Gladdy Gold and Associates are tasked with proving a deadly fishing accident was more than it appears in this hilarious cozy mystery. Restless after having no new cases for months and with their partners away on a safari, when a call comes through about a seemingly straightforward case in the Florida Keys, the girls accept the job no questions asked in hope of some excitement. Arriving at their destination they discover the case revolves around a man who's been killed – speared through the stomach by a marlin as he was taking a selfie. All involved are adamant it was simply a bizarre fishing accident, except for the Wassingers, a dithering couple at risk of losing their family home due to the death. It turns out the reason the Wassingers are convinced of foul play is because they have a witness. Unfortunately for Gladdy and the team, the witness is other-worldly . . .

The unexpected arrival of a long-lost granddaughter leads to mystery and mayhem in the thoroughly entertaining new Gladdy Gold mystery.

Gladdy Gold Mystery #4"The Golden Girls play Nancy Drew in their own funny and creative ways...colorful and Meshugeneh."—Mystery SceneGladdy Gold has traded New York snow for Florida sunshine and she's loving every second! With a handsome gentleman, poolside gossip and a thriving private investigator business (perfect for a dedicated snoop!), life is grand...until a trip back to the Big Apple leads to Big Trouble. And murder!Luckily for Gladdy, Sophie, Bella, and Ida, her fellow detectives are right behind her. While the girls stretch their undercover skills by posing as bag ladies (not the Chanel kind) to catch a criminal, another surprise awaits! Gladdy's boyfriend, Jack Langford, is in town too—and reopening a cold case: the murder of Gladdy's husband. Can Gladdy and Jack finally solve this very personal crime—and maybe find some closure in the process?"Ms. Lakin pens an entertaining cozy mystery series with a set of lovable and...

Gladdy Gold Mystery #3"The Golden Girls play Nancy Drew in their own funny and creative ways...colorful and Meshugeneh."—Mystery SceneGladdy Gold's exotic vacation has reached a pinnacle: a romantic soak in a hot tub with the man she adores, far from Florida and her nosy neighbors...until an urgent message concerning the safety of her best friends sends her running home. Now, her idyll is ony a memory, her would-be-beau, Jack, is furious, and not only are the girls of the Gladdy Gold Detective Agency alive and well—they're onto a hot new murder case.Is a suave senior Romeo to blame for the mysterious deaths in Florida's most luxurious retirement communities? Gladdy and her silver squad of "gossip girls" must go undercover to find out—assuming many fancy airs as possible. But Gladdy's drama queen sister, Evvie's role of a Palm Beach flirt soon turns their fun and games deadly. For by the time the girls ID their perp, Evvie is in the arms of a...

Gladdy Gold Mystery #5"The Golden Girls play Nancy Drew in their own funny and creative ways...colorful and Meshugeneh."—Mystery SceneAfter schlepping all over New York City, senior PI Gladdy Gold is happy to be back on Florida turf. Especially now that she and Jack Langford are officially an item. But no sooner has the yenta brigade gotten back to their favorite routines, such as poolside stretching and kvetching—than the notorious outlaw, the "Grandpa Bandit," issues Gladdy's detective agency a direct challenge: Catch me if you can.The dapper thief has hit six Fort Lauderdate banks and it's up to Gladdy and the girls to stop him before he robs another. But a bandit takes a back burner to murder any day—especially when a monster hurricane reveals a 50-year-skeleton at Lanai Gardens retirement community.Gladdy and the gals are about to uncover a ruthless killer—if he doesn't kill them first!!"Ms. Lakin pens an...

"NEVER TRUST ANYONE UNDER SEVENTY-FIVE!"That's the motto of the Gladdy Gold Detective Agency. Don't laugh: having solved a case of serial murder, Gladdy and her eccentric neighbors are building their reputation between canasta games and pool exercises--hunting down everything from lost pocketbooks to missing octogenarians. And when a jealous woman sets them after her wayward husband, and a flasher strikes their retirement complex, two seemingly unrelated cases collide with a third: a series of dastardly murders targeting Florida's wealthiest wives. But when the girls win tickets for a luxury bingo cruise, they hit the jackpot. Because this ship is carrying not only Florida's fiercest bingo competitors but also a killer--and it's up to Gladdy and her friends to stop him before one of them becomes his next victim....From the Paperback edition.