Today is an interesting day for holidays. I could have certainly written about the Super Bowl and Man Day or National Guitar Day (my husband plays guitar and was excited to see what I would come up with).  Or there are a lot of scientific holidays for today, like International Day of Women and Girls in Science (I had a good list for that one), Be Electrific Day (light bulb), and National Inventor’s Day. But I am honoring the grandmothers today.

In prep for blogging, I picked up Simon’s Mother-Daughter Murder Club with a very different entry in mind, but after reading, I knew I had to write about grandmothers. This book features a larger-than-life grandmother that I instantly fell in love with. She is every thing I would love to be, and considering I am not a grandmother, I still have time.

Lana Rubicon, a Los Angeles real-estate mogul, gets some troubling news. She has cancer. She is told by doctors she will need a caregiver for a period of time. She finds herself 300 miles from home, living with her polar-opposite daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack. 

Having grown up in coastal California, Jack is more concerned with the outdoors than square footage and interior design, but she is still the apple of her grandmother’s eye because they share the strong independence. Jack is also the youngest guide for a kayak company that explores the bay. When Jack’s kayak tour group discovers the body of a man that was registered to one of Jack’s previous tour groups, Jack becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. 

Even though the family is thrown into chaos with the murder investigation, Lana decides this is just what she needs to focus on. She pulls on her wig, puts on her make up and starts investigating potential suspects. Soon Lana uncovers a web of lies and corruption, but will the detectives believe her and clear Jack’s name? 

So, here on Grandmother Achievement Day, consider adding this book to your TBR pile.