7 Entertaining Books to Read if You Love Man on the Inside

Every Thursday, retirees Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron gather to investigate cold murder cases. But when an actual murder happens right outside their retirement village doors, they are suddenly in the middle of a live case.

It might seem like a group of octogenarians won’t stand a chance against a killer. But they still have a few tricks up their retired sleeves. 

Allan Karlsson thought he was ready to fade away in a nursing home. But as his hundredth birthday approaches, he finds himself still in good health. A birthday party in the home doesn’t sound like any fun, so he decides to slip out of the window and escape.

Allan has experienced his fair share of historical events. Now, he’s hoping for one more grand adventure before he dies. 

The last thing 79-year-old Martha Anderson wants to do is spend her remaining years stuck in an armchair in her care home. She dreams instead of robbing a bank so she can fund a far more lavish and interesting lifestyle.

At first, her rebellions are small. But as she and her four friends get more daring, they finally devise a plan to break out.

What starts as a plan to become the Robin Hood for Senior Citizens quickly turns into a cat-and-mouse chase as the women struggle to stay one walker’s length ahead of both the mafia and the police.

Agnes Sharp lives at Sunset Hall, a house for the unruly elderly in a quiet English village. None of them expected the police to knock on their door with shocking news: a dead body was found next door. 

Though they all pretend to be shaken up, the crime might actually be exactly what they needed. After all, if they can find the killer, they can blame them for the dead body currently hidden in the shed.

Besides, the more suspicion they plant all around the village, the less might fall back on them.

But for that to work, the geriatric group has to navigate the authorities and a village full of secrets to find out who exactly murdered their neighbor before their own crime is discovered.

Together, Siiri and Irma are 180 years old. They’re best friends and the queen bees of Sunset Grove. With their sharp sense of humor intact and naturally inquisitive nature, they pair are still young at heart.

When a suspicious death happens in their community, the duo creates the Lavender Ladies Detective Agency and set out to solve the crime.

But they never imagined that there’s more happening in the community that meets the eye. And trying to solve a murder might be far more than they ever bargained for.

Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie were once the deadliest assassins who worked for the Museum. That was before technology replaced people skills. And before they got old.

Deciding it’s time to retire, the foursome embark on an all-expenses-paid vacation.

But when they’re attacked by one of their own, they realize that someone in the Museum wants them dead.

Working together, they are determined not only to survive, but to teach the younger generation exactly what women of a certain age are capable of.

79-year-old Judith Potts lives life on her own terms. She has a mansion outside of Marlow where she enjoys whiskey and crosswords without anyone interfering. During an evening swim in the Thames, she witnesses a brutal murder.

When the police don’t believe her, she takes it upon herself to investigate. With a dog-walker and the vicar’s wife to help, they form the Marlow Murder Club. And when another body shows up, the Club is officially hunting for a serial killer.

But as they investigat,e they find themselves caught in a trap that they might not escape.