An eccentric old lady with a dark past. A self-deprecating detective thrust into the spotlight. Criminals beware!
A cozy mystery from International Bestselling Author Susan HarperFran spent her younger days making bad guys pay for their sins. At 79, those days are long behind her. But then she rents a room to an awkward young man who just happens to be a suddenly-rising detective. Fran finds … suddenly-rising detective. Fran finds herself thrust back into the world of crime and punishment. And she loves it. Can Toronto survive now that Fran is back in the game?
Back in the Game is the first book in the dark, comedic Granny Vigilante Cozy Mystery series. If you like stories where the criminals get what’s coming to them, you’re going to enjoy watching the Granny Vigilante in action.
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Granny Vigilante: Back in the Game by Susan Harper is a wonderful story to read. This is book number one in this wonderful start to a brand new series that I have loved reading . I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about cozy mysteries.
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I love this series so much!
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A little bit dark, but I liked it! Fran is a total spitfire. A former detective gone rogue, she takes care of the justice for the victims. Ronnie, a new detective, is an anxiety filled mess. But together, they are fun!
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Such a wonderful, hilarious book. I loved reading this book.
It was so much fun to read. This is the first book I have read by Author
Susan Harper but it won’t be my last….
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A great who-dun-it story that is entertaining and captivating. A story line that flows smoothly and is fun to read. You keep turning the pages to find out what happens. The characters are just as fun and entertaining and easy to fall in love with.
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Fran is retired after being a cop-turned-PI-turned-vigilante. Although being 79, she desperately wants to go back on the hunt. She gets a golden opportunity when an anxiety-ridden detective, Ronnie, bumbles into being her roommate. This hilarious mystery had me laughing out loud at the antics of the slightly homicidal main character.
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Granny Vigilante was a fun read. The characters were unique. Ronnie is a very insecure policeman who bumbles his way through a murder investigation despite his bouts of debilitating anxiety. He meets, and moves in with Fran, a 79-year-old ex-policeman/ private investigator with a unique view of justice. Together, you have a humorous story of their murder investigation. Can’t wait to see what they get into next!
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Entertaining and interesting characters. Fun whodunnit with a great character in Granny. Easy to read and entertaining page turner. Good read.
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This book is a ‘grower’, by the end I thought that it was a very clever and funny story, but it did take a while for me to get in to it. Fran is a retired detective who has gone rogue and has been dealing out deadly justice to miscreants who get off too lightly (in her opinion) she is looking for someone to share her apartment in Toronto, and at the same time Ronnie who is an officer with the Toronto PD is looking to move to somewhere more comfortable. Naturally Fran gets involved with Ronnie’s murder case and tries to hijack it to dispense her own brand of justice.
The first half is rather too concentrated on Ronnie’s lack of self confidence, to the point where it just stops being amusing and becomes rather tedious and completely unbelievable for a police officer.
The second part of the book improved considerably for me, and there were some real laugh out loud moments and more about solving the mystery. If the following books maintain the standard of the second half of this first in series then I think that they should be great reads.
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An NYPD detective turned vigilante has trouble staying retired
A humdinger of a pistol packing granny is on the trail of catching and dispatching bad guys, helping the cops and staving off boredom
A deadly fun mystery and adventure drama in KU format
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This is the first book in what promises to be an interesting series! Fran is a complete nut job but is also a complete hoot! I really like her. She will probably have a positive influence on her new roommate Ronnie. I really enjoyed reading this!
At 79, Fran was miserable. She craved the old days of hunting down criminals and finding justice when she worked as a detective for the NYPD. She resigned to start her own private investigation firm – sort of a rogue cop. When a man who had lured and killed a child got released, the victim’s mother hired Fran to get justice for her. Fran set up a rooftop tryst with the guy, who was again hanging around chat rooms to find a victim, then kicked him off the roof! It was ruled a suicide.
Fran called her ex-roommate again to get his boxes out of her home. He had moved in with his girlfriend and kept putting her off about the boxes. So she gave a final warning that if she got a rental, his stuff would go straight out to the garbage. To her surprise, someone finally answered her ad!
Detective Ronnie Moor worked for the Toronto Police and seemed very insecure in his job. When Chief Gonsalvas called a meeting of everyone, Ronnie immediately thought it must be about him and something he overlooked or didn’t do right. Instead, their lead detective, the strongest and smartest of all of them, had been injured badly in a car accident and they needed someone to replace him on a case. When the Chief found Ronnie hiding under his desk, he promoted him to lead detective! Now he could afford to move out of his centipede-infested basement apartment! He had no idea how his life was about to change! And when Fran finds herself back in the world of crime and punishment, will Toronto survive with Fran back on the job? Will the serial killer in their first case who is targeting thrift shop buyers turn himself in to get safely behind bars?
I have high hopes that Fran will be able to mentor her roomie and turn him into a fine detective one day if he can teach her moderation. Welcome to a crazy world where you might wish for justice while fearing it might be a violent way to stop the crime. Grab your copy and see how these two cope now that Fran has a front-row seat for the worst of the crimes. A mass exodus by the criminal element from Toronto would not surprise me . . .
Great start to a new series! I love books with feisty older characters and this gal checks all the boxes. It’s a fun, fast-paced read filled with interesting characters. I’m looking forward to the next book. I received this book free and chose to make a voluntary, unbiased review.
Wow, Granny Vigilante is totally back. Watch out if you are a criminal, you could be her next target. This is one fun and entertaining story. You will enjoy the world building and the care taken in creating the characters in the book. If you love seeing justice served you will love Fran. It is not every day you see a seventy-nine-year-old fighting for justice. If you need a good laugh try this book, it will keep you wondering how Ronnie copes with his new roommate Fran.