The Nursing Home Hoax is a cozy amateur sleuth series starter featuring a pair of octogenarian friends written by Dr. Shelley Thrasher & Ann Faulkner. Released 15th July 2025 by Bold Strokes Books, it's 176 pages (ebook format) and is available in paperback and ebook. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
Although the characters' ages are firmly in the senior range, they act and think (and speak) like much younger characters. There's a definite Scooby-Do meets Nancy Drew vibe, very light, campy, and whimsical.
The mystery itself is engagingly constructed and does eventually tie up most of the loose ends. It's told in third person, but the characters are so interchangeable that it's somewhat difficult to keep them straight. There aren't an overabundance of characters, but it's not always easy to remember which is which (especially given their similar dialogue patterns and behaviors).
Three and a half stars. The romantic subplot is sweet and it's fun to see older protagonists who aren't only included for comedic effect.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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