WAS THERE REALLY A FOOT DANGLING OUT OF THAT CARPET?
Fifty-two-year-old Glory Harper is stuck in a wheelchair with a broken leg, bored, and itching for some excitement. She doesn't expect it to come in the form of a foot dangling out the back of a carpet as it's carried into her new neighbor's house. But Glory's past "run-ins" with the police makes her latest report more difficult to believe. And, just when she thinks someone's taking her seriously, Glory realizes Detective Rick Spencer, a Harrison Ford look-alike, appears more interested in her than in her story.
Despite little to no support from family and police, Glory is determined to solve the mystery-racking up laughs for the reader along the way
THE CASE OF THE BOUNCING GRANDMA was a 2009 Finalist in American Christian Fiction's Carol Awards in the mystery category.
Wanna have some fun? What could be more enticing than helping a skateboarding grandma, currently wheelchair bound (guess why), solve the mystery of a foot dangling from a rolled carpet? Twitch the window curtain with Glory Harper and sneak a peek at the new neighbors moving in across the street from her. Do you see what she sees? Do you hear the raucous words, the harsh, screaming voices? You will laugh at Glory's witty...
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What do you get when you combine I Love Lucy's Lucy Ricardo and Murder She Wrote's Jessica Fletcher? The answer to that would be Glory Harper, the middle-aged amature detective, who is the heroine of A.K Arenz's first book in The Bouncing Grandma series. Glory Harper is a funny, likable character and has an interesting mystery. Filled with mysterious noises next door, suspious sightings and suspect neighbors, the first...
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THE CASE OF THE BOUNCING GRANDMA By A. K. Arenz Reviewed by Marion Kelley Bullock Glory Harper, stuck in a wheelchair with a broken leg, after a skateboarding accident, is bored-- itching for excitement. So when she claims she sees a foot dangling from the back of a carpet, as it's being carried into her new neighbor's house next door, who's to believe her? Her sister and her daughter think she imagined it. But what about...
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What would it be like to be a fifty-something grandmother stuck in a wheelchair, recovering from a broken leg, while new neighbors moved in next door? For Glory Harper, it's boring until she spies a foot dangling from the end of a carpet the movers are unloading from the moving van. The sight shocks Glory. Her daughter, Andi, fails to believe Glory causing Glory to question her own sanity--until the movers walk past...
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First time author A. K. Arenz creates colorful characters with a splash of humor and an artistic rendering of believability. The well-drawn plot begins on page one and paces pleasingly throughout the book. Supporting characters add color and interest to the unfolding mystery. Elements of suspense and romance provide a fresh perspective in each chapter, and the climax reveals a sophisticated Whodunit turn of events. Protagonist...
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