Best Seller in Eight Amazon Mystery and Humor Categories One crazy old lady. Two gin and tonics. Three derelict beach-bum friends. Will Val's fourth stab at starting over add up to a big fat zero?Come along for the ride as Florida's crazy-ometer spins off the charts St. Pete Beach attracts weirdos like mosquitoes to a bug zapper. After being raked over the coals in Europe, Val Fremden flies back to her old stomping grounds to find everyone and everything she knew squashed under the heels of change. Seven years abroad has done a number on her bank account and social life. Divorced, broke, and staring 45 in its haggard face, Val's got nothing left to go on but her own dry sense of humor and a pair of wobbly thighs. Will the life coach advice of a beer-guzzling old lady she meets on the beach help Val find her way -- or will it lead her even further astray? Perpetually primed for disaster, starting over again won't be easy for Val. But she soon discovers that in the world of the down and out, friends (and enemies) can come from very unexpected places.... If you like wacky, deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you'll love Glad One It's the first book in Margaret Lashley's hilarious Val Fremden Mystery Series. Grab a copy and a life jacket and board the boat bound for crazytown today Often compared by readers to Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, Margaret Lashley's character, Val Fremden, is a bit older, a tad more jaded, and a ton more experienced in big-time failure. Life's been tough for Val. Still, she always manages to find her way with sardonic humor and an intrepid spirit. A gin and tonic now and then helps, too. Life's a beach and then you die. If you're ready for a good laugh and a great mystery, check out Glad One and its crazy cast of characters today Praise for Glad One: "Hooked like a fish. OMG Margaret Lashley is the best Val could be Stephanie Plum's double Phenomenal writing.""If you enjoy Janet Evanovich you will love Margaret Lashley ""Her characters are real and full, her situations believable, and her dialogue marvelous." "There's a mystery at the heart of this book - a few of them - that will hook fans of Janet Evanovich and other comic mystery writers.""Margaret writes with a "smirk" of a Cheshire cat. Fantastic read." "Full of twists and turns as only Margaret Lashley can write " "If you like Anne George's 'Southern Sisters' don't miss Margaret Lashley ""The characters are great - so many laugh out loud moment