Winston Wong used to test video games but has left his downward spiraling career to follow in the footsteps of Encyclopedia Brown, his favorite childhood detective. When the Pennysaver misprints his new job title, adding an extra “s” to his listing, Winston becomes a “Seniors Sleuth.” He gets an easy first case, confirming the natural death of a ninety-year-old man. However, under the surface … surface of the bingo-loving senior home is a seedier world where a genuine homicide actually occurred. Winston finds himself surrounded by suspects on all sides: a slacker gamer administrator, a kind-hearted nurse, and a motley crew of eccentric residents. To validate his new career choice (and maybe win the girl), he must unravel the truth from a tangle of lies.
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Original unpredictable great characters . Built up the characters well getting you to know them individually
Winston is not licensed as a PI, so he’s decided to become a Senior Sleuth after his job as a video game tester evaporated. This is his first case and it is presented as a sham that would appease the client’s elderly mother. But it becomes way more complicated than that as he does a respectable job of sleuthing and discovers the charms of a nurse at the Elderly Home where the action takes place. A really fun read!
Noah DeBiase is the expressive narrator!
This review is for the audio book.
This is the first book by this author I have read or listened to but it won’t be the last because I really enjoyed and have already downloaded book two. I really liked the characters as they were well written and you could easily picture them as people. I found the main character to be likable and I liked the way he cleverly worked out who the killer was. The story had a number of twists that kept me changing my mind as to who the killer was and I think In the end I suspected everyone. The story had a little budding romance and family life to round the story up. All in all a great start to a series and one I will be keeping an eye out for the next release.
Winston Wong has just accepted his first case as private investigator. It should be easy, just visit a senior home and prove that the death of an elderly man was natural causes. His client is the grand daughter of one of the residents who has alzheimer and believes the dead man is her husband who died years ago. Winston soon finds out that things are not that simple firstly it wasn’t natural causes and he finds his first investigation is actually a murder case. The suspect list should be small as he lived in a senior home but as Winston investigates he finds that it is not only the residents in the home that become suspects. The dead man had an ex-wife with a jealous husband, a computer geek for the homes manager and even the careers themselves look suspicious. Can Winston solve his first case?
I liked the narrator and thought he did a very good job with the characters, it was very easy to tell the characters apart because they all had there own voice.
Easy fast reader
Would order more of his!
I enjoyed it, it was a different kind of mystery, lots of twists before we found out “who done it”.
It’s a good book, not great but it is a quick read.
Light reading.
The plot was original with unexpected twists. The characters were engaging.
Very entertaining!
I enjoyed reading this book very much. I normally don’t care for male authors, however, this was definitely the except! I’m looking forward to another by him.
Loved it!
Easy to read, cozy, light mystery.
Really stupid book. did not actually finish it because it was so dumb. Most people in the USA would realize that his residential care facility would never be allowed to operate in any state in the union; also that Wong could not advertise himself as any kind of detective without a license . . . which he could never get.
Poorly written.
Good little story but just too plodding slow b
Want to see more from this author after she becomes a bit more skillful in the craft of writing. The subject matter is one often neglected in modern fiction and one of increasing relevance and interest as the population of the USA ages. However, this book was pedestrian, and wooden in its execution. Characters were lovable, but lacked depth and complexity. Had to struggle to make myself finish the book, but I do think she is “on to something.” I hope there is more (and better) to come from this author.
Stopped reading it was so bad. Amateurish characters and poorly written