Title: The waiting game
First published: 1997
Description: At "The Hollyhocks" old people's home, the inhabitants are "waiting for the scythe." As they do, Lady Celia runs a blackmail business on the side, Mr. Cross keeps a tally of residents' deaths, and Mrs. Bellamy decides she can't take it any more and slits her throat. Meanwhile, two newcomers also cause disturbance, as hidden pasts, unusual sexual preferences, and wickedly dark humor are mixed to delicious effect.
Subjects: Fiction, Old age homes, Older people, Fiction, humorous
Places: England
LC classification: PR6068.U2 W35 1997