I had so much fun reading this! It is a darkish cozy mystery with fun characters. Alice was my favorite!

Thanks to Netgalley.co.uk and Severn House for a copy of this book.

This was such a fun book, full of comical incidents and brilliant, whacky characters. From nosey neighbours to the criminal antics of others, it was a great page-turner which I couldn't put down.
Told from the main character's POV, with other voices popping up and interspersed with Police interviews, it was perfectly presented. Each interview followed the unwinding of the story and added to the mystery.
It would make a brilliant movie, and, in my head, I have already assigned actors to play the various roles.
That alone emphasises how much I enjoyed this book.

This is such a fast, fun read.
Alice is enjoying retired living in a planned community, making friends and leading a quiet life. Except for her next-door neighbor, Babs, who insists on feeding pigeons, turning Alice’s backyard into a quagmire of bird-droppings and noisy goings on. Everyone knows about their frequent bickering, so when Babs ends up murdered, Alice is someone the police want to speak with. Except they don’t know where she is. Some of her neighbors seem to also be on the run . . .
I loved the humor and mystery and characters. One neighbor is described: “Glenda would call 9-1-1 over a hangnail.”
This is a breezy romp. Highly recommend.
NetGalley provided an advance copy of this novel, which RELEASES MAY 6, 2025.

I just finished such a fun book out later this spring. Check out A Senior Citizens Guide to Life on the Run by Gwen Florio.

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• Quick, easy read
• A bit of fun, if you don't mind unrealistic stories with some darker elements
• Cosy-ish. Felt more serious and dark than I was expecting, and when compared to other cosy mysteries (view spoiler) all of that together was a bit heavy
• Not a happy ending (didn't leave me feeling happy)

• Retirement village setting - which I usually love, but this one is different. It doesn't feel the same. The reason why is explained and part of the story
• There are 4 main characters, but Glenda and Sugar Plum stole the show. Would love to have seen more of Babs as well. They added a bit of zing

• Police interviews - I absolutely love Police interviews in books. However, the female officer.. cops do not talk like that while conducting interviews, ever (if they do, they definitely shouldn't!)
• The mystery was.. a lot. Still processing all the elements
• Hated the end couple

I would read another mystery from this author

#ASeniorCitizensGuidetoLifeontheRun #NetGalley is an entertaining story regarding the lives of 3 women and a man on the run.
I thought the story was interesting and I enjoyed reading the back story about Alice.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.