The little old lady who struck lucky again! : a novel / Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg ; translated from the Swedish by Rod Bradbury.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Swedish Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 353 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062663702; 0062663704Uniform titles: Låna är silver, Råna är Guld. English Subject(s): Older people -- Fiction | Casinos -- Fiction | Theft -- Fiction | Las Vegas (Nev.) -- FictionGenre/Form: Humorous fiction. DDC classification: 839.73/8 LOC classification: PT9876.19.N44 | L36 2017Summary: The little old lady is back! This time, Martha Andersson and her friends - the League of Pensioners - have left behind their dreary care home in Stockholm and are enjoying the bright lights of Las Vegas. This is their opportunity for a new lease of life and they plan to make the most of it. But before long, they are up to their old tricks. And with ingenious tactics, a pair of false teeth and a wheelchair each, they plot to outwit the security system at one of the casinos. As their antics become more and more daring, Martha and her friends head back to Sweden to continue their money-making schemes. However, they aren't the only ones planning on stealing bucket loads of cash and soon find themselves pitted against a gang of dangerous criminals. Can the group of elderly friends work together to outsmart the younger robbers and get away with their biggest heist yet? Or will this job be a step too far for The League of Pensioners?
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | SUND (Browse shelf) | Available | 63413 |
"Originally published as Låna är silver, Råna är Guld in Sweden in 2014 by Bokfölager" -- title page verso.
The little old lady is back! This time, Martha Andersson and her friends - the League of Pensioners - have left behind their dreary care home in Stockholm and are enjoying the bright lights of Las Vegas. This is their opportunity for a new lease of life and they plan to make the most of it. But before long, they are up to their old tricks. And with ingenious tactics, a pair of false teeth and a wheelchair each, they plot to outwit the security system at one of the casinos. As their antics become more and more daring, Martha and her friends head back to Sweden to continue their money-making schemes. However, they aren't the only ones planning on stealing bucket loads of cash and soon find themselves pitted against a gang of dangerous criminals. Can the group of elderly friends work together to outsmart the younger robbers and get away with their biggest heist yet? Or will this job be a step too far for The League of Pensioners?
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