In Book One of this cozy mystery series, a morose parrot with a reputation for biting sums up Brookside Retirement Community for reluctant resident, Josephine Bartlett. But when Brookside turns out to be a setting for art theft, dodgy dealings, and naked poker, it becomes vastly more interesting. Josephine investigates the unusual goings on with friend and handwriting expert, Lill Fitzel. And the … the two befriend a young woman Josephine tries to prevent from making the same mistakes she has made.
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Great sense of humor
Dull story written at a 5th grade level. I deleted the book from my device after reading 20 pages. I should have saved my money and followed the other reviews.
Read it quickly as I had to find out “who did it!” Very good sleuthing story with lot of twists and turns based on the character being discussed.
NotMy usual genre, but a fun summer-reading pandemic book. I’ll read the series for sure.
Its a cozy little easy read cleanly written mystery that should not offend anyone.
I found it to be slow and a bit dull for my personal taste.
Living in a senior housing area for independent living made this book particularly appealing. Can’t wait to get to book 2
Didn’t want to put it down until finished!
It took a little to get into this book. As the main character gets more relaxed so does it get easier to read. Refreshing to find a book that offers up comfort like a good cup of tea.
The BABBLING BROOK NAKED POKER CLUB Book One by Ann Warner is delightful. Each of the characters tells the story from a first-person perspective. Babbling Brook aka Brookside Retirement Community was NOT the destination Joesphine would have chosen for a home, and she cannot wait to get out. The action revolves around Josephine, a money-grabbing son, her newfound friends, Babbling Brook staff, and the police. With a financial genius, a graphoanalyst, a former beauty queen, a retired teacher, a young woman on the run, and a lonely detective the action is nonstop. Theft, murder, and mayhem seem to be around every corner. I loved this novel and I will be reading the rest of the series.
I liked everything about this book. The characters were wonderful and I want to read more about each one of them! I look forward to getting more of the series.
Entertaining read
This is a good read.
If you have ever had a relative in a senior living facility, you can totally relate to this book. Not only is the story line true to life inside that type of facility, but the characters are realistic and believable. Highly recommend! Looking forward to the next book in this series. Happy reading!
Enjoy ready this book. Excellent author.
Loved it. Moo
Good but more relationship vs mystery
Thoroughly enjoyable. I read it in one sitting because I couldn’t wait to see what happened. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this series!
I work in a retirement community. This book was NOT realistic.
I like to read books about older people, being one myself. I’m disappointed when their actions are unrealistic.
I laughed throughout. Great character descriptions!
I didn’t think I would enjoy the book, having chapters written in the view of each character but boy was I wrong! I liked getting to know them and how they thought and interacted. Looking forward to the next one.