Mrs. Plansky's Revenge: A Novel (Mrs. Plansky, 1)
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge is bestselling author Spencer Quinn's first novel in a new series since the meteoric launch of Chet and Bernie--introducing the irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky, in a story perfect for book clubs and commercial fiction readers.
Mrs. Loretta Plansky, a recent widow in her seventies, is settling into retirement in Florida while dealing with her 98-year-old father and fielding requests for money from her beloved children and grandchildren. Thankfully, her new hip hasn’t changed her killer tennis game one bit.
One night Mrs. Plansky is startled awake by a phone call from a voice claiming to be her grandson Will, who desperately needs ten thousand dollars to get out of a jam. Of course, Loretta obliges—after all, what are grandmothers for, even grandmothers who still haven’t gotten a simple “thank you” for a gift sent weeks ago. Not that she's counting.
By morning, Mrs. Plansky has lost everything. Law enforcement announces that Loretta's life savings have vanished, and that it’s hopeless to find the scammers behind the heist. First humiliated, then furious, Loretta Plansky refuses to be just another victim.
In a courageous bid for justice, Mrs. Plansky follows her only clue on a whirlwind adventure to a small village in Romania to get her money and her dignity back—and perhaps find a new lease on life, too.
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Community Reviews
Highly entertaining and humorous, this book held me in rapt attention and kept me reading it for hours. The main character, Loretta, is 71, widowed, but still a lively energetic tennis player and has recently moved to a new condo. She and he husband were successful in business, making a fortune with the invention of the Plansky Toaster Knife. Her thrice-divorced daughter, Nina, comes unexpectedly to visit, bringing with her next intended husband and a request for financial help for a business venture. Her father is causing a ruckus in the assisted living facility may need to be moved to the next, much more experience tier of care. That evening, her son, Jack, a director and head pro of a tennis center in Arizona, quit his job and wants to borrow $750K to invest in building freezer warehouses with two of his friends. She has a bit too much to drink and is awakened in the middle of the night with a distress call from her grandson, Will, asking for money to get out of jail He had been arrested for a DUI, had his car seized, and needed money for bail and getting his car back.
The next day, Loretta discovers she has been scammed out of her money and she is determined to get it back even if means going to Romania to do so. Her mad cap adventures start and soon you will find yourself rooting for this spunky, determined woman with an agenda. Along the way, she meets some interesting young Romanian men, Dinu and Romeo, Max Leonte, a journalist investigating cybercrimes in Eastern European, and several very scary gangsters. You’ll have to read the book to see how it all plays out. I could easily see this being made into a movie. It was a light and entertaining book to read and held my interest. Of course, some of it is a bit preposterous, but then again, it’s just fiction. At first I thought it a bit implausible that someone as savvy as Loretta Plansky would not be so easily duped, but like many books I read with a bit of fantasy, I held back my disbelief and was quickly drawn into the story and went along for a rollicking ride of escapism. It’s classic fairy tale, good vs. evil with a bit of unbelievable superhero and Mission Impossible stunts.
The next day, Loretta discovers she has been scammed out of her money and she is determined to get it back even if means going to Romania to do so. Her mad cap adventures start and soon you will find yourself rooting for this spunky, determined woman with an agenda. Along the way, she meets some interesting young Romanian men, Dinu and Romeo, Max Leonte, a journalist investigating cybercrimes in Eastern European, and several very scary gangsters. You’ll have to read the book to see how it all plays out. I could easily see this being made into a movie. It was a light and entertaining book to read and held my interest. Of course, some of it is a bit preposterous, but then again, it’s just fiction. At first I thought it a bit implausible that someone as savvy as Loretta Plansky would not be so easily duped, but like many books I read with a bit of fantasy, I held back my disbelief and was quickly drawn into the story and went along for a rollicking ride of escapism. It’s classic fairy tale, good vs. evil with a bit of unbelievable superhero and Mission Impossible stunts.
