Honey, these are not your momma’s grannies….
When Lillian Summer Fairview’s husband up and dies on her, it leaves the last living member of the most prestigious family in Summer Shoals, Georgia, in a hot mess. While Lil was busy being a proper Southern lady, Harlan squandered dang near the whole family fortune on lottery tickets. To keep her financial skeletons in the closet and give him a decent burial, Lil made a deal that has now landed her in prison.
Desperate to keep her troubles a secret and the family estate from falling down while she pays her debt to society, Lil entrusts Summer Haven’s care to her best friend, Maggie, who recruits two more over-50 ladies to live at Summer Haven and help keep it afloat.
But when Maggie discovers that Lil’s restitution is 10 times the amount she “borrowed” from the federal government, she’s convinced Lil has taken the fall for someone else’s crime. And these gals will use every trick in their little-old-lady bags to prove it.
slow start but good end I was expecting more of a Stephanie Plum with Granny in the starring role. This was far from it. The start was interesting enough but slow. It’s mainly about some Southern widow used to being rich and running the small town her family started, until her late husband ruined everything. Some crazy characters come to town and by the end I finally got what I wanted all along: a granny turning a statue into a eunuch and another one taking a slimebag down with a yoga pose called “downward…
Cheryl I think this book is a bit too gritty to be considered a cozy mystery. These ladies, three senior citizens and one not, got themselves involved in a very serious situation unmasking a major crime going on down. Some of the plot was a little over the top but I liked how well the main characters bonded and worked out the problem together. There are a lot of loose ends at the end of the book so I want to read the next one in the series.
Guts and Grey Hair… This adventure, mystery, out of the ordinary story of sleuthing and retribution had me guessing and laughing at the same time. I can’t think of anyone who would not thoroughly enjoy reading this book.I intend to watch for more in The Granny Series!