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Bezig met laden... Mrs. Plansky's Revenge (editie 2023)door Spencer Quinn (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Spencer Quinn brings it again! Not your ordinary cozy mystery, Mrs. Plansky's Revenge mines the recent phenomenon of hackers posing as the in-dire-straights grandsons of older Americans in order to drain them of their savings accounts. Mrs. Plansky, who with her recently deceased husband invented the bestselling "toaster knife," is a fun and gutsy amateur detective. Believably vulnerable and equally believably resilient and clever, Mrs. Plansky vows to retrieve her stolen 2 million dollars, tracking her hackers to a town in Romania. There, Mrs Plansky discovers that not all hackers are created equal, especially her hackers, the sweet, desperate Dinu and his brilliant pal Romeo. Quinn does his usual great job of mixing humor with suspense, and pathos with realism. His writing is always top-notch! Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge dwells on the frightful trickery of senior citizens, especially women. The story disturbs me and I wonder how any individual may be so gullible. But cyber crime explodes in this current world of lonely senior citizens. I find that many of the events in the book do not follow common sense. How a 71-year-old woman handles all she accomplishes remains the bigger mystery of the story. The story ends with Mrs. Plansky as the winner, but surely the government will enter the picture now. The story ends too quickly with no explanation of the consequences. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Mrs. Loretta Plansky, a recent widow in her seventies, is settling into retirement in Florida while dealing with her 98-year-old father and fielding requests for money from her beloved children and grandchildren. Thankfully, her new hip hasn't changed her killer tennis game one bit. One night Mrs. Plansky is startled awake by a phone call from a voice claiming to be her grandson Will, who desperately needs ten thousand dollars to get out of a jam. Of course, Loretta obliges--after all, what are grandmothers for, even grandmothers who still haven't gotten a simple "thank you" for a gift sent weeks ago. Not that she's counting. By morning, Mrs. Plansky has lost everything. Law enforcement announces that Loretta's life savings have vanished, and that it's hopeless to find the scammers behind the heist. First humiliated, then furious, Loretta Plansky refuses to be just another victim. In a courageous bid for justice, Mrs. Plansky follows her only clue on a whirlwind adventure to a small village in Romania to get her money and her dignity back-and perhaps find a new lease on life, too"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This was just delightful. Loretta is resilient, intrepid, tenacious, and so unassuming that no one can possibly consider her a threat. She has no patience for the bureaucrats, police officers, journalists, etc who not only will NOT help her, but look askance at her and dismiss her. This elderly lady is NOT to be messed with! And when push comes to shove, Loretta gives as good as she gets. The final chase scene had my heart in my throat, but she’s got moves I never expected. She may be in her seventies, but Loretta Plansky is one kick-a$$ heroine! Brava!
I still think Quinn’s Chet and Bernie series is superior, but this was really a fun lark of a novel. ( )