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The Retirees

Retirement Has Never Felt so Deadly

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The Retirees

By: Leah Orr
Narrated by: Annalee Scott, Danny Montooth
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Welcome to the idyllic yet eccentric retirement community of The Ocean’s Edge—where retirement has never felt so deadly.

Disco is dead, there’s a serial killer on the loose, the coffin dodgers are solving cold cases, and only the neighborhood cat knows where all the proverbial bodies are buried.

When sharp-tongued sugar heiress Diana is ousted from the empire she helped build, she retreats to a posh 55+ paradise expecting peace, maybe even a pool boy. Instead, she finds a ragtag group of retirees with a knack for solving cold cases—and a disturbing knack for attracting new ones. She quickly finds herself entangled with this quirky yet capable team of senior sleuths: a psychic, tarot-reading twin duo, a retired detective, a conspiracy-minded tech guru, and a nurse who might just talk to animals.

Among tarot cards, a talking cat, and dark web dives, this misfit crew uncovers more than just bingo night secrets. Because in a place this sunny, the shadows run deep, and someone at The Ocean’s Edge has blood on their hands.

As the group begins investigating cold cases, darker truths emerge, uncovering clues that tie back to mysterious pasts, hidden traumas, and residents with more secrets than memories.

Hilarious, heartwarming, and deliciously twisted, The Retirees is a witty, tightly woven, charming, cozy mystery that reminds us it’s never too late for redemption, reinvention, or revenge—and that sometimes the most unexpected heroes come with walkers, wisdom, and wildly colorful personalities.

©2026 Leah Orr (P)2026 Leah Orr
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This is my first book by Leah Orr . I look forward to many more.
In this story the the investigators are on the very mature side. I found this refreshing as their out look on life is very different in what I have come to expect in mysteries. The plot has a series of mysteries and a dozy of a twist. The humor is dark and sarcastic. I loved it.
The narrator is excellent.

A senior investigation

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The premise was good, the execution very well done, the characters and their development interesting and quirky, and the idea behind the plot was quite novel. It all worked until the end, which was frankly nonsensical and totally unclear. It completely spoilt what has otherwise been an unusual and jolly jape.

And why on earth did the male narrator keep calling Carol "Kerril"?

Spoiler.

Some random individual named Theo periodically had his own chapter and appeared to suggest he was a murderer, but he featured nowhere else in the book or in the ending. I have no idea what he was there for.

The two people who pretended to be detectives, even though they weren't, had apparently been in some police squad, then disappeared to Canada, but knew everything that was going on and took away the book. I mean, what on earth was that all about? Another thing that was never explained and makes no sense.

Mr Anderson seemed to know everything that was going on, including at the end, and for some reason featured andomly.

The unnecessary and strange introduction of Tim right at the end, along with another couple of characters, was done in such a way as if to insinuate something, yet nothing happened.

Good until the ending. Then...?

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A quirky, funny murder mystery with a cracker of a twist at the end. The cast of slightly strange retirees really grabbed my interest right from the start, and not forgetting the brilliant cat chapters. The writing is excellent, witty but with a little but if an edge and entertaining banter. Narration by both narrator is wonderful. My first book by this author but definitely not my last. I already had the ebook but I received a complimentary copy of the audio from the author and am leaving a voluntary honest review

A great quirky, funny murder mystery

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This book had me in stitches and I couldn’t put it down. Loved how everyone had a voice including Mr Anderson. Also I was shocked at the identity of Thor

Captivating

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the characters are interesting and there's a lot of humour. its strange having a talking cat but it kind of works with this eclectic group.

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