The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

First published 2012

Martha Andersson watches the new management at Diamond House retirement home slash budgets and serve terrible food. At seventy-nine, she refuses to accept this treatment. Martha recruits her four closest friends, Brains, Rake, Christina, and Anna-Gretta, to form the League of Pensioners. They plan their first crime targeting a luxury hotel nearby. The robbery succeeds, but the group wants more excitement and independence. Their next target becomes the National Museum in a complex heist that baffles investigators. Police cannot solve the case while the Mafia pursues the unlikely criminals. The five seniors must outmaneuver both law enforcement and dangerous criminals to protect themselves. Martha discovers that age brings wisdom and cunning she never knew she possessed. The League of Pensioners proves that retirement does not mean surrender.

Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, contemporary, action

Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, whimsical

Tropes: found-family, unlikely-heroes

Setting: Diamond House, National Museum

Period: 21st-century

393 pages · Paperback · HarperCollins Publishers

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