Feisty Old Ladies

by Cynthia Weitz

Overview

Just because she's made AARP doesn't mean she's DOA. Take it from sixty-plus Margot Manning. The family vultures are chomping at the bit to grab her considerable fortune, so they petition to become her conservators. But they haven't a clue how strong she still is. Currently, that means solving some highly suspicious deaths.

Feisty Old Ladies is the razor-sharp and riotous crime novel by Cynthia Weitz that shadows one irrepressible senior who finds herself the reluctant resident of Shady Palms life-care center. The captivating socialite may still be the toast of the tony set, but after Margot stumbles in her stilettos and is sent to recuperate at Shady Palms, they just may have her by the Achilles heels.

She counts on support from her handsome Danish beau until he fetches an adorable young lawyer—ostensibly to help. Margot repays him in kind with her own new flirtations.

At Shady Palms, Margot meets other formidable femmes, and when she starts poking into the confounding demises of two pet patients, these gal pals join her in unmasking the culprit. This mystery offers double doses of entertaining antics and a refreshing take on just how fierce and fun life is after age sixty!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483547435
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	06/06/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	330
File size:	958 KB

About the Author

Cynthia Weitz is a writer whose work has appeared in the Orange Herring newsletter for Sisters in Crime Orange County, Mused-The Bella online literary review, The Cynic Online, and publications of Saddleback College: The Wall Literary Journal and Reflections. A veteran of the publishing industry, she worked in marketing research for a New York advertising agency, McCall's magazine, Condé Nast Publications, and The Los Angeles Times. Her writings have been enriched by her travels throughout the world.

A native New Englander, she attended The University of Vermont and graduated from Simmons College in Boston with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She also earned a certificate in interior design from UCLA extension.

Cynthia was a docent at the Laguna Art Museum for 19 years and led tours for the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts.

She is currently writing a collection of stories, as well as the second Feisty Old Ladies mystery. The author lives in South Orange County, California, not far from the ocean.

Contact her at www.FeistyOldLadies.com



or e-mail [e-mail].

Editorial Reviews

2014-08-21
Sexy senior socialite Margot Manning makes friends and investigates suspicious deaths during her short-term stay at the Shady Palms life-care center in this mystery debut.Injured after falling off her stilettos, Weitz's 65-year-old heroine must recover for a spell at the Shady Palms senior care complex, not far from her home in Laguna Hills, California. Her boyfriend, Hans, a Danish former race car driver, reassures her that she's as beautiful as ever. Unfortunately, Margot's disgruntled nephew, Rudy, seizes this opportunity to move into her house and apply to be conservator of her estate, claiming she can't manage her own affairs. Margot is shocked when the case is treated seriously at an initial hearing and annoyed when Hans keeps suggesting that she use Diana, a younger, attractive neighbor, as her attorney. She retains another lawyer, who encourages her to do volunteer work at Shady Palms to demonstrate her responsibility. Margot forms friendships with other residents and initiates group activities, including makeovers and a trip to a museum. Then a series of incidents (two deaths, one coma) occurs in the area overseen by mean head nurse Helga. While Hans advises her not to meddle and suggests that her sleuthing could be risky, Margot checks herself in and out of Shady Palms to pursue various leads that include meeting up with Rick, a local, handsome golf pro. By the novel's end, Margot and other female residents create an ambush to solve the mystery, after which the heroine gets back on track with her life. Weitz has admirably created a senior sleuth who is not a Miss Marple type but instead a fun-loving fashionista who likes to flirt and (gasp!) have sex. Through her nursing-home setting and conservator subplot, the author effectively exposes the vulnerabilities and insecurities that older people, particularly women, face in today's society. Weitz never lets this occasionally meandering narrative stay downbeat for long, however, and leaves readers looking forward to the next adventures featuring this lively, life-affirming protagonist.An affecting, amusing whodunit that defies ageist stereotypes.

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