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Gladdy Gold, a seasoned private investigator, has returned to her Florida home after a stint in New York. Together with her boyfriend, Jack Langford, she now confronts a notorious outlaw dubbed the "Grandpa Bandit," who has already robbed six Fort Lauderdale banks. A severe hurricane forces the agency to address an old crime: the discovery of a fifty‑year‑old skeleton in the Lanai Gardens retirement community. The storm’s devastation sets the stage for a chilling mystery that threatens to bury the past—and its investigators—forever.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Rita Lakin
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