Getting Old Can Kill You, Paperback

"The Golden Girls play Nancy Drew in their own funny and creative ways...colorful and Meshugeneh."-Mystery Scene

Life isn't always sunny in Florida Back from her blissful honeymoon with her longtime beau, Jack Langford, Gladdy Gold thinks it would be perfect for Jack, an ex-cop, to join her detective agency. But Gladdy's gals say no dice and soon, Ida, Sophie, and Bella are taking classes to be real PIs on their own.

Soon enough, there's plenty of trouble to go around when sultry Joyce Steiner reopens an old rivalry with Arlene Simon, whose husband ran off with Joyce fifty-five years earlier. And when Joyce is murdered, Arlene is the prime suspect. Gladdy and her girls will have to reunite if they're going to get to the truth...if it doesn't kill them first

"Ms. Lakin pens an entertaining cozy mystery series with a set of lovable and oddball characters. The mystery has a puzzling plot with twists and turns that will surprise readers at the outcome. Retirement takes on a new meaning after spending time with Gladdy and her gladiators Gladdy Gold and her screwball bunch of gladiators are out to solve another hilarious case." -Fresh Fiction

"This is a wonderful series for cozy-lovers of all persuasions."-Mystery Lovers

"Rita Lakin's delightful series featuring senior sleuth Gladdy Gold and her posse of kibitzing friends continues . . . full of humor and heart."-Mystery Scene

About the Author:

Rita Lakin spent twenty-five years in television as a writer and creator on numerous series, including Dynasty, Mod Squad, The Rogues, and Payton Place, movies, miniseries, created a number of dramatic series, finally becoming producer/show runner on her own shows. She is now writing comedy mystery novels featuring senior sleuth, Gladdy Gold and her eccentric partners in crime-solving. IMBA bestselling Getting Old is a Disaster won the Left Coast Crime LEFTY AWARD for most humorous mystery published in 2009.

Her many other awards include Writers Guild of America, MWA Edgar, and the Avery Hopwood award from the University of Michigan. Visit www.ritalakin.com