I was delighted to have the opportunity to read an advance copy of The Grandmother Plot because I had read and loved Before She Was Helen. Once again, I liked the unique premise of this book. I thought it might be reminiscent of The Thursday Murder Club, which I also liked. My mother is in a memory care unit, and I thought the author did a great job portraying life in memory care and its impact on the family, although this is less entertaining to read about than the retirement community in the previous book. The only issue for me was that I had trouble relating to the protagonist; I'm not interested in glass blowing and found his criminal associates unbelievable. Despite that, I enjoyed the suspense and I flew through the book to see how it was resolved. I will be happy to read Cooney's next novel for adults.