John Miles Books in Order

When an elderly resident is killed at the Timberdale Retirement Center, graduate student Laura Michaels begins investigating. Her work with the Oklahoma community draws her into a mystery behind the apparent security of its residents' daily lives.

Johnnie Baker usually closes the police station at eleven in the quiet Colorado tourist town of Tenoclock. A jailhouse brawl and a missing person report disrupt his routine, leaving him to unravel facts that refuse to fit together.

A visiting troupe brings a participatory murder mystery to Timberdale Retirement Center, delighting its amateur detectives. When the theatrical death becomes real, Laura Michaels must sort through the company's rivalries and deception to uncover a killer.

Timberdale residents enjoy secret trips through the woods for late-night treats until someone attacks them along the path. Laura Michaels investigates as the retirement center's adventurous inhabitants find themselves facing dangers far beyond forbidden snacks.

An escaped lion, a fatal courthouse fire, and a killing with an antique arrow disturb Tenoclock's carefully managed image. Sheriff Johnnie Baker must investigate while the resort town's leaders try to keep its troubles under control.