The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club
One of the best books I have read this year: funny, lively, sometimes sad, lighthearted but still emotional.
“Jeff parked me here because he considers me elderly, but I’m only seventy. Much too young to be shut away with a bunch of old people, fake flowers, and birds.”
The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club, Book One, by Ann Warner
I love the feisty women at Brookside – even the ones who might be difficult to like. They discover thefts in their community and promptly set out to right wrongs.
This book probably falls into the cozy mystery category, though I picked it up because from the 1st sentence it said Hold on, folks, here we go!
Gumshoe in the Dark
by Rob Leininger
Oceanview Publishing (c) 2021
Terrific 1st sentence! I was instantly hooked. Loved the wisecracks, and they just kept getting better, all the way to the end.
“As unexpected as a frog in a wineglass.”
Gumshoe in the Dark: a Mortimer Angel novel
At Chapter 8 the action picked up and kept going. Chapters 2-7 would have been better condensed into 1 short chapter, but it didn’t take long to get past that.
This is the latest installment in the Mortimer Angel, P.I. series. My first foray into the series will definitely not be my last.
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