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and you'll have an idea of how this book goes. I have to admit it's a different approach on a procedural, having the main characters all be retired law enforcement in their 60's/70's, but still running around sleuthing. I was pulling for them bring a dog and to start travelling around in a van together, but alas that never happens. Once the novelty wears off though, things just plod along in this very average whodunnit mystery. The heroes are investigating a murder in their retirement community, which sounds far more interesting then it turns out to be. There's nothing particularly unlikeable about Moira, Lizzie, Phillip, and Rick, but there's nothing memorable about them either. The cops investigating the crime are portrayed as being so inept that they may as well have come from the Police Academy (The film series, not the actual academy). It really feels like this would be a fun little short story, but there's not enough material here to warrant a book this size, let alone a series. There's also a pretty unsatisfying ending, no doubt to push the readers into buying another installment. The other issues I have are with the writing style itself. It's third person, but in present tense which is just awkward to read. Constant switches between four different POVs make it very choppy, and although it's set in Florida, three of the four main characters are British so whenever it's from their POV the spelling and terms revert to the UK. Using Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, torch instead of flashlight, etc. It just adds complications that don't need to be there. If 75% of your main characters are British, why not just set the book in the UK? The Florida setting adds nothing to the story when it's used this way. Can't recommend this.