{"product_id":"rules-for-aging-and-larceny-9781496757142","title":"Rules for Aging and Larceny","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e meets the\u003ci\u003e Golden Girls \u003c\/i\u003ewhen an all-female group of chaotic, elderly thieves come out of retirement for one last heist against a young Crypto-loving DudeBro-type... while trying to repair their fractured friendship along the way. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of Deanna Raybourn's \u003ci\u003eKillers of a Certain Age \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMad Mabel \u003c\/i\u003eby Sally Hepworth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrances Deluca has always been a force of nature. Active and agile into her 70s, she can handle anything--except perhaps the stretch of empty days looming ahead. Widowed, with a grown son living far away and her own mortality suddenly in view, Frances longs to feel busy again. What she \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e wants is the familiar rush of a well-crafted plan coming together. It's been a while, decades in fact--since Frances and her friends pulled off a heist . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrances, Joan, Edie, and Irene were a girl gang before such things even existed, joining forces in their 20s for a one-time job that revealed a remarkable affinity for crime. They developed a code of honor, taking only from those who deserved it--until misunderstandings and pride drove them apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, one by one, Frances manages to convince her old friends to put aside their grudges and reunite. And where better for a reunion tour than Las Vegas? Their target: Rocco Vitali, a mobster's grandson who's developed a high-tech shakedown. Rocco is a Crypto-loving scam artist, and Edie's beloved granddaughter just lost everything to him, including her self-respect. But the women intend to take it all back--with interest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRisks will be taken. Fractured relationships will be mended. And four badass seniors will discover how formidable a whole lot of experience can be . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496757142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julia London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491448189109,"sku":"9781496757142","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a0b09da0-4ed5-4484-a302-e1a7b630a881.jpg?v=1777996410","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rules-for-aging-and-larceny-9781496757142","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}