Poker Chips and Poison - Rodney Strong

97-year-old Alice Atkinson is bored. She should be comfortably living out her days at the Silvermoon Retirement Village, winning money off her friends at card games. But a lifetime of living in the grey area between right and wrong means that isn't satisfying.

Then her friend is murdered, and she's the only one who thinks it's foul play. And even she has her doubts. Now she has to dust off her old skills and investigate. With the help of Vanessa her newly appointed and occasionally reluctant sidekick, Alice is determined to find out the truth.

As Alice always says, "be the smartest in any room, and if you can't then be the most cunning". One thing is for sure, it's going to take all her smarts and all her cunning to stay one step ahead of the killer.

Amazon Reviews:
"This series is totally delightful and as lighthearted as a murder mystery can be"
"The characters are top notch and the story was very well written with enough twists to please me"

Published: 28 August, 2019
ISBN: 9780473504441
Language: English

Meet the Author

Rodney is a Porirua based author who specialises in cozy mysteries, while dabbling in other genres on occasion. When not writing he enjoys eating chocolate while watching the antics of his two kittens, who have yet to learn the meaning of the word no. Something that occasionally applies to his children to.

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