The Prima Donna

"Gertrude's inept doggedness will entertain readers who don't take their mysteries too seriously." -Publishers WeeklyIf Miss Marple had 27 cats, a Maine accent, and absolutely no filter ...With her blunt New England honesty, Gertrude rubs some people the wrong way. Still, the folks who know her best wouldn't trade her for anything.Unfortunately for them, Gertrude has recently discovered a new hobby: snooping.When one of her beloved cats disappears, Gertrude goes looking-and quickly realizes a neighbor has vanished too. The more questions she asks, the more the town wishes she'd stop. Before long she's knee-deep in secrets, suspicious townsfolk, and a mystery no one else seems eager to solve.Gertrude may not be subtle, and her investigative methods raise more than a few eyebrows, but she does have one advantage: she's absolutely impossible to intimidate.Join this sharp-tongued Maine senior as she blunders into danger, stirs up trouble, and somehow manages to uncover the truth along the way.More than 30,000 Gertrude books sold!The Gertrude, Gumshoe Books in Order:Book 1: Introducing Gertrude, GumshoeBook 2: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift StoreBook 3: Gertrude, Gumshoe and the VardSale VillainBook 4: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Slam Is MurderBook 5: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Gunslinger CityBook 6: Gertrude, Gumshoe and the Clearwater CurseGertrude in South Dakota Book 1: Gertrude, Gumshoe: S'more MurderGertrude in South Dakota Book 2: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Haunted HotelGertrude in South Dakota Book 3: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Cowboy ShootGertrude also stars in Minivan Malice.Please note: This is the large print edition. All Gertrude, Gumshoe books are available in large print.

"There's no such thing as ghosts! Right?" Gertrude thinks she's got a knack for proving that ghosts don't exist, but this time she's taking on a celebrity phantom: Seth Bullock. She and Calvin pack the cats into the camper and head to Deadwood, where she will attempt to prove herself right once again. But shortly after she gets there, a movie star drops dead, and she finds herself with two cases to solve. Maybe the two cases are even connected? The mysterious green feathers she keeps finding everywhere seem to suggest that they might be. Is she getting a little sleuthing help from the great beyond? (This is the large print edition. All Gertrude, Gumshoe books are available in large print.)

To snoop or not to snoop ... that is the question.When Sandra finds a body in her daughter's dance studio, she wonders if she should sit this one out. Motherhood and soccer have her busy enough. But then she gets a special request from the heavenly realm.Could one of these dancing divas be a killer? Or is it the creepy stalker in the parking lot? And how far will Sandra have to go to find out?Things get more complicated when an eccentric woman with a walker shows up and announces that she's a gumshoe. Is there such a thing as too many sleuths in the kitchen?