Donna Moore

I can’t believe this book has only 15 ratings-it is such a fun book I’m surprised more people haven’t read it.
Donna Moore won the Lefty award (most humorous crime/mystery book) for Go to Helena Hand basket and she should have won it for this book too!

This is a caper that truly lives up to the meaning of the word caper; a frivolous escapade or prank. In this mad-cap caper two 70-something, former prostitutes, come up with a plan to heist a pair of golden dogs from an exhibit at the Glasgow Museum. But they are not the only ones who come up with this same plan-throw in a pair of Dumb and Dumber ex-cons who work at a crematorium, the ex-girlfriend of the museum director, a novice Tibetan monk and a hit-man, and let the hijinks begin.

I don’t say this often, but I actually laughed out loud in parts of this book, and even had to read some of the dialog to my husband.

Moore is witty, clever, and sailors must envy her creative swearing ability. This book is a hoot and I recommend it to anyone looking for a well written, hilarious escape!
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From the back cover: La Contessa Letitzia di Ponzo and her sister Signora Teodora Grisiola are not who they might seem. Now in their seventies, they’re actually Letty and Dora, a pair of ex-hookers turned con-artists who’ve decided to steal a pair of gold, jewel-0encrusted Tibetan shih tzu dog statuettes from a Glasgow museum. Unfortunately, it seems everyone wants to get their hands on the expensive pooches.

My reactions
I was immediately reminded of Donald E Westlake’s crime capers, or the crazy, convoluted plot elements of the best Carl Hiaasen novels. The characters and plot elements are ridiculous, but that’s what makes it so much fun to read. I was constantly wondering what on earth Moore would come up with next.

This is not great literature. It isn’t even a good mystery. But it IS a fast, entertaining read.… (más)

Classic heist-story about a pair of septuagenarian ex-hookers turned con artist who plan to steal statuettes from a museum, but with half a dozen other people also after the statuettes, the plan obviously goes awry in a convoluted and humorous manner. As always with books that are described as rip-roaringly funny, this isn't quite the laugh-fest I expected. It is, however, an amusing and clever story filled with quirky characters that all have something for the reader to like, even though most, if not all, of them are "baddies." I especially liked Letty and Dora whose crusty language provides for some nice chuckles. It's not one I'll keep on my bookshelf, but it was a very decent read.… (más)