Feisty Old Gangbusters - Paperback

by Cynthia Weitz (Author)

In Feisty Old Gangbusters, the highly anticipated sequel to Feisty Old Ladies, Margot Manning, the still glamorous, dazzling and fun-loving Fashionista, once again turns accidental sleuth to solve mysteries and crimes. Having cracked the cases in the first mystery, Margot and the two other feisty old ladies, Nancy and Jane, create FOL Enterprises, an eponymous fashion house in the Mercado, a magnificent Spanish Colonial historic building where they design and fabricate clothing for the senior set. The sequel opens with Margot tripping over the body of their murdered foreman in the parking lot. Once she recovers from her injuries, Margot is determined to find out why Juan was murdered and who done it. Dangers escalate when the feisty ladies are harassed and threatened by neighborhood homies. Are they the ones responsible for Juan's death? And what other nefarious deeds are happening right under Margot's nose? New and former characters come together in a tale of comedy and romance, glitz and glamour, good food and frolic, that teems with suspense. Hans, Margot's dashing, continental beau, despairs over her escapades and worries about her safety. He has fits when she takes a fancy to Felipe, an adorable eight-year-old, who lives in a run-down building next to the factory with his madre and gang member brother. Even so, Margot and Hans plan a posh wedding and a honeymoon in Denmark. Halfway through the mystery, when Margot crosses a criminal gang, she and her partners find themselves in deep trouble. Only by using their wits, can they hope to escape.

Author Biography

Cynthia Weitz is a writer whose work has appeared in the Orange Herring newsletter for Sisters in Crime Orange County, Mused-The Bella online literary review, The Cynic Online, and publications of Saddleback College: The Wall Literary Journal and Reflections. A veteran of the publishing industry, she worked in marketing research for Dancer, Fitzgerald, Sample, a New York advertising agency; McCall's magazine; Condé Nast Publications; The Los Angeles Times. Her writings have been enriched by her travels throughout the world. She has visited ninety-four different countries, including Iran, Afghanistan an Ethiopia. A native New Englander, she attended The University of Vermont and graduated from Simmons College in Boston with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She earned a certificate in interior design from UCLA extension. She is currently compiling a collection of stories about life in Eastern Europe during WWI, and stories that depict the lives of families from the same region who emigrated to America after the end of the war. Feisty Old Gangbusters follows the adventures of Margot Manning and her merry band of accidental sleuths, the heroines of the first mystery, Feisty Old Ladies. The third mystery in the series will be forthcoming. An art aficionado, Cynthia was a Docent at the Laguna Art Museum for nineteen years and also led tours at the Laguna Festival of Arts. In addition, Cynthia enjoys classical music and opera, theatre, books and travel. The author lives in South Orange County, California, not far from the ocean. Contact Cynthia at www.FeistyOldLadies.com or e-mail her at Cynthia@FeistyOldLadies.com