Twenty years ago a teenager drowned in Clearwater Lake. Now her ghost haunts its shores. Gertrude knows there’s no such thing as ghosts, and she’s going to prove it—even if it means spending some time in the water herself.
Gertrude, Gumshoe and the Clearwater Curse
By robinmerrill
I love Gertrude and I am so glad I bought the box set so I can read it again and again! You can’t have a bad day reading these books with all the Gert-ness going on
I was very much looking forward to Gertrude’s next adventure, and this book did not disappoint! Gertrude is one spunky gumshoe.
When a local lake is being haunted, Gertrude just doesn’t buy it. How can the ghost of a missing girl haunt the lake when she may not be dead… after all, they never found her body… and hey, there’s no such thing as ghosts. Gertrude will get to the bottom of this mystery with a little help from her growing group of friends.
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I enjoyed this book. What I like is the fact that Gertrude might be getting on up there in years and walks with a walking frame but that doesn’t let it stop her, although with some of the situations she finds herself in maybe she should. Gertrude is a feisty but elderly gumshoe with a pension for getting what she wants. The mystery was good and I liked how the story played out, with one case leading on to another. The mystery isn’t very complicated and does lack suspects but I still enjoyed this quick listen.
It is a light hearted and often amusing mystery with no dead bodies, violence (unless you call getting hit with a walker violent) or bad language and contains some great sidekicks. This is book six in the series and they can be be read or listened to in any order, although some characters are introduced better in previous stories. I hope there is more Gertrude books to come.
The land developer Gertrude has her eye on, is at it again. So Gertrude and Calvin are headed to the shores of Clearwater Lake where the company is quickly buying up priority because a ghost is scaring away all the owners. An old girl friend of Calvin’s is one of the last to flee but when the ghost of the girl who drowned in the lake starts to serenaded her even she gets spooked. Gertrude doesn’t believe in ghosts and sets up a stake out to catch the perpetrator in the act. If she could only prove that the girl who is ment to be haunting the lake couldn’t possible be but the means solving a Twenty year old disappearance.
I liked the narrator she used a side range of voices to bring the characters to life.
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This book is the fourth book in the Gertrude Gumshoe series. It is a standalone listen. Each book is a standalone in this series by the first book in the series gives great insight on how Gertrude becomes a gumshoe. With each book, the characters and their relationships grow and while it is not necessary to start with the first book in the series – it is absolutely more enjoyable as you progress through the series.
I absolutely adore the curmudgeon Gertrude and her wonderful group of friends. I loved their antics, resourcefulness, sarcasm, and humor. I am completely taken with this group of geriatrics! This is a very light and entertaining series that has brought more than a few laughs to me.
The narrator, Darlene Allen, as always, does a great job of giving each of the characters distinguishable voices and delivering a good punch line.