Well, it didn't take Mrs. Plansky very long to earn the title "Florida Woman..." in her second adventure Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue (#1,352) by Spencer Quinn. Despite knowing that there is a large alligator in the pond behind her condo (She's named him Fairbanks!) it doesn't take her long to swim in that pond. That's the dumbest of dumb moves in any Florida waterway.
She does, however, manage to get to the bottom of her tennis partner's disappearance after their triumphant win in mixed doubles over a rival tennis club. His fancy fishing boat explodes in a ball of flame after he claims it was hit by lightening. Mrs. Plansky was right there, but she didn't see said bolt.
Between trying to cope with her father's love life taking place right there in her spare bedroom, and trying to get in touch with her tennis pro son Jack, Loretta's serene life has gone down the drain. The only person who seems to have spoken to Jack recently is her father, but he has turned cagey about the particulars, just that his grandson consulted him on "business". That in itself is suspicious to Loretta since Chandler has never managed money successfully in his life.
A clue here and a clue there gradually add up to something bad happening that ties everything together. The question is, will Loretta survive solving the mysteries?
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