Mike Befeler
Retirement Homes Are Murder

Imagine yourself waking up in a retirement home, not remembering anything from the day before and being accused of murder. When crotchety octogenarian Paul Jacobson discovers a body wedged in a retirement home trash chute, he must become an amateur sleuth to clear himself as a murder suspect while struggling with the problems of his short-term memory loss. Soon Paul's snooping gets him in trouble with the local police and the retirement home administration.

Don D'Ammassa
Dead of Winter

After a terrible marriage and the death of her husband, Laura Collier returns to her hometown. She tries to reconnect to the people and her family, but still feels like an outsider. Shortly after arriving, she is plagued by incidents that suggest someone is stalking her, escalating into an apparent murder attempt and the disappearance of her only close friend. As the winter continues, Laura must search the history of both her family and her town to uncover a shadowy menace that isn't above committing murder to get what they want.

Casey Secrist, a college student, is murdered. Her boyfriend is found guilty. Twenty years later, Detective Harry Bronson, who originally worked on the case, once again becomes involved. It begins when Bronson is hired to be a consultant for a mystery convention in Arizona. The attendees are supposed to solve a make-believe murder. Much to Bronson's surprise, the fictitious murder parallels Casey's death. Bronson investigates who perpetrated the charade and why. When another murder occurs, Bronson knows someone is willing to kill again to keep the past hidden.