Retired super-spy Delphine Lougheed is nothing if not gracious, especially when family comes to town. So when Marge Flanders—the mother of her son-in-law and possible former jewel thief—announces she and her new boyfriend Willard are visiting Southern California for a trip to Disneyland, Delphine offers to pick them up from the airport.
But Willard disappears without a trace right after deplaning, and Marge’s vacation turns from fun to frantic quicker than you can say “giant diamond.” Delphine would rather skip it all and go ballroom dancing, but now she must use the skills she honed during decades of espionage to help track Willard down. She enlists the help of friend and fellow former super-spy Kenji Yamamoto, and the three of them set off for the not-so-seedy underbelly of Orange County.
In the process of tracking down Willard, the trio discovers the love of Marge’s life may not be who she thought he was. Worse, if they can’t locate him, she’ll end up having to pay—literally—for his transgressions. On the lookout for senior swimsuit influencers, inept bookies, and alimony-seeking biker ex-wives, Delphine, Kenji, and Marge search for their missing person. But they just might uncover far more: the realization that it’s never too late to find adventure … and lifelong friends.
What a fun book to read. I laughed out loud at a few of the antics preformed by the characters. I love when a book makes me LOL. Great characters. Great story. Great sleazy characters, all done in good clean fun. I loved it. Thank you for the great read!! –Amazon review
This series just keeps getting better and better. This story was wonderful. A crazy cast of characters getting into all kinds of trouble. Each book is a hoot and I love them all. I cannot wait for the next in this series! –Amazon review
What a warm and wonderful novel! I love mysteries, but I was seeking something a little lighter and engaging—and I found it in Delphine and her hilarious crew of friends and family. The author has a fun, snappy style of writing that I just loved; I plan to read the other books in this series. –Amazon review
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