Book Review: THE TONTINE CAPER

Today I am pleased to share a fun-filled new book written by Dianne K Salerni called THE TONTINE CAPER. I have to admit that before I read this funny and engaging story, I had never heard of a tontine. For those of us who are in the dark regarding this term:

Tontine: A fund through which a group of people contribute with the benefits accruing to the last survivor, or to those surviving after a specified time. 

 With that in mind, Here's my review for this delightful book.

 

 

THE TONTINE CAPER by Dianne K Salerni

I always learn something new when I pick up a book by Dianne K Salerni. In this case, I discovered what a tontine was. Many of you out there may be familiar with the money scheme, but I was not.  Told with wit and humor, this escape to the Pocono mountains in PA in the early 20^th Century has a delightful surprise in every chapter. 

The players gather at the Precipice Inn for what is supposed to be a chance to cash in on the tontine fortune. But nothing is as it seems. In this fast-paced madcap story of money, mayhem, and deception, readers learn not to trust first impressions. Or even believing what is seen with our own eyes. Back matter includes a choose-your-own-tontine adventure kids will enjoy.

A delightful escape back in time. 

Darlene Beck Jacobson has never been part of a tontine or any other kind of money scheme. But she does enjoy a good caper.