Retirement Homes Are Murder (Five Star Mystery Series) - Hardcover

Mike Befeler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594145156 ISBN 13: 9781594145155

Publisher: Thomson Gale, 2007

Synopsis

Ornery and robust octogenarian PAUL JACOBSON, who suffers from short term memory loss, wakes up in a place he doesn't recognize and struggles to figure out where he is.  He learns he's living in a retirement home in Hawaii.  Still trying to get oriented, he finds a dining hall where he meets, for what he thinks is the first time, table mates MEYER OHANA, a retired judge, and HENRY PALMER. His frustration builds when he's informed that he ate meals with them the day before.  In his growing confusion, he returns to his room, finds a bag of bottles in his kitchenette and decides to discard them in the building's trash chute.  When the bag gets stuck, Paul is shocked to discover a body wedged in the trash chute. Things go downhill from there for Paul as he becomes a suspect and then is threatened himself by the murderer. Along the way Paul discovers love and romance, while trying to stay alive and find the killer.

About this title

About the Author

In the May, 2008, issue of the AARP Bulletin Mike Befeler was identified as one of four authors in a new emerging mystery sub-genre. Harlan Coben, president of Mystery Writers of America stated, "We've just scratched the surface on geezer-lit. It could be the next frontier in crime fiction." Mike turned his attention to fiction writing after a career in high technology marketing. His debut novel, RETIREMENT HOMES ARE MURDER, was published January, 2007. The second novel in his Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series, LIVING WITH YOUR KIDS IS MURDER, appeared April, 2009, and was a finalist for the Lefty Award for the best humorous mystery of 2009. SENIOR MOMENTS ARE MURDER is the third book in the series and was published in August, 2011. Mike is active in organizations promoting a positive image of aging and is vice-president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. He holds a Master's degree from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford.

From the Back Cover

Get ready for a good time with the denizens of the Kina Nani Retirement Home as they hotfoot after a murderer. Amateur detective Paul Jacobson can't remember much of anything, least of all whether he's the killer or just the next intended victim. Kudos to Mike Befeler for this witty, clever, and wholly entertaining debut novel. -- Margaret Coel, author of The Drowning Man

Mike Befeler's funny, feisty, and memory-challenged senior sleuth is a delighful addition to the mystery scene. Don't miss Retirement Homes Are Murder. -- Maggie Sefton

A wonderful debut novel--a fitting entry in the burgeoning field of geezer-lit. Befeler's clever use of age-related challenges leaves the reader laughing and instills hope in the contunued usefulness of the octogenarian crowd. This is a must read of those approaching their "Golden Years" or who have parents who seem older than dirt. I guarantee, you'll come away smiling and cheering. Bravo! -- Christine Goff, author of Death Shoots a Birdie, a Birdwatcher's Mystery

From the Inside Flap

Imagine yourself waking up in a retirement home, not remembering anything from the day before and being accused of murder. Or consider a male Miss Marple enmeshed in a light-hearted Memento.

When crotchety octogenarian Paul Jacobson discovers a body wedged in a retirement home trash chute, he must become an amateur sleuth to clear himself as a murder suspect while struggling with the problems of his short term memory loss and being stuck living with "a bunch of old people." As Paul's snooping gets him in trouble with the local police and the retirement home administration, he meets eccentric residents, experience the quirks of old age sex, and must face his biggest fear in order to escape from a murderer intent upon a repeat performance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomson Gale
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594145156
• ISBN 13: 9781594145155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 291