Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe
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Publisher Description
WARNING: Gertrude can be a bit of a crank!
She shoots from the hip, is unburdened by tact, and likes things done her way. Yet, the people who know her adore her.
It's a mystery.
Speaking of which, Gertrude never set out to be a sleuth. But when one of her many cats goes missing, she goes out searching and learns that one of her neighbors has also disappeared. And when she starts poking around, Gertrude finds out she's got quite a knack for snooping.
Join her as she gets herself into ridiculous situations and then laugh out loud as she bumbles her way out of them. Just don't expect her to mind her Ps and Qs.
"Gertrude's inept doggedness will entertain readers who don't take their mysteries too seriously." --Publishers Weekly
The Gertrude, Gumshoe Books in Order:
Book 1: Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe
Book 2: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store
Book 3: Gertrude, Gumshoe and the VardSale Villain
Book 4: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Slam Is Murder
Book 5: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Gunslinger City
Book 6: Gertrude, Gumshoe and the Clearwater Curse
Gertrude in South Dakota Book 1: Gertrude, Gumshoe: S'more Murder
Gertrude in South Dakota Book 2: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Haunted Hotel
Gertrude in South Dakota Book 3: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Cowboy Shoot
Gertrude also makes an appearance in The Prima Donna.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cozy fans who enjoy ample servings of tongue-in-cheek humor may find Merrill's (The Witches of Commack, Maine) series debut to their taste. Oddball Gertrude, who lives in Mattawooptock, Maine, is concerned about a nearby trailer, occupied only by two young neglected children. She noses around and finds a pay stub indicating that their mother, Lori, works in a strip club, Private Eyes. Gertrude adroitly gets the local transportation service for the disabled to give her a lift to Private Eyes, but strikes out there. She has more luck when she conducts a thorough search of Lori's belongings, uncovering some compromising photographs, including ones featuring the town's slimy mayor, Lance Pouliot, who once tried to burn down Gertrude's church. Gertrude's inept doggedness will entertain readers who don't take their mysteries too seriously. (BookLife)
