Sunshine Estates: Rx For Rosedale

The novel is set in the upscale community of Sunshine Estates, an 'active retirement' development in Northern California. Ex-Portlanders Laurel and John Cie envision a quiet and idyllic life in their new neighborhood, but they hadn't even unpacked their expensive collection of Oregon pinots when a shocking sudden death occurs. Right across the street. When Laurel becomes a pet sitter to help defray the cost of her health insurance, she discovers the nefarious goings-on: residents using an illegal erectile dysfunction drug, windfalls from backdated stock options, beloved pets mysteriously disappearing. Laurel thinks of herself as so very inquisitive, although others would simply call it snooping, and soon she becomes obsessed with untangling the threads of a bizarre plan.