Geezer Factory Murders [Mass Market Paperback]

Corinne Holt Sawyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 1997

"INVENTIVE, ENTHUSIASTIC, AND OUTSPOKEN PROTAGONISTS . . . NEVER A DULL MOMENT."
--Library Journal

The Camden-sur-Mer retirement community on California's Gold Coast is riding high, thanks to transfers from a rival establishment--the "Geezer Factory."

For one newcomer, however, the move is fatal. No sooner does that nice couple, the Goulds, move in than Harold Gould is murdered. So resident sleuths Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate set out to investigate a puzzle that begins with ghostbusting at the Geezer Factory. But only after acute risk to life, limb, and dignity does the indomitable duo put it all together--a picture that shocks them as much as it does everybody else. . . .

"Fun, lighthearted, cleverly plotted entertainment . . . A comparison between Sawyer's spry and savvy senior-citizen sleuths and television's inimitable Jessica Fletcher seems almost inevitable."
--Booklist

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

What's amiss now at the snug, luxurious Southern California retirement community Camden-sur-Mer? Readers will figure out the answer halfway through the latest in this series (after Ho-Ho Homicide), but Sawyer's energetic pair of elderly Nosey Parkers, Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate, will charm their fans all the way to the end. Camden-sur-Mer's manager, Olaf Torgeson, is thrilled that tenants of a rival retirement home, The Golden Years, are transferring to his facility?until one of them is murdered. Angela and Caledonia gleefully start to investigate, extracting seemingly unrelated information from their fellow senior citizens: suspiciously frequent fast-food deliveries after dark; the antics of two pet cats; the nocturnal perambulations of some residents. Angela even examines her neighbors' garbage for clues. The fortuitous appearance of a policeman and his drug-sniffing dog leads the cops to the killer, one step behind the heroines. Sawyer's understanding of the problems faced by the elderly?boredom, fear of Alzheimer's disease, living on a fixed income, lack of privacy?adds some heft to this series, whose stories are loaded with broad plot twists, obvious clues and too cute, often two-dimensional characters.
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From Library Journal

As the self-appointed resident sleuths at Camden-sur-Mer, an ocean-front retirement center near San Diego, Caledonia Wingate and Angela Benbow press their services upon favorite homicide detective Martinez (Ho-Ho-Homocide, LJ 9/1/95). This time, they investigate a new resident's suspicious death in the garden, which is reminiscent of recent events at a rival center. Inventive, enthusiastic, and outspoken protagonists interrogate cranky, voluble, and/or peculiar acquaintances: never a dull moment.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 263 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (March 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449225321
• ISBN-13: 978-0449225325
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Geezer Factory Murders, February 23, 2000

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This review is from: Geezer Factory Murders (Mass Market Paperback)

In the Southern California town of Camden lies a retirement home that is not an ordinary place because Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate are two of its residents. These two senior citizens are filled with energy and wit that is the envy of many a younger person. In at least six homicide cases, the feisty duo has been at the epicenter of the investigation. No one, including Lt. Martinez, has been able to keep the intrepid pair out of the case.

Lately, there has been an influx of new residents who have decided that Camden-Sur-Mer has more to offer them than the town's other retirement home, the Golden Years Retirement Home (also known as "the Geezer's Factory"). Shortly after the new residents arrived, one of them is murdered and the police are clueless as to who the culprit is. Angela and Caledonia decide to solve the case and not even an attempt on Angela's life can sway them from their course. However, things look bleak when Caledonia is caught snooping in the wrong place by the person she and her partner are trying to catch.

The Geezer Factory Murders out-cozies the best of the subgenre with a gentle who-done-it filled with comic relief, and an insightful, thought provoking glimpse into a retirement community. This approach works. Corrine Holt Sawyer is a terrific story teller who has the special ability to define the hearts and souls of her protagonists; thereby, allowing the reader to care for them as much as the author obviously does.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Geezer Factory, July 17, 2009

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pastapig (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geezer Factory Murders (Mass Market Paperback)

Fans of the Camden Su Mer senior citizens will enjoy this one, although it's not one of Sawyer's best in the series.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book shipping and packing., October 11, 2005

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This review is from: Geezer Factory Murders (Mass Market Paperback)

The book was well packaged, and received in excellent condition, and in a timely manner.