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Title: Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe

Author: Robin Merrill

Narrator: Darlene Allen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-16

Publisher: Robin Merrill

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective

Publisher's Summary:

Gertrude has been called a lot of things: a hoarder, an odd duck, and a crazy cat lady - but she's never been called a gumshoe. Until now. When her neighbor goes missing, she can't help but get involved, no matter how many people ask her not to.

Members Reviews:

Quirky, Funny Cat Woman on a Walker

Grumpy Gertrude and her cats, has left the homeless shelter for the trailer park, when she finds two kids left alone in a neighboring trailer . . . off on the search for their mother, she gets more than she bargained for . . . her antics are hilarious . . . and old age doesn't slow her down . . . I was, however, disappointed to hear that she was slipping salt and pepper shakers into her bag that was hanging from her walker in the fancy restaurant . . . no matter how expensive the soup was . . . good conclusion . . . but don't think I will be continuing the series . . .

Cute Cozy

Gertrude is both naïve and feisty, while trying to solve a murder she makes several mistakes. Let the hijinks begin!!

4/5 Cozy Mystery Starring the Cranky Old Cat Lady

Summary: Meet Gertrude. Shes an eccentric, cat-loving, cranky, coot with mild kelpto tendencies who toddles around with a walker and finds plenty of trouble.

Additional Comments:

- We dont really know much about Gertrude or how she got to be where she is in a tiny trailer park. Maybe more of her past comes out in future story. I only mention that because shes occasionally delightfully and occasionally eye-brow raising sort of naïve. (i.e. stars in a Thai restaurant, existence of P.I. licenses, etc)

- Shes willful, opinionated, and nosy, but she cares. While that might rub some readers the wrong way, I think its part of her charm.

- The cranky part of her character manifests as rude at times, but there are parts where her better nature shines through.

- I heard the audio version. The narrator handled voices superbly, but her normal reading tone sounded pretty robotic.

- The salt shaker collections a tad weird.

- We dont actually see much of her cats, which is odd given she has so many of them.

- The side characters are intriguing but could be fleshed out more. Im assuming there will be some recurring characters throughout the series.

Conclusion: Its a solid start to a cozy mystery series. Theres a definite flavor here. Many will find it amusing.

*I received a free copy of the audio. I freely chose to review it.*

Interesting Story

This was a very funny and interesting story. Gertrude seems like a an old fuddy duddy. But, she does has a kind heart. However, she lacks some skills. Overall she's funny..

Hooked on Gertrude Gumshoe

I have listened to three of these on Audible so far and really liked each one! In fact, I am hooked on them. Can't wait until my next one. They are quite entertaining!