The Silver Six

Six crafty seniors live in a farmhouse owned by Sherry Mae Cutler in Lilyvale, Arkansas. Occasionally there are small explosions and smoke bombs in the house. This leads police detective Eric Shoar to contact Sherry Mae's niece LesLee Stanton "Nixy" Nix to intercede. In Nancy Haddock's Basket Case, Nixy nearly winds up as a basket case.

Nixy arrives in Lilyvale unsure what she will find. Are the seniors able to take care of themselves? Do they have enough money? How can she help them when she is only planning to be in town for a short period of time?

What she finds is six sprightly, fully engaged crafty seniors in the midst of a folk art craft fair on the property. She also finds an extremely rude bully trying to threaten local residents into selling their land. Jill Elsman has been tormenting locals especially Sherry Mae and telling them she will get their property no matter what she has to do.

This raises Nixy hackles and she begins to do some research on the properties and on Elsman herself.

Not to be outdone, the Silver Six use their local connections to rally the entire town against selling any land to the odious Elsman. When Nixy finds Elsman dead in her family's cemetery with evidence pointing to her aunt Sherry Mae, she knows this is not true and seeks to find the real killer.

Using all their resources and, of course, the assistance of handsome police detective Eric Skoar, Nixy and friends solve the mystery of why Elsman wants the land and who killed her.

Great characterizations of seniors as viable, capable citizens and creative contributors. I look forward to the next book Paint the Town Dead.