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addy1991's review against another edition
3.0
Jane is not your usual cozy mystery heroine and that's what I like about her. Her age and life experiences serve her well when she helps friends and others sort out tricky problems. Her first paying job might be her last if she gets to close to the truth that someone is taking great pains to keep hidden. Who knew that a 55+ adult community would have as much drama as it did ... it was worse than the cliques back in high school and Jane is not shy at sorting things out and getting to the root of the problem but when a murderer struck, she was determined to keep ferreting out information to pass along to the police. This is one thing I really liked about her, she shared her information with them instead of holding out and risking her own safety because of her determination to be THE one to solve the crime. Am looking forward to reading more in this series.
bibliobabe94's review against another edition
3.0
Contemporary cozy featuring a senior citizen sleuth, set in a seniors retirement community.
veereadstoomuch's review
4.0
I borrowed this book from the library. It is a fun light read about a retired businesswoman who gets things done. She is a person who tells it like it is and through word of mouth gets hired to help fix a problem at a senior living community. It's a mystery to her why she's there, but she figures out part of the problem, but new ones pop up...even a murder!
I liked the characters, the description of the facility and how her "business" as a professional busybody starts. I will be reading this series.
I liked the characters, the description of the facility and how her "business" as a professional busybody starts. I will be reading this series.
shammons's review
3.0
The first in a new series by an author I just started reading, Barbara Ross. I wanted to like this one more than I actually did. It had a couple of relationship descriptions that I did not enjoy, though for most people, this would not be an issue. I did enjoy the characters and setting (a retirement community and Jane, retired mother turned busybody, trying to help others out with various problems). I won the second book in this series from a giveaway, and so I wanted to read the first one to understand the characters and setup.
verityw's review against another edition
4.0
Older lady heroine ✅
Murder mystery ✅
Lots of fun ✅
First in a series ✅
Murder mystery ✅
Lots of fun ✅
First in a series ✅
auntbopp's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
debrajoreads's review against another edition
4.0
What a refreshing start to new a series.
I adore books with middle-aged and older protagonists. They seem wiser and have more experience and are usually pretty darn comical.
In this book, Jane Darrowfield is a fixer, aka a professional busybody. She gets herself in situations and tends to help make them better. When she is asked to stay at a senior living center to help diffuse some tension, she agrees to help. What she didn't expect was for it to be like high school all over again; the populars, the artsy, the outcasts, the rebels. What she really didn't expect was to find herself in the middle of a murder investigation.
This book made me laugh as well as feel for the real life situations that some seniors are in. It was also refreshing to see budding romance in the senior community.
I am looking forward to the next chapter of Jane's life and to see where it takes her.
I adore books with middle-aged and older protagonists. They seem wiser and have more experience and are usually pretty darn comical.
In this book, Jane Darrowfield is a fixer, aka a professional busybody. She gets herself in situations and tends to help make them better. When she is asked to stay at a senior living center to help diffuse some tension, she agrees to help. What she didn't expect was for it to be like high school all over again; the populars, the artsy, the outcasts, the rebels. What she really didn't expect was to find herself in the middle of a murder investigation.
This book made me laugh as well as feel for the real life situations that some seniors are in. It was also refreshing to see budding romance in the senior community.
I am looking forward to the next chapter of Jane's life and to see where it takes her.