Sleuthing at Sweet Springs

 

One of the great things about cozy mysteries is their humor, and I had fun with this one because I grew up with chickens and can attest to humorous moments with these critters. They're fluttery and feathery, and they have minds of their own.

On the serious side in this story is the criteria for judging an elderly person's competence. We have all heard of cases where a family member pushes to get control of grandma's estate for their own benefit, but the question must be asked: How crazy is crazy? When does a person's right to independence become dangerous to their health and even the health of others?

A word about the covers for the Sleuth Sisters series. I absolutely fell into a pot of gold when I went online and hired a young woman from Singapore to do covers for me. She was fast, she was creative, and she listened to what I wanted. She drafted a theme for the books, the fence with three rails, each with an object that represented a sister. First she used shoes, then pet collars, then flowers, and for this one, purses. I loved them. Eventually, my young artist went off to do her own thing, so I had to do the last cover myself. You can see that I couldn't find the same font (I've since figured that out), but I kept it as close as I could.

Sleuthing at Sweet Springs has Faye meeting a woman in a nursing facility who doesn't want to be there and doesn't seem to need to be. Investigation leads to all sorts of interesting information--and an encounter with chickens. This book is available here for $2.99.