Sheriff Royce Madison is dispatched to a home on the outskirts of Timber City. The call is to remove a vagrant. Once there, Royce is perplexed. Seated outside on her own porch is an elderly woman named Daisy Barnaby. She had been the owner of that home for her entire life - and it had belonged to her family for at least a century. But now, Royce discovers, it had been turned over to the assisted living home where the octogenarian was recently sent. Talking with the woman convinced Royce that it had all been done without Miss Barnaby's permission. And Daisy swore that she had not signed anything relinquishing her property. Nor was she senile, she insisted. The senior citizen did not seem impaired in any way to the sheriff. But there was more. Daisy disclosed that one of the patients residing in the Silver Wilderness Residence had been missing under dubious circumstances. Royce was not going to dismiss any crime in Timber County - real or imagined. Miss Daisy Barnaby was a friend of Royce's grandmother. And she had been a teacher for nearly her entire life. She had not only been Royce's father's teacher, but had also been Royce's grade school teacher. Daisy had always been a responsible citizen, and of sterling character. So was it all a mistake, an illusion? Or would the facts show that Miss Barnaby was indeed of sound mind? The sheriff had every intention of finding out.
About the Author: Kieran York has authored both Sapphic fiction and poetry. The lesbian mystery series, Timber City Mask and Crystal Mountain Veils were published in the 1990's and Shinney Forest Cloaks and Rasp Meadow Crossing, were released by Scarlet Clover Publishers in 2015 and 2016. Autumn, 2016 a cookbook featuring culinary dishes from the mysteries was published, Timber County Cuisine. York's fiction also includes Appointment with a Smile, published in 2012. It was a 2013 Lambda Literary Society Award Finalist in the Romance Category. Careful Flowers was released in 2013, followed by 2014 releases - Earthen Trinkets and Night Without time. In 2015, Touring Kelly's Poem, Loitering on the Frontier, Primrose, and Trevar's Team: 1 were published. In 2016, thriller Astray and romance Ballad of Raindrops were published. In 2014, York's volume of poetry, Blushing Aspen, was published as Sappho's Corner Solo Poets Series poetry. It won the Rainbow Award Honorable Mention for Poetry, and was a finalist in the Poetry category of Golden Crown Literary Awards. The poetry book Realm of Belonging was released in 2015 and in 2016, the poetry book, Once Word was released. York has two collection of lesbian short fiction. The first, Sugar With Spice, was published in 1989. The second, Within Our Celebration. was released in 2015 During the 1970's and 1980's, Kieran worked as a reporter and reviewer for both newspapers, and magazines, and was a magazine publisher for three years. She also wrote and performed songs with a regional woman's band. She has been a guest lecturer and panel member at various events, including Rocky Mountain Book Exhibition, and Colorado Musician's Series. She is a member of Lambda Literary Society and Sisters in Crime. She has written for Journal of Mystery Readers International and has given numerous campus and coffeehouse poetry readings, as well as taught poetry and creative writing workshops. She graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State University, and Attended Mexico's University of Americas her junior year. Kieran lives in the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Colorado with her schnauzer, Clover. She enjoys music, literature, and art. She considers her valuables to include Clover, her family and friends, her library, her antique typewriter collection, and her guitars. Find additional information on her websites: https: //kieranyork.com and www.scarletcloverpublishers.com and at her Amazon's Author's Page at: www.amazon.com/author/kieranyork/