Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe
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3.9 • 93 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Gertrude's inept doggedness will entertain readers who don't take their mysteries too seriously." –Publishers Weekly
If 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, 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 stars in Minivan Malice.
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)
Customer Reviews
Fun and fast-paced!!
What a great read! I absolutely adore Gertrude and can’t wait to read the rest of the series!!
Perfect for Sherlock Holmes fans
Refreshing and engaging murder mystery.