League of Pensioners

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel meets The Italian Job in internationally-bestselling author Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg's witty and insightful comedy of errors about a group of delinquent seniors whose desire for a better quality of life leads them to rob and ransom priceless artwork. Martha Andersson may be seventy-nine-years-old and live in a retirement home, but that doesn't mean she's ready to stop enjoying life. So when the new management of Diamond House starts cutting corners to save money, Martha and her four closest friends-The Genius, The Rake, Christina and Anna-Gretta (a.k.a. The League of Pensioners)-won't stand for it. Fed up with early bedtimes and overcooked veggies, this group of feisty seniors sets about to regain their independence, improve their lot, and stand up for seniors everywhere. Their solution? White collar crime. What begins as a relatively straightforward robbery of a nearby luxury hotel quickly escalates into an unsolvable heist at the National Museum. With police baffled and the Mafia hot on their trail, the League of Pensioners has to stay one walker's length ahead if it's going to succeed…. Told with all the insight and humor of A Man Called Ove or Where'd You Go Bernadette?, The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is a delightful and heartwarming novel that goes to prove the adage that it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.

In the sequel to internationally-bestselling Swedish author Catharina Ingelman-Sundbergs The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules, the League of Pensioners are up to their old tricks, this time swindling the biggest Vegas casinos, outsmarting a gang of young robbers, and evading the Swedish police in the name of elderly pensioners everywhere. Perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas unless you're in the League of Pensioners! Martha Andersson and her friends are at it again. Having left behind their restrictive senior home in Stockholm, the gang is off to make it big in the bright lights and big money of The Strip. Armed with electric wheelchairs and some well-placed helium balloons, Martha, The Genius, The Rake, Christina, and Anna-Gretta are ready to take a Vegas casino for all its worth, cashing in on their new favorite pastime: white collar crime. But they aren't the only ones looking to outsmart Vegas security systems. The League finds itself inadvertently mired in a diamond robbery and face to face with a gang of young but dangerous criminals. Working together, they may have gotten the jewels and cash through airport security, but now that they're back home will, they be able to outfox the robbers and keep the Swedish police at bay? Or will this be one heist too many for the League of Pensioners? This clever, witty, and devilishly fun sequel to The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules delights and probes by turns, and reminds us that were never too old for a little mischief.

In the third hilarious, unforgettable installment in internationally bestselling author Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg's League of Pensioners series, Martha and the League's latest escapade has them headed for the French Riviera in what is sure to be the most daring caper of the summer. Martha and her friends are sitting comfortably in Sweden – a little too comfortably. Determined to do more for their fellow pensioners – and jazz things up for themselves – they're up to their usual antics: bank robberies, money laundering, and figuring out how to disappear in a garbage-truck-cum-getaway-car. They have their sights sets on building a resort village for seniors, but that's going to take money. Lots of money. While stalking their millionaire neighbor, Carl, on Facebook, Anna-Gretta scrolls through his photos – all of them featuring luxury yachts on the Riviera – and an idea comes to her on how to solve the League's cash problem. When she shares the hare-brained scheme with the others, they're all aboard. Their plan to cheat billionaires out of their luxury yachts in the south of France's sun-bleached Saint-Tropez soon turns into the heist of their lives with the police hot on their heels – as well as a couple of ruthless ex-cons. Now this wily group of walker-equipped conspirators are hell-bent on accomplishing their dangerous mission – no matter the consequences.

Gently humorous and pleasantly daft A good-natured, humorous crime caper A complete hoot This laugh-out-loud international bestseller will have you chuckling one minute and crying the next A quirky, offbeat delight and a heart-warming reminder that one is never too old for some mischief and adventure A shining expression of how joyous life is. It is not dangerous to grow old if you are like Märtha and the gang The funniest book this year! A book which should be read by people of all ages A hilarious farce... highly entertaining with very well-crafted characters It has humor, brilliant dialogue, irony and warmth. A light-hearted and enjoyable detective comedy with breath-taking events, which provide many smiles but also reflection on life Criminally fun! Very imaginative, fun and filled with gallons of humor! “The Little Old Lady Strikes Back” is a socially engaged, feelgood novel with a riotous plot from the author of “The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules”.