Cozy Mystery. Granny leads a secret life in the small, unique community of Fuchsia, Minnesota.
Granny leads a secret life in the small, unique community of Fuchsia, Minnesota. It’s not just her all junk food diet, multiplying pets, or her shocking bedtime attire that makes Granny one in a million. No, Granny is an undercover cop, charged by “the Big Guy” (the town’s police chief) of preventing theft in local stores. Granny takes her job seriously and daily foils many shoplifters using her trusty spiked umbrella and amazing acting skills. When some startlingly brazen burglaries begin to occur that Granny can’t solve, along with mysteriously appearing bad guys, disappearing clerks, and misplaced Corvettes, Granny begins to wonder if she isn’t ready for the wrinkle farm. Maybe, it’s fortuitous when she accidentally-on-purpose falls in the lap of an attractive older gentleman who is soon roped into her wild adventures, as they try to figure out what’s happening in their little town.
Excerpt
Granny turned into Pickles Grocery store. She started walking the aisles. The fruit looked good today. The smell from the deli was making Granny's mouth water. She turned the corner by the canned gourmet shrimp and tuna. She narrowed her eyes. Yup, there was shrimp being poached. Cans were going into hidden pockets.
Granny sauntered up to the beady-eyed man. Innocently she took her umbrella crook and tried to reach something on the top shelf above the man's head. She had him blocked so he couldn't move. She pushed the button in her pocket to alert the Big Guy and then with the snap of her umbrella hook she brought down all the cans from the top shelf on top of the beady-eyed man's head.
Professional Reviews
Laugh Out Loud Funny
I knew from the first few pages that I was going to enjoy this book! Granny Hooks a Crook is hilarious and keeps you guessing throughout the book. This isn't one of those mysteries that you discover who the bad guy is right away. By Amazon Customer. I loved the cliffhanger ending. Can't wait to read the next book in the series. If you love cozy mysteries, and sassy old ladies, you're going to love this book
I Wamt More Granny
by Amazon Customer. I love cozies with senior sleuths, they are usually a lot of fun. But nothing prepared me for Granny. First her name - Hermoiny Vidalia Criony Fiddlestaat. There are quite a few names that are just a wee bit different. Or there is no name. For example, the chief of police is known simply as The Big Guy. As well as weird names there are weird buildings in Fuchsia, Minnesota - apparently the founder of the town was a wee bit eccentric and odd was his building code. (If you are poor you are crazy, if you are rich you are eccentric.) I can't tell you some of the best things because that would mean saying `spoiler alert' and we all read those even when warned. But I'll tell you what I can without spoiling anything. Granny doesn't like to get out of her cozy bed in the morning. She likes sexy night clothes. Granny, when left to her own devices, eats ice cream and donuts for dinner - which could be at breakfast time, she's not fussy. She drives a 1957 red Corvette convertible. Unbeknownst to her children, or anyone else other than Big Guy, she works undercover as a store detective. Suddenly the town has a rash of large robberies and it looks like Granny is involved. I picture Betty White as Granny. The book is written sort of like a children's book - only for adults - just something about the way the story is told, you feel like someone is reading you a story. Less skillfully done and it would have been a complete disaster. If you want something to cheer you up or are just looking for a fun read, this is it. I can't wait to see what Granny gets up to next
Laughed Out Loud
By Amazon Customer. This book is a fun, quirky breath of fresh air. We can all hope to be as spunky as the main character, Granny, when we are her age. Granny is a spirited senior citizen with a love of ice cream, donuts, sexy nighties, and solving crimes. Can't wait for to read book two. Go Granny :-)
When I wrote ths book in 2000, I was concerned about children having access to the Internet and to chat rooms where "you can be anyone you want." Here we are many years later and the situation with children talking freely to stangers on the Internet
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