Best Laid Plans - (A Nora Best Mystery) Large Print by Gwen Florio (Hardcover)

About the Book

When Nora Best's plans on exploring the US in an Airstream trailer with her Perfect-Ass Husband go up in smoke upon finding him in a compromising position with her friend, she sets off on her own. Nora ends up drowning her sorrows in a campsite in the Wyoming mountains, but soon finds herself in trouble when blood is found around the campsite and she is accused of murder.

Book Synopsis

In the first of a new mystery series, we meet Nora Best as she flees her old life, cheating husband and all, and takes to the road with an Airstream trailer.

Nora Best is the envy of her friends. She's just turned fifty and has traded in her home with The Perfect-Ass Husband for an Airstream trailer and an adventure of a lifetime across the US.

But during their leaving party, Nora finds her husband in a compromising position with a friend. Storming out of the party she jumps into her truck with no idea how to tow the Airstream or where she's going.

Nora ends up in a campground in the mountains of Wyoming, drowning her sorrows with its managers, Brad and Miranda. When she is woken by a frantic Miranda after Brad has disappeared and bloodstains have been found around the campsite, Nora finds herself caught up in an adventure she could never have expected . . . facing a charge of murder.

Review Quotes

"A flawed, complex, compelling heroine . . . Florio's heroine faces challenges that are both gut-wrenchingly difficult and all too common today. Her determination to rise above them raises this convoluted tale far above the crowd"-- "Kirkus Reviews on Under the Shadows"

"An engrossing fifth mystery featuring Magpie, Mont. . . . Few will be able to resist this moving tale of redemption"-- "Publishers Weekly on Under the Shadows"

"Compelling, realistically flawed characters and a timely story line . . . make this one of Florio's hardest-hitting mysteries yet"-- "Library Journal on Reservations"

"Baffling circumstances combine with life-changing adventures in this breathtaking page-turner" - Kirkus Reviews Starred Review

A suspenseful romp with a relatable narrator, a skillfully shrouded mystery, and a satisfying romance Booklist

Florio's suspenseful mystery will have readers rooting for amateur sleuth Nora - Library Journal Starred Review

Engrossing ... Florio keeps the twists and turns coming as Nora gains confidence and independence. Fans of strong female leads will look forward to seeing more of plucky Nora - Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Gwen Florio grew up in a farmhouse filled with books and a ban on television. After studying English at the University of Delaware, she began a thirty-plus year career in journalism that has taken her around the country and to more than a dozen countries, including several conflict zones. Her first novel in the Lola Wick mystery series, Montana won the Pinckley Prize for Crime Fiction and the High Plains Book Award, and was a finalist for the Shamus Award, an International Thriller Award and a Silver Falchion Award. She has since released four other books in the Lola Wick series and one standalone novel. Best Laid Plans is her first novel with Severn House. www.gwenflorio.net