Indie Retirement Mystery

It's modern day in the New South City of Charlotte, North Carolina, when an unlikely trio of retirees at the Independence Retirement Community team up to solve two mysteries related to the death of a 96-year-old resident. Why was his manuscript about the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence missing when they found his body? And why did his handwritten will dated the day he died disinherit his beloved granddaughter (his only heir), and leave his $50 million fortune to Sue Ellen Parker, the most despised resident at the Indie? At the urging of Chuck Yeager Alexander, an optimistic soul who loves historical conspiracies, and Harriet Keaton, a former businesswoman with an extreme dislike of Sue Ellen Parker, Craig Travail, a trial lawyer recently ousted from his law firm after 40 years, reluctantly goes to court to challenge the dead man's will for the granddaughter. This decision sets in motion a series of dangerous events that could lead the threesome to discover the answer to a colonial mystery that has evaded historians for 250 years. That is, if they don't die trying.

Murder, mines, and missing millions-retirement just got interesting. When a shady real estate developer is found murdered beneath Harriet Keaton's family home-shot, stabbed, and surrounded by rare 1830s gold coins-her estranged twin brother Joey is the prime suspect. He insists he's innocent...but won't name the real culprit. With Joey refusing to talk and millions missing from the retirement accounts, the future of the Independence Retirement Community is suddenly on the line. Now, whip-smart Harriet and her sleuthing partners-Craig Travail (savvy lawyer, reluctant romantic) and Yeager Alexander (conspiracy theorist, resident rabble-rouser)-must dig into the past to solve the crime. Their best lead? A decades-old memoir from Harriet's treasure-obsessed father and whispers of a long-lost gold hoard. But treasure has a way of attracting trouble. As fortunes vanish and suspects multiply, the trio must untangle two decades of betrayal-before the killer strikes again. Murder, mayhem, and the Carolina gold rush: welcome back to the Indie, where retirement is anything but quiet. Mystery fans who love Richard Osman's cozy Thursday Murder Club books will enjoy the similarly energetic take on mystery-loving retirees. -Kirkus Reviews Lively mystery bubbling with unforgettable characters and historical spirit. -Booklife Reviews Filled with unexpected twists and challenges of heart, ethics, and soul, Deadly Gold Rush is a satisfyingly complex entwining of events and personalities that proves hard to put down. -Midwest Book Review Deadly Gold Rush caught my attention from the first sentence and kept me transfixed to the very end. Couldn't put it down. -Readers' Favorite Reviews