Poppy Harmon Investigates

Name: Poppy Harmon Investigates
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Lee Hollis
ISBN: 9781541434387

Author: Lee Hollis

Series: Desert Flowers Mystery #1

Narrator: Kim Niemi

Unabridged: 7 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/22/2019

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy

Synopsis

When Poppy goes from complacent retiree to penniless widow in a matter of weeks, the idea of spending her golden years as the biggest charity case in Palm Springs renders her speechless. With no real skills and nothing left to lose, Poppy uses her obsession with true crime shows to start a career as a private eye . . .

But after opening the Desert Flowers Detective Agency with help from her two best friends, Violet and Iris, Poppy realizes that age brings wisdom, not business—until she convinces her daughter's handsome boyfriend, Matt, to pose as the face of the agency. It's not long before Matt's irresistible act snags a client desperate to retrieve priceless jewelry burglarized from an aging actress at the Palm Leaf Retirement Village. Or before Poppy stumbles upon the bloodied body of the victim's arch rival . . .

In a flash, Poppy's innocent detective gig is upstaged by a dangerous murder investigation riddled with slimy suspects and unspeakable scandal. As she and her team uncover the truth, Poppy must confront the secrets about her late husband's past and swiftly catch a killer lurking around the retirement community—even if it means turning her world upside down all over again.

About Lee Hollis

Lee Hollis is the pen name for a brother and sister writing team. Rick Copp is a veteran film and television writer/producer living in Palm Springs, California. Holly Simason is an award-winning food and cocktails columnist who lives in North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie on July 04, 2018

Poppy Harman is a sixty something retired actress who thought she was going to be living out the rest of her life comfortably with her husband. However, after Poppy’s husband passes away quite suddenly she finds out that her rather comfortable life was all a lie and that her husband had gambled away......more

Goodreads review by Jeneane on January 04, 2023

When I began the series with the fifth book, halfway through I thought...you really like this book and want to start with the first of the series. Also, I believed the series a great pair for a review I wanted to write to go along with a book about Betty White that is newly released called Pearls of......more

Goodreads review by beachbum bookworm on March 09, 2021

Really enjoyed! This Saturday at 1:30 pm Es time on my YouTube I will be interviewing Lee Hollis. Everyone is invited to watch live, join in the conversation, ask questions! Don’t forget to subscribe!! [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Yvonne on August 10, 2018

Things aren’t going well for Poppy Harmon. Her husband unexpectedly dies. Then, she learns he left her with no money and no means to support herself. As a 60-something woman she has no place to live and no job skills. What she does have is a love of mysteries. Although her friends and family laugh a......more

Goodreads review by Ell on June 04, 2018

I have to say I loved this book! It started out with a bang, capturing my interest immediately with sudden suspense and an easy-conversational style. Poppy is not your ordinary cozy character. She is a former lady-who-lunches in Palm Springs, a recently widowed and 62 years old. She is vibrant, sass......more