Mayhem and Murder..
New retirement plan causes mayhem and murder plotting in this entertaining and engaging tale of twisted love and marriage. Three friends who have had enough, three husbands who are most certainly worth more dead than alive. The plan? To get rid of them and cash in on the life insurance pots - of course it is, but what could possibly go wrong? Well, firstly that these husbands just might have a plan of their own… Pacy, darkly funny and compelling and with an eclectic and well drawn cast of characters. Rather perfect escapism.

There are just so many good things I could say about this book. I absolutely tore (pun intended) through this read . Everyone needs to go read it

I thought I would identify with the characters as I am a 69 year old female but alas no. I just could not get into the story. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC ebook

I've eagerly anticipated reading this since it was first announced - and the payoff more than delivered! So refreshing to see older protagonists breaking the mould.

This book was a very entertaining read. While the plot does often require suspension of disbelief, it truly is just a surprisingly funny, enjoyable story. If you are looking for a book with mystery, murder, and hilariously funny hijinks, this is the book for you.

Highlights:
- The multiple POVs were useful in keeping the story engaging as well as providing the opportunity for multiple instances of (amusing) dramatic irony
- Brenda and Hector were top notch side characters
- So many twists and turns - the mystery of it all really kept me guessing
- The writing style was very easy to read and, at times, laugh out loud funny
- Usually misunderstandings can get on my nerves but in this story, it really is a driver of the plot and was more entertaining than anything else
- While the story really is dark - I mean wives are putting out hits on their husbands for insurance money after all - this was surprisingly light hearted which made for a fun ride
- Pam's dog, Elmer, is a treasure

4* Fun and entertaining

At the start of this book I seriously doubted the intelligence of the three women who thought they could murder their respective husbands without any suspicion falling upon them. Their plan was to do away with their husbands, who were worth more to them dead, and collect the payout from their million dollar life insurance policy. What could go wrong!

Due to the continual misunderstandings and a total lack of communications, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. The many characters were believable - with a pinch of salt - the plot twisted and turned throughout the pages. Good fun and an ideal read for when you just want to sit back and be entertained.

ARC generously supplied by Little, Brown Book Group UK and NetGalley, this review is my personal, unbiased opinion.

What an amazing book. Pam and the ladies, Hank and the guys, Hector, Padma and many more. Twists, turns, gasps of WHAT!!!!!! Great story cleverly told.
100% recommend you read this...

WHAT A BOOK!!!!!!!! MORE TWISTS AND TURNS THAN A ROLLERCOASTER!!!!!!!

Four old friends have had enough of their marriages. The men have lost their retirement money and the wives aren't happy so they decide to take drastic action....Murder!!!
Meanwhile the husbands are cooking their own plan.
Introduce a few more dodgy characters and the writer has given us the most brilliant plot.
I couldn't put it down. Every time I thought I had sussed it out, there was another plot twist.

Fantastic book...... highly recommended!!!!!

#suehincenbergs

This book follows Pam and Hank and their friends. Pam and her friends have had enough of their husbands, living paycheck to paycheck. Their husbands lost their savings in a bad investment. The ladies decide on a new retirement plan, hiring a hitman to kill their husbands. What the ladies don't know is that their husbands have their own plan.

This book was a very slow burner. I was about 70% in before I felt it was going somewhere. There was a lot of characters to keep up with. I did enjoy this book and their was some laugh out loud moments. I would recommend this book. And it was an enjoyable debut.

Pam and her friends Nancy and Shalisa have had enough. Enough of scraping by and enough of their bothersome husbands. Husbands who lost their life savings to a dodgy investment but also happen to have hefty life insurance policies.
Their new retirement plan? Why murder, of course.
But they don't know that their husbands have a new retirement plan of their own.
And now someone is going to be killed . . . but who?
This deliciously twisty story kept me up late at night, desperate to know the outcome. A definite 5 stars

A fantastic book with a lot of funny moments. The characters and their marriages were realistic and at times relatable. I really enjoyed this book.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for my honest and unbiased opinion.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. This book was an absolute gem. It was laugh-out-loud funny in places, surprisingly wholesome, and a really compelling read. I usually dislike dramatic irony, but for the most part, things were discovered quite quickly - there were just so many twists and turns that things kept changing! Hector and Brenda were stellar side characters, and I loved the way they used film quotes in conversation. Overall, this was just such a fun book - I wholeheartedly recommend it.

What an unbelievably fun read! I love an older cast of characters as their sense of humour and the way they think really makes me chuckle. It’s a real rollercoaster of a read and sometimes you aren’t sure whether you’re coming or going with all the changes (you’ll understand what I mean when you read it!). You’re really pulled into the story thick and fast - it’s full of adventure and likeable people. Loved it.

For a debut novel this was really wonderful .

The writing style was quick witted and easily digestible. I couldn’t put it down as the misunderstandings between the husbands and wives were absolutely hilarious.

The relationships between the husbands and wives felt extremely relatable and realistic. I enjoyed that Readers could see traits of themselves and situations that play out in normal everyday lives, occur in this book in wacky ways. I loved how in the end the wives used their friendship and women’s intuition to piece everything together.

Overall this was a feel good mystery with a lot of moments to laugh about

"Pam licked her margarita salt from her lips, looked around her backyard table and wondered which of her friends would die first."

From the opening of this book I was hooked. And surprised. What I expected from the opening was not delivered! This isn't a bad thing.

After a slump in their marriages following some recent bad financial decisions made by their husbands, Pam, Nancy and Shalisa come to the conclusion that their lives would be better off in every aspect if their husbands were dead.

So what did they do about it? They hired a hitman. Of course!

What followed was a myriad of twists, turns, laughs and adventure. I truly fell for the characters, and laughed out loud at times.

The whole time I was thinking, this would make an absolutely fantastic Netflix series ..... Netflix, are you listening?

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. My review is truthful, and this did not affect my opinion of the book.

The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs is a magnificent debut.

You know when you see a synopsis and you get tingles? You just know the book is going to have you literally howling with laughter and at the same time will tangle you up in a spectacular, glittering mesh of a storyline that tracks you to the centre for the final bite? Well The Retirement Plan is just this and was every bit as good as I thought and then some

Seriously? Is this really a debut?? Imagine the Golden Girls meets Columbo, gives Murder She Wrote the side eye, has a scrap with Miami Vice and joins up with Brooklyn Nine-Nine for sheer comedy/ mystery brilliance with a heart

Are you taking applications? This is a band of ladies that are your ride or die and who will either drive, or bring the shovel

Seriously, I devoured this book because it was just that good! Pre-order, add to your tbr, put it on your preferred holiday/ birthday/ any reason wish list, buy it, loan ot from the library. Any which way you choose, this book will give you a happy face and aching ribs from laughing. Loved it

Thank you to NetGalley, Little, Brown Book Group UK | Sphere and the author, Sue Hincenbergs for this incredible ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

We meet four couples and good friends: Pam and Hank, Marlene and Dave, Shalisa and Andre, and Nancy and Larry.
Ever since the men lost their savings in a bad investment, their marriages were far from happy. But when one of the husbands dies, the three men left think he's been murdered because of their latest money-making con. It spirals into a chain of events that includes hitmen, death, and mayhem.
I started with such enthusiasm for this book, but it took me a while to get into it. It wasn't until chapter 15 that I started to enjoy it. It's a slow burner, and I didn't connect with the characters, but I think that's because of how many there are.
Once I did get into it, I enjoyed the misunderstandings and miscommunication that paved the way for a crazy ride.

When I requested tis book I was unsure whether I would enjoy I would enjoy it, as it was not my usual genre of book. However, once I started reading, I was hooked. There is so many twists and turns to this book but how it all panned out at the end was great. The characters were great and there were some comical moments too. Will definitely look out for this author i the future.

I do love a cosy, darkly funny story, and The Retirement Plan delivered. There were a lot of characters to learn at the beginning and it felt a bit overwhelming, but once I started to concentrate it got good. Give this one a try if you need a bit of a lift!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

First of all, how can I join these ladies? They are quite mad but loveable all the same and so funny. The Golden Girls is a fairly apt description!
The Retirement Plan follows the fabulous Pam, Nancy, Shalisa and Marlene, four good friends whose lives take a turn for the unexpected when their husbands made a particularly poor investment 4 years ago. Now, instead of planning their glorious retirements, they are planning on working for another decade. Then tragedy and one of their husband's dies and our quartet realise there is a lot of money in their insurance. And this is where the fun and shenanigans start.
While the surviving husbands fear mobsters, the wives are plotting murder and becoming the Golden Girls! This is an intricately plotted and hilarious storyline - I was laughing out loud on the bus and their antics and wry observations on life, love and financial dependence. Plus, there is an adorable doggy called Elmer!