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Mike Befeler has done it again. Fans of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie, and more, hold on to your rockers! At the Old Detectives Home, the top detectives of all time must unite to solve their most difficult whodunit yet-without killing each other, of course. Imagine a retirement home populated with such residents as an aging Hercule Poirot and a dementia-suffering Sherlock Holmes, and run by staff including Art Doyle, Dash Hammett, and Dot Sayers. In this light-hearted spoof of the mystery genre, every character is either a real person from the mystery writing world or a…mehr

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Mike Befeler has done it again. Fans of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie, and more, hold on to your rockers! At the Old Detectives Home, the top detectives of all time must unite to solve their most difficult whodunit yet-without killing each other, of course. Imagine a retirement home populated with such residents as an aging Hercule Poirot and a dementia-suffering Sherlock Holmes, and run by staff including Art Doyle, Dash Hammett, and Dot Sayers. In this light-hearted spoof of the mystery genre, every character is either a real person from the mystery writing world or a character from a mystery novel. On anything but a dark and stormy night, a dead body is found. The staff managers find themselves unable to control the unruly old detectives. Mix in clues and red herrings galore as this colorful cast of suspects investigate each other to solve the mystery of who done it.
Autorenporträt
Mike Befeler is the author of the Omnipodge Trilogy which includes Old Detectives Home (April 2022), Last Gasp Motel (July 2023), and A Mystery Yarn (April 2024). He has also written six novels in the Paul Jacobson Geezer-Lit Mystery series-Retirement Homes Are Murder, Living with Your Kids Is Murder, Senior Moments Are Murder, Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder, Care Homes Are Murder, Nursing Homes Are Murder-two of which were finalists for The Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery. He has nine other published mystery novels, including Unstuff Your Stuff, Death of a Scam Artist, The Back Wing, The Front Wing, Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse, Court Trouble, and Paradise Court. Mike is past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and now lives in Lakewood, California, with his wife, Wendy. If you are interested in having the author speak to your book club, contact Mike at mikebef@aol.com. Mike Befeler is also on Facebook, and his website is www.mikebefeler.com.