“A quirky, offbeat delight and a heartwarming reminder that one is never too old for some mischief.”
—Tom Winter, author of Lost & Found
“Reminded me of the more mischievous moments of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
—J.B. Morrison, author of The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81
“Swedish writers may be known for their crime novels, but Ingelman-Sundberg’s caper involves illegal activity of a rather unusual order: The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is a story about spirited seniors determined to have fun and raise some hell.”
—Booklist
“Ingelman-Sundberg deftly orchestrates the foibles of real life . . . and captures the rebelliousness percolating just under the surface of ignored, shuffled-away elderly folks. A merry, lighthearted caper.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Readers will pull for the unlikely gang in their efforts to commit the ‘ultimate crime’ toward the end of this appealing crime novel.”
—Publishers Weekly
“The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is, then, a pleasant piece of comic crime fiction with some very clever plotting. But it is more than that: It is a condemnation of the manner in which our society—and certainly not just in Sweden—treats its older generation.”
—New York Journal of Books
“A comedy of errors, oversights, and obstacles infuse Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg’s clever U.S. debut, and the hilarious, escalating antics of a spirited cast of walker-dependent characters in their seventies and eighties will have readers of all ages rooting for their cause.”
—Shelf Awareness (starred review)
“A hilarious comedy of errors. . . . The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is the read of the summer.”
—Bookloons.com
“Refreshing and thought-provoking.”
—San Antonio Express-News
“A truly fun, enjoyable, [and] wonderful novel.”
—San Francisco Book Review