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Author
Publisher
Donald I. Fine, Inc
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Praise greeted Murder in Gray & White, the last outing of those intrepid not-so-over-hill sleuths Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate. Now, in Murder by Owl Light, the ladies are determined to solve the murder of a vending machine repairman at their posh San Diego retirement complex. When the killer strikes again, this time claiming as victim a mild-mannered gardener, the formidable Caledonia and her tart-tongued friend press their investigation....
43) Paxton Court
Author
Publisher
Naiad
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
"Four couples from the northeast, a close circle of friends, retire together in Lakeside Leisure, a sunny, sleepy community in Florida. They build their lavender dream homes in the picturesque cul-de-sac of Paxton Court and settle in for a relaxing, well-deserved retirement. Until, that is, the other Lakeside residents discover that their newest neighbors are all lesbians and gay men..." -- Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Reluctantly taking up residence at an assisted-living facility outside San Francisco in 2023, Guy Fontaine realizes that his aging-hippie fellow residents are living out their golden years in perpetual tribute to the 1960s and becomes involved in a mediacircus involving a resident's illegal pet cat, the facility's domineering administrator, and governor Drew Barrymore.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"An unplanned retirement leads to a series of unplanned adventures for Franklin and Denise Great. It all begins in a luxury RV with all the expected adjustments to RV living, accompanied by unexpected and disastrous encounters with forest critters, RV technology, and more. It ends in an 'over 55' retirement community, learning to live with community association regulations, and finally a Christmas family reunion... during a pandemic. Fasten your seatbelts...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. But surely there is more to life at his age than weak tea and potted geraniums? Hendrik sets out to write an exposé: a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing all its ups and downs-- not least his new endeavor, the anarchic Old-But-Not-Dead Club. And when Eefje moves in-- the woman Hendrik has always longed for-- he polishes his shoes...
Author
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"The Bunco Babes are not your average retirees. When they're not throwing the dice, they like to throw themselves into juicy mysteries. But murder itself is a dicey business, and in this game, luck can run out for good. The sixty set at Serenity Cove Estates in South Carolina certainly knows how to keep active. When not playing bunco or putting the greens, they are gossiping--and where there's gossip, there's a party. So it's no surprise that when...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After a long career as a police officer, Moira hopes a move to a luxury retirement community will mean she can finally leave the detective work to the youngsters and focus on a quieter life. But it turns out The Homestead is far from paradise. When she discovers the body of a young woman floating in one of the pools, surrounded by thousands of dollar bills, her crime-fighting instinct kicks back in and she joins up with fellow ex-cops--and new neighbours--Philip,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pamela Dorman Books/Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club. There's Red Ron, the infamous former socialist firebrand, still causing trouble; gentle Joyce, widowed, pining for another resident, but surely not as innocent as she seems; Ibrahim, a former therapist who undersands the darker side of human nature; and Elizabeth? Well, no one is...
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