Mrs. Plansky's Revenge: A Novel

· Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Petrea Burchard
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"Narrator Petrea Burchard is delightful in this entertaining comic crime drama."- AudioFile

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 listeners.


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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books.

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4.0
1 review
Terri Chlapek
July 25, 2023
I listened to the audio version of this book narrated by Petrea Burchard and enjoyed it. This was a different kind of read for me. It really was different than anything else I've ever read. The story dealt with cybercrime, something that is much too prevalent these days and often targets the elderly as it did in this book. Some ruthless people in Romania pulled one of those scams on Loretta Plansky where they called and pretended to be her grandson in trouble and in dire need of a great amount of money. Of course, the quite wealthy Loretta gave them her bank account number and her password. You can see where this is going. Things get interesting after that, as she decides to get her money back by herself. The story was fun and fairly fast moving after that point. I loved that the main character was older and very pro-active. She got herself in several binds, but came out of it all okay. Interesting secondary characters! Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the gifted audiobook. All thoughts are my own.
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About the author

Spencer Quinn is the pen name for Peter Abrahams, the Edgar-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling Bowser and Birdie series for middle-grade readers. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife Diana and dog Pearl.

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