Kathleen Osborn was a lifelong spinster and former schoolteacher who was known for her prudence with money. Almost immediately, Hannah is quickly confronted with a group of Valhalla Springs residents who are rarin' to become geriatric P.I.'s to find out the identity of the foul fiend who did this to one of their own. And they've designated Hannah's office as their investigation's headquarters. So between trying to keep her new friends from getting in over their heads, and trying to keep herself from falling for a charming law enforcement officer who is several years her junior, Hannah's former life suddenly starts to look tame by comparison. The quirkiness of East of Peculiar is too calculated.
Colorful characters are one thing, but artificially eccentric elderly are an insult.
Coffee whooshed into Hannah's windpipe. We use our noggins. Hannah asked, barely disguising the snarl in her voice. IdaClare raised a hand. There's no need to thank us, dear.