The Little Old Lady Strikes Again was an impulse buy from the bookstore. The premise was just too charming to pass up!

Though The Little Old Lady Strikes Again is a sequel, I had little trouble following the plot. After a successful heist in their home country of Sweden, the Outlaw Oldies are cooling their heels in Las Vegas, USA. Never one to rest on her laurels, Martha keeps everyone on their toes with her continuous fount of ideas for new money-making and money laundering schemes. The happy holidaying and merry-making abruptly ends when they return to Sweden and their new home. Their neighbors are members of a motorcycle gang, the Vegas winnings earmarked to help other pensioners aren’t finding their recipients, and the law is sniffing around way more than is comfortable. What’s a thieving friend group to do!

Pensionärsligan absolutely delivered on the charm. The Outlaw Oldies do indeed strike, repeatedly and successfully. The fumble on the follow-through did frustrate me at times, but nothing to make me stop reading. The translation is marvelous–the cadence is spot on for how my grandparents talk. Ingelman-Sundberg’s book is a work of buoyant joy, a reminder that life doesn’t stop in one’s 70s and 80s. Elders need stimulation, entertainment, and companionship just like us in middle age and youth. And they’re not to be underestimated!

Overall, The Little Old Lady Strikes Again is a delightful romp and made even more delightful with its older protagonists. I heartily recommend it to anyone who wants a cozy heist novel.