Retirement Home Mysteries

The first three books in the Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries---BINGOED, PAPOOSED, and VALENTINED

A disappearance that unravels dark secrets. When therapy dog Bentley and his handler Maggie Shaw visit Viewpoint Retirement Community, they expect to bring comfort, but instead, they find themselves embroiled in a chilling mystery. This gripping tale will keep you guessing until the last page! Why You Need This Book: Join Maggie and Bentley as they dig deep into a web of deceit and danger. If you love mysteries that blend heartwarming moments with thrilling twists, this book is for you!Key Features: 🐾 Engaging Mystery: A beloved resident vanishes without a trace, sparking a frantic ...

Some people dream of a gentle retirement enjoying crochet or cricket, but for two sexagenarians, a more cadaverous future awaits… Newly retired teachers, Etta and Dora, take a walk along an old mule track connecting their mountain-top villages, each hoping to soothe the distress she feels at the paltry pension she will receive. Meeting at the fabled Witches’ Cave, they put aside their woes – the naked body of Sibilla, Castelmezzano’s beautiful witch, lies dead at the foot of the old oak tree. Did she plummet from the sky during a Sabbath flight as the superstitious locals are ...

Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home. When one of her friends dies alone in her apartment, Rose isn’t too concerned. Accidents happen, especially at this age! Then another resident drops dead. And another. With bodies stacking up, Rose can’t help but wonder: are these accidents? Old age? Or something far more sinister? Together with her best friend Miller, Rose begins to investigate. The further she digs, the more convinced she becomes: there’s a killer on the loose at Autumn Springs, and if she isn’t careful, Rose may be their next victim.

After stealing some priceless Russian jewels from the Stockholm Auction House, Martha and her gang flee to the small village of Hemmavid to lie low. But what they find is a village in crisis, so they decide they want to help revive the place. But to do so, the village needs money. In steps the League of Pensioners to arrange events to attract paying tourists. Which all turns out to be a rather delicate – and dramatic – balancing act when you are wanted by the police.

Remembering nothing from the day before, crotchety octogenarian Paul Jacobson must become an amateur sleuth to clear himself as a murder suspect when he finds a dead body in the trash chute of a retirement home. As Paul's snooping and short-term memory loss get him in trouble with the local police, his new friends and granddaughter Jennifer help him solve an expanding list of crimes. Paul finds romance as he struggles to escape a murderer intent on a repeat performance.

When former serial killer Carol takes her place in a luxury retirement home, she begins to find her feet with a small new group of friends. If she can only keep her past hidden, maybe she has a chance at happiness. That's when she discovers that, absurdly, every other one of Sheldon Oaks residents was involved in the law somehow. It's not long before her true identity is leaked, and when a former police commissioner resident is murdered, naturally all eyes turn to her...

Essie Cobb, senior sleuth, and her three gal pals Opal, Marjorie, and Fay are playing cards (and causing trouble) in the all-purpose room at the Happy Haven Retirement Home. Not even having to use walkers to get around will stop these ladies from getting into trouble! A one-act play based on the Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth mysteries by Patricia Rockwell. This play may be produced by amateur groups without a royalty payment.

Gold painted stones with bible verses and a strange symbol began to appear along the paths of Golden Oaks Retirement Community. Some of the messages were comforting. Others seemed threatening. Residents became fearful about the motives of this mysterious painter. Cate May, 87-year-old resident sleuth, was determined to find out who was painting and distributing these stones. As former social worker, she leaves no stone unturned in her investigation. This is the third book in the Cate May Golden Oaks series. It provides a light-hearted glimpse into the activities in a retirement community as...

Everywhere she looks in her retirement home, Bess Bullock finds that winter is a season for secrets. First, there is the secret of The Cross Stitch Six, a group of talented stitchers who conspire to keep a secret about one of their deceased members. Then there is Anita Gilmore, who breaks her silence to Bess about a long held belief that she is being stalked by someone in the Honey Hills Retirement Center. Even Bess’s friend, Alma Crisp, is not immune from a secret that she harbors. A secret that inadvertently puts Alma’s moral reputation at risk. Yet, the most unsettling secret Bess ...

Bess Bullock knows about clues. After all, her career as a policewoman has made her more than qualified to help her fellow residents at the Honey Hills Retirement Center solve their various personal mysteries. But when one morning a tray of delicious, buttery croissants heralds the arrival of a fantastic new chef at Honey Hills, Bess is immediately curious as to why such a talented cook would lavish his amazing skills at a senior citizen home rather than a fancy four-star restaurant. She decides to investigate and stumbles upon a decades old mystery of family pride, stolen jewels, and ...

The gang from The Last Stop Retirement Community is back in 12 hilariously inspiring short stories and 14 new issues of "The Last Stop Bulletin"! "Finders Keepers": Find out what happens when new resident, Benji Little, takes to the halls with his FX-458 Gold Digger X-treme Model 2 Metal Detector.

Dr. Toby Harper works the night shift in an emergency room. She spends her daytime hours alone with her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. When elderly Alzheimer's patients from the same retirement home start dying mysteriously, Toby is the only one suspicious enough to investigate. As a result, she finds herself, her mother, and her own sanity at risk.

Garrulous Bill Myers is too nosy for his own good. A retired investigative reporter, he is sniffing into dangerous pots of avarice and crime. When he is found dead, Nancy and the 90s Club step in to find the killer and discover what’s really going on at Whisperwood Retirement Village. Axel Cooper, Whisperwood resident, is a victim of Bill’s curiosity and asks Nancy to help him find out what happened to the family he lost in World War II. The only clue he can provide is an old family album.

When a mysterious letter arrives at Dr. Craig Groseman’s doorstep, it leads him to Fairhaven, a pristine retirement facility hiding a lethal secret. Residents are dying suddenly, their medical records suspiciously altered, their symptoms too uniform to ignore. As Craig and his wife Becky dig into the layers of falsified trials, manipulated patient charts, and buried evidence, they find themselves racing to expose the truth before more lives are lost. But the deeper they go, the more dangerous it becomes—because someone is watching. And they’ll do anything to keep the epidemic silent.