{"id":4693,"date":"2025-11-04T03:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4693"},"modified":"2025-11-04T03:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:10:54","slug":"reviews-the-moaning-lisa-by-rosemary-and-larry-mild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4693","title":{"rendered":"Reviews: The Moaning Lisa by Rosemary and Larry Mild"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If Paco and Molly LeSoto captivated you in\u00a0Locks and Cream Cheese<\/span>,\u00a0Hot Grudge Sunday<\/span>, and\u00a0Boston Scream Pie, y<\/span>ou\u2019re sure to love\u00a0The Moaning Lisa<\/span>\u2014their fourth murder mystery with a smidgen of humor.<\/p>\n

Now in their eighties, Paco and Molly have moved into Gilded Gates, an assisted living community in Maryland. They expect their golden years to be blissful. They are\u00a0dead<\/span>\u00a0wrong<\/span>. Some residents are missing and no one knows what has happened to them.<\/p>\n

One suspicious resident is a sleepwalker and claims to have heard mysterious moaning during his night walks, but for the life of him he can\u2019t figure out where the anguished sounds are coming from.<\/p>\n

\u201cInspector Paco\u201d has retired as head of the Black Rain Corners police force. But many residents of Gilded Gates fear they might be next on the list of the missing. They beg Paco to investigate.<\/p>\n

Naturally, Molly also pokes her keen nose and shrewd insights into the baffling disappearances.<\/p>\n

Favorite Lines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGetting old is not for sissies\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe movie\u2019s nothing like the book.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMolly, sweetie, I\u2019ve got four good reasons to love you. One, you\u2019re the kindest, most considerate person I know. Tow, you\u2019re clever and creative enough to help me with my detective work. Three, you\u2019re the only one that knows how to put up with me. And four, there\u2019s so much more of you to love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, sweetie, we have something most marriages never achieve. We\u2019re a team!\u201d<\/p>\n

My Opinion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I received a copy of this book from the authors in exchange for my honest opinion.<\/p>\n

The Moaning Lisa<\/em> is filled with heart, humor, and the kind of small-town mystery that never needs to shout to hold your attention. Paco and Molly LeSoto\u2019s adventures continue as they face both personal decline and a new mystery that brews inside an assisted living community. The story blends humor and heartache as the couple navigates health scares, reluctant moves, and the strange cast of residents and staff at Gilded Gates.<\/p>\n

What makes this book shine isn\u2019t the crime itself, but the humanity around it. The authors write aging not as tragedy but as transformation\u2014stubborn, funny, and full of life. Molly\u2019s dialogue is full of warmth and humor even in the book\u2019s heaviest moments. Paco\u2019s quiet steadiness softens the edges, grounding the story in love rather than cynicism.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a sly intelligence in the way Rosemary and Larry Mild handle tone\u2014balancing mystery with a real tenderness toward their characters. It\u2019s the sort of mystery you don\u2019t rush through; you linger for the small moments. Beneath the cozy veneer is a subtle sadness about time, loss, and how people try to hold on to purpose when life insists on taking things away.<\/p>\n

If you like your mysteries with heart instead of hard edges, The Moaning Lisa<\/em> is that kind of read\u2014quietly moving, funny in its own offbeat way, and filled with two characters who feel lived-in, not written.<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall, The Moaning Lisa <\/em>is a story about love late in life, about finding purpose even when the world starts shrinking.\u00a0Recommended for readers who love gentle mysteries like The Thursday Murder Club<\/em> \u2014especially those who prefer character-driven storytelling, sharp humor, and a dash of melancholy beneath the charm. Happy reading!<\/p>\n

Check out The Moaning Lisa<\/em> here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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