I really enjoyed this one! I thought it was so funny at times about the story itself was great. Two women, who are best friends, hatch a plan to murder their significant others. Little do they know, their husbands have a plan of their own. I thought this book was very entertaining and easy to read. I could see this being a movie.

This was really fun! Comparable to The Thursday Murder Club in that you're following a group of average everyday older adults who end up in some hijinks when they start getting involved in murderous affairs.

I loved the cat and mouse element to this story and all the little twists and turns the story takes. If you're looking for a more lighthearted, fast-paced, funny, compulsively readable thriller - pick this one up!

Thank you to the publisher for granting me access to an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions remain my own.

This book was such a fun read. I absolutely loved the friendships between the characters. As I read I found myself chuckling because there are several funny parts. This also isn't I've if those predictable books. I never knew what would happen next! After reading the first few chapters, I began telling everyone what I was reading because I think others will really enjoy this read. As someone who reads and enjoys mostly thrillers, I thoroughly enjoyed the slight switch to a dark comedic mystery. I just may have found myself a new genre! Pick this up for a sunny day read. You won't be sorry.

This was utter perfection. The Retirement Plan had me giggling, enjoyed the entire thing from first to last page and am looking forward to re-reading this one on audio!

Four husbands and wives are out to make the most of their retirement plans after losing their nest eggs. A casino con, a tragic death, a barber/hitman, an ambitious single Indian woman and wild miscommunications all intermix. Has a quirky movie vibe to the book. Thanks NetGalley and William Morrow for an advanced copy for a honest review.

This was a fun read! Three middle aged couples unhappy with their marriages and bank accounts. All trying to figure out a retirement plan. For some the plan includes murder. For others high stakes theft. I enjoyed the characters in this book and the plot twists. Just the right laugh out loud book for my beach vacation!

I received The Retirement Plan as an eARC from NetGalley and William Morrow. My opinions are my own.

The Retirement Plan is about a group of friends and their husbands (who are also friends) that are almost to retirement age. One day, one of the men (Dave) end up dead and it spirals out of control. The women, who are tired of their husbands find out that the husbands have a 1 million dollar life insurance policy on themselves. They scheme on how to get rid of them so they can collect the money. The men are convinced that Dave's death is not an accident so they scheme on how to get out of their situation.

Wow! This book was so good. I haven't laughed like this while reading a book in a while. The plot was entertaining and the constant misunderstandings between all of the characters could totally be resolved if they just have a conversation. If you enjoy the Finlay Donovan series, you will really like this book. I believe this is a debut and I really hope the author writes more.

I’m afraid this one wasn’t for me. The premise sounded darkly comedic, but I found the characters so unlikable and could not get into the story at all
The characters should have gotten divorced years ago, but instead stayed miserable for ages until deciding to do a crime about it

I loved this book. It was so different and i was hooked from the beginning. I loved everything about this story.

I really wanted to like this book. I really did. While it may appeal to many, I just couldn’t get into it. The characters were greedy and unlikable. It was a comedy of errors and kind of fun in that aspect. However, I just didn’t care what happened to the huge cast of characters. Except for Elmer the dog. Elmer was great.

This one had too much going on for me without enough movement in plot. It was quirky and fun but a little hard for me to follow.

DNF at 35%. This novel is a perfect example of telling rather than showing. This novel is being told in third person, following our cast of main characters, as they try to kill their husbands to get the retirement life they've always dreamed of. But the downfall is that everything is being told to us rather than shown. When we get a glimpse into the mystery in chapter four, instead of us walking through what Dave and Hank were doing, instead our narrator tells us everything, leaving much to be desired. I feel like there was many opportunities for things to be explored further, and have more details to be focused upon to build the suspense, but instead, it was passed over. This novel had great potential and I really loved the idea, but the writing style didn't work for me and there was way too many plot lines to keep things straight.

Thank you #NetGalley for the eARC of #TheRetirementPlan by Sue Hincenbergs!

The Retirement Plan is a laugh-out-loud debut mystery that spins aging, marriage, friendship, and very questionable life choices into one big mess. When a group of longtime girlfriends finds their retirement dreams shattered thanks to their husbands' terrible financial decisions, resentment starts to simmer. But it really boils over when they realize those men are worth more dead than alive — at least according to their life insurance policies. What starts as a few jokes over cocktails quickly spirals into serious plotting... and seriously poor decisions (...and hilarity). Meanwhile, the husbands are busy crafting a few secret plans of their own, leading both sides straight into a collision course filled with hitmen, shady barbers, and double-crosses galore. It’s a race to see who can outwit whom — and who will survive their so-called golden years.

The book has a great setup and some truly funny, absurd moments. I loved the banter, the dark humor, and the way the tension slowly built as both sides tried (and failed) to outsmart each other. That said, there were times when the story felt a little overstuffed with side plots, and I didn't connect deeply with most of the characters — they’re more chaotic energy than emotional depth. Still, it was a fast-paced, entertaining ride with plenty of twists to keep me flipping pages.

The Retirement Plan is a black comedy of errors that had its moments, but mostly missed the mark for me. Pam and her friends scheme to kill their husbands for insurance money after their friend Marlene gets rich via life insurance after her no-good husband dies in a freak accident. The rest of the husbands are not so great either, given that they each lost their life savings in a dodgy investment. While the wives are hatching their plan, the husbands are getting up to schemes of their own...

I thought this had moments of zany fun, but was mostly mediocre for me. None of the characters stood out much or made me particularly care what happened to them. This could make a fun movie, but I didn't get a lot out of reading it and by a certain point couldn't wait to be done. Everything does, somehow, wrap up nicely at the end, but I didn't particularly care by the time I got there. Fans of Janet Evanovich might enjoy this one.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Up for an entertaining good laugh? This book is for you. Best female friends anticipating retirement discover that their husbands have made poor investments affecting their futures. Wait! The husbands have generous life insurance policies, so, the wives plot to kill them in order to collect. Their husbands have other ideas. Hilarious adventure!

Fans of Richard Ossman and Elle Cosimano unite and buckle up for this hilarious ride. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this book. While the main plot may take things a little far with the whole hiring a hitman, there were many aspects of this book that are undeniably human and relatable. The rage you may feel when you've been saving a treat and someone else just gobbles it right up like it's nothing or having to ask someone to take care of something multiple times to no avail. All of the plot twists made for a very satisfying ending and there was resolution for each mystery which is incredibly satisfying.

The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs was such an incredibly fun and twisty ride. I absolutely loved the way the author blended humor and thriller elements with layers of misunderstandings, secrets, twists, guilt, and heartfelt emotions. The story revolves around four couples and really takes off after the tragic death of one of the husbands, Dave, in a terrible accident. The other three wives when they see the $1 million life insurance payout and dream up a crazy scheme. But the real question is, was Dave’s death really an accident?
The husbands suspect it might be murder, and their suspicions are rooted in a secret they’re keeping from their wives. And so begins an exciting adventure where both sides, the husbands and the wives, are scrambling to come out the other side with something resembling happily-ever-after. The story is a rollercoaster, alternating between moments of tense drama and laugh out loud comedy. Thanks to the multiple points of view, you get to see the story unfold from nearly every angle, yet the author masterfully holds back just enough to deliver some delightful twists along the way.

What really stood out to me were the themes of friendship and marriage woven throughout the book. The secondary characters also played a big role and added so much depth to the story. Padma, the casino boss trying to prove herself to her crime boss mother, was a standout for me. And Hector, the barber with a less than legal side hustle, had a great sense of right and wrong that I found super endearing. The pacing is sharp and the unexpected plot shifts kept coming. I definitely enjoyed this one all the way though.

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the advanced reader copy. This is my honest review.

This was a wacky, laugh out loud debut that sees the husband and wife pairs of four older friend couples pitted against each other as they fight over who will survive and take the money the men have slowly been stealing from the casino where they work.

Twisty, full of laughs and just zany enough to keep readers flipping pages to the end as the tables constantly get turned. The story was also good on audio and is told from multiple POVs (including that of the hired hitman and his wife and the new Casino manager).

Recommended for fans of The Golden girls and the Oceans Eleven franchise. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

This was a solid debut!
My favorite part is that we got the perspectives of all the main players: the wives, the husbands, the hit-man, and the casino management.
There were funny moments. While I found it hard to empathize with the wives in any way, I thought the ending was cute.
The postscript was QUITE interesting.
Thank you, NetGalley, and the publisher, William Morrow, for an opportunity to read this book.