![]() ![]() With any luck, she’ll be back for an encore. Readers will be amused by how sharp-as-a-tack Maud plays the forgetful, fuzzy-brained old lady to achieve her ends. ![]() ![]() In the last two tales, she deals ruthlessly with a greedy antique dealer. Perhaps the best entry is “An Elderly Lady Seeks Peace at Christmas Time,” in which Maud cleverly puts a young clerk in his place and rids herself of an abusive neighbor. An Elderly Lady up to no good All of Maud’s crimes were interventions preventing ill will and harm to herself. When a gold digger hooks an old beau of Maud’s in “An Old Lady on Her Travels,” Maud decides to intervene, showing that she’s also ready to right wrongs that threaten others. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good Audio CD CD, Jby Helene Tursten (Author), Suzanne Toren (Narrator), Marlaine Delargy (Translator) 3,516 ratings Book 1 of 2: Elderly Lady See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. In the delightful “An Elderly Lady Has Accommodation Problems,” a pushy neighbor has designs on Maud’s apartment, and that can’t be tolerated. At age 88, shes lived in a large apartment rent-free for 70 years. The five stories in this exceptional collection from Tursten (the Irene Huss mysteries) feature Maud, a seemingly mild-mannered 88-year-old Gothenburg resident who’s perfectly willing to use wiles and sometimes deadly force to defend her independent lifestyle. Five connected stories about a murderous old Swedish lady. ![]()
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