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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
Gladdy Gold had reached a golden moment. There she was, soaking in a hot tub with a man she adored, far from Fort Lauderdale and her nosy neighbors...until an urgent message sent her running home. Now her exotic vacation is a memory, Gladdy's would-be beau, Jack, is furious, and not only are the girls of the Gladdy Gold Detective Agency all alive and well--they're onto a hot new murder case.
Is a retirement-home Romeo to blame for the mysterious
Author
Series
Kate Wise mystery volume 5
Publisher
Lukeman Literary Management, Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.--Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Forced to sell his family farm after sacrificing everything, 63-year-old Gerrit Laninga no longer knows what to do with himself. 15-year-old Rae Walters has growing doubts about The Plan her parents set to help her follow in her father's footsteps. When their paths cross just as they need a friend the most, Gerrit's and Rae's lives change in unexpected ways.
Author
Language
English
Description
Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers...
Author
Series
Moe Prager mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Busted Flush Press
Pub. Date
2008, 2001.
Language
English
Description
Aug. 6th, 1998: Moe Prager, a former cop, waits to call his daughter for her 18th birthday. In the midst of an ugly family meltdown, Prager is desperate to find a way to make sense of what has caused his once-happy family to implode. As he waits, however, it is Prager who receives a call that might not only solve a case that has haunted him & his wife for 20 years, but might also supply the glue to patch his family back together. Dec. 8th, 1977: Patrick...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher, who has been forced to retire at sixty-one, coming to terms with the final phase of his life.
Author
Series
Ladies of Covington volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, and a possible love interest."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, and a possible love interest. The tenth installment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries...
13) Derailed
Author
Series
Windy City neighbors volume 2
Publisher
Worthy Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Forced to give up his hard-earned retirement, Harry Bentley goes back to work as a detective, receiving a bizarre undercover assignment that sends him across the country by train. Things suddenly go awry when it appears one of his new neighbors may be part of a smuggling ring and suspicion rises about his own son's involvement in a major drug cartel"--P. [4] of cover.
14) Dig two graves
Author
Series
Mike Hammer mysteries volume 26
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Winter 1964. After a hit-and-run accident nearly kills her mother, Mike Hammer's partner (both in life and the PI business), Velda Sterling, learns her father is not who she thought he was. Seeking to uncover her true, troubling heritage, Velda and Mike travel to Phoenix, Arizona--and sunny Dreamland Park, where retired law enforcement officers protect and corral notorious criminals held under Witness Protection. Mike and Velda find themselves swept...
Author
Series
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"When sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of her husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, and a possible love interest. Includes instructions for the featured cover quilt. In the fourth installment...
16) Old God's time
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a Victorian castle overlooking the Irish Sea. For months he has barely seen a soul, catching only glimpses of his eccentric landlord and a nervous young mother who has moved in next door. Occasionally, fond memories return, of his family, his beloved wife June and their two children, Winnie and Joe. But when two former colleagues turn up at his...
Author
Series
Whistle Stop AL volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Bud Threadgoode grew up in the bustling little railroad town of Whistle Stop, Alabama, with his mother Ruth, church going and proper, and the fun-loving hell-raiser, his Aunt Idgie. Together they ran the town's popular Whistle Stop Café, known far and wide for its famous "Fried Green Tomatoes." And as Bud often said of his childhood, "How lucky can you get?" But sadly, the railroad yards began to shut down and the town became a ghost town, with...
Author
Series
Martini Club volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Former spy Maggie Bird came to the seaside village of Purity, Maine, eager to put the past behind her after a mission went tragically wrong. These days, she's living quietly on her chicken farm, still wary of blowback from the events that forced her early retirement. But when a body turns up in Maggie's driveway, she knows it's a message from former foes who haven't forgotten her. Maggie turns to her local circle of old friends -- all retirees from...
Author
Series
Yada Yada brothers volume 2
Publisher
Castle Rock Creative
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Retired Chicago cop Harry Bentley was doing just fine. He had custody of his grandson, DaShawn, giving him a second chance at being a good parent. He was enjoying a second romance with the enchanting Estelle Williams. He had finally connected with God, thanks to the Yada Yada brothers. And he was even enjoying SouledOut Community Church and helping at Manna House shelter for women. Then a blind spot developed in the center of his vision.
Author
Series
Yada Yada brothers volume 1
Publisher
Castle Rock Creative
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Retired Chicago cop Harry Bentley was lying low after blowing the whistle on a gang of rogue cops and was awaiting the day when Internal Affairs would call him to testify. His cover was working as a doorman in a Chicago lakefront luxury highrise. Through penthouse resident Gabby Fairbanks, Harry meets the Yada Yada brothers and a new circle of friends to replace his old police cohorts. When Harry discovers he has a grandson he didn't know about, will...
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