Painted Lady

I do enjoy Peter Abresch's mysteries but I am so very sick of the woman thanking Jim Dandy for sex! Give me a break already! Is she that despearate or deprived or has no assurance of herself??? If he keeps that up, I WILL NOT BUY HIS BOOKS anymore, THANK YOU!

I thoroughly enjoyed this latest entry in the Elderhostel mystery series. The story begins in Denver, where James P. Dandy and his ladylove, Dodee Swisher, have joined their group for a tour of the old Santa Fe Trail. When an Indian medicine woman falls, or is pushed, from a rooftop, Jim witnesses the fall, and before long a variety of mysterious characters are dogging him. To make matters worse, the medicine woman's image... Read Full Review

Elderhostels are trips that senior citizens take when they want to see the country or do things they have never done before. Jim Dandy (a part-time EMT/physical therapist) and Dodee Swisher (an artist with her own gallery) fell in love at their first Elderhostel and have gone on others as a way of being together since they live in different states. Their latest trip is by motorcoach traveling the old Santa Fe Trail but even... Read Full Review

Let me start off by saying that I love it when I actually learn something while being entertained by a good book. For instance, being a couple of decades short of retirment age, I had never heard of an Elderhostel before I read Peter Abresch's superb "Painted Lady." For those not familiar, an Elderhostel is a tour-like learning experience for folks who want to get the most out of their Golden Years. Author Abresch is an... Read Full Review