Seventy-three-year-old Fred Vickery never listened to advice, and he's not about to start now. He's the only person in Cutler, Colorado, who doesn't believe that Joan Cavanaugh committed suicide. So against the wishes of his overly concerned daughter and the sheriff, Fred embarks on a new career as a sleuth. This is the first novel in the Main Street Mystery series.

To an outsider, the peaceful town of Cutler, Colorado seems untouched by the troubles of the modern world. But Cutler is as good as any big city at guarding its secrets. And it takes someone who’s lived there a lifetime to unravel its many mysteries. Someone like Fred Vickery. Seventy-three years haven’t dampened Fred’s enthusiasm for life or his pride in his children, no matter how foolish they may sometimes act. Take his impetuous son, Douglas, for instance. Since his divorce, Douglas has ignored all of Fred’s sage advice about moving on with his life. Douglas is determined to reconcile with Suzanne, even though she’s not at all interested in getting back together. Now Douglas is the only suspect in the murder of Suzanne’s new boyfriend. But there’s no way Fred is going to sit back and let his son take the rap for murder—no matter what his daughter, his doctor, and the sheriff say. Desperate to clear Douglas of suspicion, Fred turns to the one source that he knows will eventually reveal the truth—the small-town gossip mill. From the author of No Place For Secrets.

After 73 years, Fred Vickery figures he knows a few things about life—and death. Especially when he's trying to solve murders in his hometown of Cutler, Colorado. This time, it's a personal matter. Fred hasn't seen much of his in-laws since the death of his wife. But family loyalty prevails when his late wife's niece is accused of murdering her husband. Though rumors of infidelity point to Nancy's guilt, Fred knows that more is going on here than a relationship turned sour. He's determined to uncover the truth, even though the whole town of Cutler—his family included—has joined forced to keep him from getting involved in the case...

Cutler, Colorado, may be a small town, but it certainly isn't boring. Even for someone who's lived there 73 years, like Fred Vickery. "Helping" with police business has become his favorite pastime. And as long as human nature stays the same, there will be enough foul play in Cutler to keep Fred happy for another lifetime... Fred knows something is wrong when Doc doesn't lecture him about his diet. Doc hasn't been the same since his daughter's taken up with the town's resident loser: a good-for-nothing musician who already has a wife. But the worst is yet to come. When the guy dies of an apparent insulin overdose, suspicion falls on Doc. Fair weather friends are saying that Doc made a fatal mistake and is too old to practice medicine. But Fred knows better—and starts nosing around. His only problem is discovering something that makes Doc look less guilty—not more… From the author of the Piece of Cake Mysteries (as Jacklyn Brady) and the Candy Shop Mysteries (as Sammi Carter)

A man is lucky to live his life in a place like Cutler, Colorado. At least that's what Fred Vickery thinks—and he ought to know. A lifelong resident, Fred is seventy-three and still going strong. He plans to live in Cutler for the rest of his life—and the last thing he wants to see is change. But Fred's about to discover once again that the more things change, the more they stay the same... Fred Vickery is not a betting man. Never was. But he would wager every penny he has that bringing gambling to Cutler, Colorado is the biggest mistake the town could ever make. Fred doesn't think the issue is worth killing over—but someone in town apparently does. Just hours after inciting a near riot at the Copper Penny, Lenore Irvine is found murdered. And it doesn't take Fred long to get into the thick of the police investigation, especially since his son-in-law is the prime suspect. It just goes to show—in a town like Cutler, murder always strikes close to home. From the author of "No Place for Tears"

A man is lucky to live his life in a place like Cutler, Colorado. At least that's what Fred Vickery thinks and he ought to know. A lifelong resident, Fred is seventy-three and still going strong. He plans to live in Cutler for the rest of his life—and the last thing he wants to see is change. But Fred's about to discover once again that the more things change, the more they stay the same... Fred Vickery knew that attending his high school reunion was a mistake as soon as he met up with his hated boyhood rival, LeGrande Macafee. It seems the former classmate and Fred's deceased wife shared some personal high school memories that the senior sleuth never knew about—and that LeGrande is a little too eager to divulge. But before the reunion is over, LeGrande Macafee is dead, and Fred suddenly finds himself elected most likely not to solve a murder—but to commit one...