Lavender Ladies Detective Agency

A rip-roaring, cosy crime novel, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's “The Thursday Murder Club” and M. C. Beaton's “Agatha Raisin” series. Good detectives come in all manner of guises... Meet Siiri and Irma, best friends and the queen bees of Sunset Grove, a retirement community for those still young at heart. With a combined age of nearly 180, Siiri and Irma are still just as inquisitive and witty as when they first met decades ago. But when their comfortable world is upturned by a suspicious death at Sunset Grove, Siiri and Irma are shocked into doing something about it. Determined to find out exactly what happened and why, they begin their own private investigations and form The Lavender Ladies Detective Agency. The trouble is, beneath Sunset Grove's calm facade, there is more going on than meets the eye, and Siiri and Irma soon discover far more than they bargained for... “Death in Sunset Grove” by Minna Lindgren is full of wit and warmth, continue the mystery series with Escape from Sunset Grove.

It's not easy sharing a flat. Especially when you're 95 years old... Escape from Sunset Grove is the second hilarious and heartwarming crime caper in Minna Lindgren's Lavender Ladies Detective Agency trilogy. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's “The Thursday Murder Club” and M.C. Beaton Change is afoot at Sunset Grove retirement home, and its residents aren't impressed. Under threat from falling masonry, best friends Irma and Siiri are forced out of their home to negotiate twenty-first century living in the center of Helsinki. Their new surroundings throw up an endless number of daily challenges, from caring for the ailing Anna-Lisa to the mystery of which of the many remotes controls the TV. The pair are joined by growing numbers of friends in their flat-share, and their new close-quarters living raises some unexpected questions. As the Lavender Ladies begin to dig a little deeper, they find themselves following a trail of corruption, deceit and intimidation that might just lead them to their own front door... “The Lavender Ladies” must steel themselves for what is set to be their most dangerous case yet. Filled with wit and warmth, continue the cozy crime series with “The End of Sunset Grove”.