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Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity

with Author Sue Hincenbergs

2025-12-02 14:00:00 2025-12-02 15:00:00 America/New_York Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity Buckle up for a wild ride and join us as we sit down for a chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs to discuss her novel The Retirement Plan, in which murder is the name of the game. Virtual - Virtual

Tuesday, December 02
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-02 14:00:00 2025-12-02 15:00:00 America/New_York Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity Buckle up for a wild ride and join us as we sit down for a chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs to discuss her novel The Retirement Plan, in which murder is the name of the game. Virtual - Virtual

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Buckle up for a wild ride and join us as we sit down for a chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs to discuss her novel The Retirement Plan, in which murder is the name of the game.

When the only thing standing between three best friends and a sunny beachfront retirement condo are their husbands, what ensues is a diabolical plan to collect on their spouses’ life insurance policies. 

After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands—until their husbands pool their funds for an investment that goes terribly wrong, and their dreams of beachfront condos and a sunny, carefree retirement vanish. The golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages.

But when one husband dies in a freak accident, the other three women are shocked to see his widow rebound with a huge life insurance payout and a new life in Florida. In the aftermath, the women discover that their husbands have identical, seven-figure life insurance policies. A new dream forms, and this time, it involves a hitman. Meanwhile, their husbands have a secret retirement plan of their own.

You won’t want to miss this darkly humorous debut by Sue Hincenbergs, filled with both laugh-out-loud and genuinely tense moments as our headstrong wives pursue their dream retirement at all costs. Register today to take part in the fun!

About the Author: Sue Hincenbergs is a former television producer who has worked on multiple award-winning programs ranging from sitcoms to lifestyle. She oversaw the content on two national daily shows, including Canada’s longest running morning show before turning her talents to live music specials, and eventually to writing. Sue lives in Toronto with her (very much alive) husband, her scruffy, middle-aged rescue dog Kramer, and the rooms full of the stuff her three sons left behind when they moved out.

This program is sponsored by the Alexandria Library Foundation.

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AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Author Talks |

TAGS: | book talk | Author talk |

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