in America, tiny A-ma has a b...Show more
Lana Lee manages her family’s Chinese restaurant. A-ma is Lana’s Taiwanese grandmother from her mother’s side. Newly arrived in America, tiny A-ma has a bit of a mysterious history, two silver teeth, and a great sense of humor. What A-ma lacks in dialogue, she makes up for in impish charm, a shrewd and observant eye, and an obvious love for her granddaughter.
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When Grandma Goldy's former friend Darren returns to town for his mother's funeral, determined to make amends, Santa Catalina boat tour guide Whitney Dagn...Show more
When Grandma Goldy's former friend Darren returns to town for his mother's funeral, determined to make amends, Santa Catalina boat tour guide Whitney Dagner, along with her cat Whiskers, is submerged in a mystery when Darren's partner is murdered and his past comes to the surface.
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When Grandma Goldy's former friend Darren returns to town for his mother's funeral, determined to make amends, Santa Catalina boat tour guide Whitney Dagn...Show more
When Grandma Goldy's former friend Darren returns to town for his mother's funeral, determined to make amends, Santa Catalina boat tour guide Whitney Dagner, along with her cat Whiskers, is submerged in a mystery when Darren's partner is murdered and his past comes to the surface.
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Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister in law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a 60-something former nun like ...Show more
Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister in law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a 60-something former nun like Rose has her limits, and gruff Peg Turnbull sure knows how to push them. But after 40 years of bickering, they’re attempting to start over, partnering up to join the local bridge club.
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Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister in law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a 60-something former nun like ...Show more
Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister in law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching. Even a 60-something former nun like Rose has her limits, and gruff Peg Turnbull sure knows how to push them. But after 40 years of bickering, they’re attempting to start over, partnering up to join the local bridge club.
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