At sixty-nine years old, Claire Reynolds is changing things up. She’s volunteering. Learning to rollerblade. She’s rescued a shelter dog. And today, she’s killed a man. It wasn’t on her to-do list, but stuff happens.
Besides, the man in question was strangling her good friend Daphne, and what’s a gal to do? Scream, possibly. Call the cops. Or—at retired officer Daphne’s insistence—call in the rest of their senior gal pals, roll up the body in a blanket, and toss it off a cliff.
The dead man is a member of the local crime family, and if the police get involved it’s not just Daphne at risk, it’s them all.
But the body’s just the start. Soon the Alphabet Girls—Atsuko, Barbara, Claire, and Daphne—must transform into the Alphabet Sleuths, if they’re to keep both their liberty . . . and their lives.
Praise for The Alphabet Sleuths
“Walker’s feisty, funny, and fully realized seniors easily sit beside the casts of The Thursday Murder Club and The Marlow Murder Club in the cozy pantheon. Readers will be charmed.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Wish TV’s Golden Girls had investigated more murders? Here’s your fix.”
― Kirkus Reviews
“Twists and turns, a bit of screwball comedy, a dash of romance, [and] some sleuthing skullduggery . . . This entertaining cozy is not only full of gentle humor, wild situations, and “senior power” moments, it’s also an ode to the value of friendship, loyalty, and kindness.”
― Booklist
“A fun addition to the burgeoning murderous-retirement-community subgenre. Readers will look forward to further adventures of the Alphabet Girls.”
― Library Journal
“Move over Thursday Murder Club—The Alphabet Sleuths are the new game in town!”
—Maddie Day, author of The Cozy Capers Book Group mysteries
“Well-crafted and suspenseful . . . a celebration of the power and wisdom of women ‘of a certain age.’”
—Amy Patricia Meade, author of The Evelyn Galloway Mysteries and Tish Tarragon Mysteries
“One of the funniest cozy mysteries I’ve read in a while. . . The characters are all so unique and colorful. . . I hope there will be other books in this fantastic, new series.”
― Goodreads reviewer
“Charming, witty, entertaining, and pure joy from start to finish. . .”
― Goodreads reviewer
