What Rose Forgot

In Nevada Barr's What Rose Forgot, this startling thriller focuses on dementia and a dangerous type of elder care. When Rose Dennis wakes up in a hospital, her mind's foggy in a haze, and didn't know where she was. She learns she's been put into Longwood Institute's Memory Care Unit for demented patients. When she comes to, she learns about Longwood, plans to escape, and hides out with her granddaughter Melanie. After her escape was leaked onto the news, someone's set out to kill Rose. And it's up to Rose and Mel to find out what's really going on and who wanted her dead. With her close family members suspicious, (except for Mel), she plans to find out what she knows about Longwood and a long line of elder abuse-type deaths to make extra money. As Rose sleuths around for clues, she learned more about Longwood and tormented Nurse Karen to retrieve answers and to rescue a friend from the same unit. As soon as she makes a break from it, Rose later learns who wanted her to die and why in a life-and-death situation she needs to fight to the finish in the end.

This was a great thriller from Nevada Barr that focused on a topic that's still ongoing on the news today. I did care for Rose and after she'd been through--the loss of her husband, how someone was cruel enough to do her in and sent her to an elder care home for demented patients. She's smart, caring, and a wonderful person who unearthed a scandal before her eyes. I've thought Mel was a hoot for a precocious pre-teen who's smart like a whip too. I loved the locations surrounding Longwood and even her home in Virginia with the scenic settings to encapsulate the storyline. This would make you want to hold your breath and hang on tight for a bumpy ride with non-stop suspense, plenty of action, sparks of mystery, and lots of drama all around.

Will you be there to help Rose in What Rose Forgot today?