Böcker av Laura Hesse

"A dead guy, a dog and an old lady walk into an outhouse...okay 2 out of 3 walk in." Amazon Review"Absolutely one of the best, most entertaining books I have ever read...I loved this book...great characters... great plot." Amazon ReviewFour crazy old women... One cheating husband... A pregnant St Bernard... A barn full of stallions...A one eared donkey named Mike... Two men vying for the hand of a pretty widow.An old cowboy wondering why he agreed to let them all move in to The Silver Spurs Home for Aging Cowgirls, where romance is in the air and sleeping with another woman's man can be murder.Oh, and let's not forget about the fugitive on the loose, the rogue mountain lion out for blood, or the multi-divorcee who has decided that Sam Montana is the new mount she wants to ride.This politically incorrect laugh-out-loud tale will leave you wondering just what your grandmother is up to when you aren't around. It starts off slow as you get to meet the Montana family, and then the fun begins. Hang on folks, it's a wild ride.If you love the movies Blazing Saddles or Weekend at Bernie's, then you'll love this politically incorrect laugh-out-loud western comedy. Don't forget the sequel Bandits, Broads, & Dirty Dawgs!"What a wonderful way to spend an evening!!! This book was so fun and wow, what a crazy bunch of old ladies!! I loved it as I'm almost there myself. I loved every character even the bad guys. There's so much living, laughing, and loving left in us as we age!!! And oh the stories we can tell!!!! Thank you for such a delightful book!" Amazon Review.

A cop, a pot-bellied pig, and an undertaker know something is a foot.Sgt Betty Bruce is having a bad day...Three bizarre deaths and a confession that isn't a confession...A severed foot in a sneaker that her pot-bellied pig won't give up...A body of a young woman dubbed The Painted Lady has just washed up on shore...A young detective with an itchy trigger finger tasered her father's cow and the locals want to lynch him...Her dead boyfriend willed her his house ... and she has been told to stay out of the way of Chief Inspector Tom Powder.Chief Inspector Tom Powder's day isn't much better...His partner has ruffled everyone's feathers...The cases are all stale...He can't find any evidence at the house of Betty's beau, Andy McDowell, to discover what set the man off...and he is drawn into Betty's other investigations for no other reason than respect for the sergeant herself.The key to solving the cases hides within the pages of Tiffany Hyde-White's strange novel, The Dastardly Mr. Deeds. In the end, it is up to Betty to unravel the mystery, no matter the cost.If you love funny murder mysteries and are fans of Miss Marple, Murder She Wrote, and Twin Peaks, then The Gumboot & Gumshoe Series is for you. This book can be read as a standalone, but you might miss out on some of the fun so check out the discounted e-book copy of Gumboots, Gumshoes & Murder as well. This story has a cliff hanger ending. Stay tuned for the last book in this trilogy, Murder Most Fowl, which will be released at the end of May 2019.Here's what people are saying about Gumboots, Gumshoes & Murder: "I found this book (Gumboots, Gumshoes & Murder) to be quite fantastic! It's a funny, cozy mystery set on an island where basically everyone knows one another." Amazon Review"Fun and suspenseful. Nicely drawn characters - both animal and human! An enjoyable adventure." Audible Review"This book delivers exactly what it says it will: an escape into a cozy and picturesque world where everyone has an amazing homestead and some sort of unusual pet." Audible Review"How can you go wrong with a female lead, a pig, a cow and murder! The animals had such human personalities it was hard not to love them. Overall, it was a perfect afternoon listen." Audible Review

It is a comedy of errors when two bumbling kidnappers kidnap the wrong women in this sequel to The Silver Spurs Home for Aging Cowgirls.Will they get what's coming to them or will they find out messing with a felon's fiancée and fiery mistress is more trouble than it is worth?Throw in four rascally seniors, a donkey race, an irate felon, a double dealing coyote, and a run for the border with a cool three million in the back of a pickup truck, and you've got a roller coaster ride of laughs and adventures.Haven't read the first book? Don't worry, you can read this story as a standalone.Longer Description: When Sylvie and Mary are kidnapped by two brash young bandits, they quickly realize the boys have taken the wrong two old ladies and assume the identities of notorious felon Tommy Cortez's fiancée, Zoe Puddicombe, and his fiery mistress, Maggie Carroll.Maggie and Zoe's rivalry skyrockets after Tommy charges Maggie with sneaking into Mexico to dig up three million dollars of his hidden stash to free their two friends. Tommy doesn't care about the money - he's in jail for life.In the meantime, Sheriff Cole Trane knows they have to keep the bumbling bandit's kidnapping fiasco from the media and swears Sam, Emma, and Ranger Dee Gallant to secrecy. The problem is no one told Maggie and Zoe that!While BJ helps his little sister train for the upcoming Donkey Race, Maggie and Zoe are at odds with the coyote known as Marco and each other in what proves to be a tougher job than they imagined.Will Maggie and Zoe overcome their hatred to save their friends? Will Tommy find out who is behind the ill fated kidnapping? Will Sam get the love of his life back?Find out in Bandits, Broads & Dirty Dawgs!