For the most part, “Florida Retirement is Murder” is an enjoyable mystery. I love the fact that most of the characters are older – retirees – it’s a nice change from so many mysteries that focus on twenty-somethings. The characters are all memorable – very memorable – starting with main character Stewart Johnson who has just moved to the retirement community only to find himself in the middle of a murder mystery. He quickly makes friends – and finds a touch of romance – his friends are a motley but fun group. The mystery is well done with several murders (mostly occurring off the page) – this isn’t really a guess whodunit kind of book but the kind of book where you sit back and watch the amateur sleuths fit the clues together. Unfortunately, while the characters are the strong point in this book, at times I also found them to be the weak point. Author Kris Courtney does an excellent job of showing both the good and bad of aging and while I laughed out loud more than once while reading the book, a little bathroom (literally) humor goes a long way and I really disliked his descriptions of overweight characters in the book which bordered on being mean. However, with some editing, I think future books in the series will be worth reading although I’m not sure if he can top the very Florida like ending of this book!

I am interested in senior sleuths lately, and more books about seniors seem to be appearing. The idea of a retirement community appealed to me too, just to see how accurately the people there were portrayed. The author portrayed people in a retirement community very well, and the characters were fun to read about. I like cozy mysteries too, and this one fit several of my reading choices. (Suggest some editing for word usage errors.) ( )

I truly enjoyed this murder mystery set in a gated retirement community in Florida. The characters were very believable and the types of people that make the best of friends. The story was interesting and kept me wondering what was going to happen next. It was a very fun read, especially if you are at the right, ripe age. If you are interested in a fun adventure check it out! ( )

Very good book. I enjoyed the escapades of the elderly residents of the mobile home park tremendously. They mystery was pretty well solved well before the end of the book with some details missing but I do not believe this was supposed to be a really hard thinking mystery. It was more of a fun romp. ( )

this is for the early readers.
When I first started this book I wasn't sure if I was going to like it but as I continued it really caught my interest. I loved the characters, you could almost see what they looked like. The story was fantastic and really kept your interest. I must say the ending was the shocker it was well worth reading it. ( )