Thursday, August 21, 2025

WALKERS: A ONE ACT COMEDY FOR FOUR ACTRESSES by Patricia Rockwell


WALKERS: A ONE ACT COMEDY FOR FOUR ACTRESSES
by Patricia Rockwell



 Quick 25 - 30 page story of Essie Cobb and her friends. This story seems to put the rest of the series into one conversation between the 4 ladies while playing cards. A little mixed up, some names are changed, and there is no mystery to solve.

Not really worth the time if you have read the other Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth books.

SMART MONEY MOVES: 2025 EDITION: SIMPLE TIPS THAT HELP YOU KEEP MORE OF WHAT YOU EARN by Serena Bennett


SMART MONEY MOVES: 2025 EDITION: 
SIMPLE TIPS THAT HELP YOU KEEP MORE OF WHAT YOU EARN
by Serena Bennett
4 stars

The tips in this book are great, positive and relativity easy to enact. Such as selling your old items and clothing that you no longer use. There are online sites like Ebay or Facebook market place, or even the old-fashioned yard sale or flea market. Another great tip: wait a day or two before you make an online purchase. You may decide you don't really need it or the price may come down.

The author lives in the UK, so not all the links or services are available to me in the US. But for most of them, there is a comparable service or app in my country. Quidco is not available to me, but Rakuten is an app that gives you up to 6% cash back on purchases made through certain online sites.

I recommend this book to everyone. Because we all need to spend less and more smartly. 

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

ZOOMED: AN ESSIE COBB SENIOR SLUETH MYSTERY BOOK 6 by Patricia Rockwell

 

ZOOMED: AN ESSIE COBB SENIOR SLUETH MYSTERY BOOK 6
by Patricia Rockwell
4 stars


During the pandemic, Happy Haven is on lockdown. All residents must stay in their rooms. Essie is missing her friends. So her grandson, Ned, sets her up on Zoom along with Faye, Opal, and Majorie. 

While they are having their first meeting, and unexpected and unknown guest enters. She is very upset, yells about Will, and then disappears. Essie sees a mystery to solve. The girls start to investigate who this lady was and how can they help her. 

These girls are always exciting and funny. But being able to solve this case seemed a little far-fetched to me. The story was still enjoyable. I recommend it to anyone who wants a light, quick, easy and fun story.

If you read this book, please leave a comment. I would love to know if you liked the story, and why of why not.

Friday, August 1, 2025

GHOSTED: AN ESSIE COBB SENIOR SLUETH MYSTERY BOOK 4 by Patricia Rockwell





GHOSTED: AN ESSIE COBB SENIOR SLUETH MYSTERY BOOK 4
by Patricia Rockwell
5 stars

Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility resident sleuth, Essie Cobb, is at it again. It's Halloween and she is seeing ghosts, losing track of time, and hallucinating. Is it just Halloween hauntings or is Essie losing her mind? She is 90 years old after all.

This book is more about Essie and her family. The first 3 books involved Essie's 3 best friends in the investigations more. 

There are 2 mysteries to solve. First, Essie's mental issues. That one is pretty easy for the reader to figure out. Second, what is Happy Haven's newest resident, Edward Troy, up to? This one comes as a total surprise. 

If you read this book, please leave a comment. I would love to know your opinion and why you did or did not like it.

FIRECRACKERED: AN ESSIE COBB SENIOR SLUETH MYSTERY BOOK 5 by Patricia Rockwell


FIRECRACKERED: AN ESSIE COBB SENIOR SLUETH MYSTERY BOOK 5
by Patricia Rockwell
5 stars

When you talk about a firecracker, you could easily be talking about Essie Cobb. She is unassuming, elderly, innocent looking lady. Yet she is a nosy, smart, wild card. If there is a mystery or puzzle, she will figure it out.

Essie and her 3 friends are on a mission to find out who shot Happy Haven's newest resident, Lester Mills, with a firecracker on the 4th of July and why. Now this is not just a firecracker, this was a drone driven missile.

I love this series. Essie and her friends are fun and adventurous. And the mysteries are intriguing, yet easy to solve if you pay close enough attention. The stories are short, easy, fun reads.

If you read this book, please leave a comment. I would love to know if you liked it, and why or why not.