Senior citizen sisters, Claire and Avery, excitedly retire to Rancho Exotica, a gated community in rural East Texas where exotic wild animals freely roam. But instead of finding peace and tranquility, they’re led by a flock of vultures to the body of a dead bowhunter murdered in their forest.

When the police learn Claire threatened the dead hunter for trespassing, she becomes the prime suspect. Avery fears the small-town police force isn’t capable of finding the real killer and insists the sisters solve the murder themselves.

Despite stern warnings from the local homicide detective, Claire and Avery dig deeper into the investigation. The neighborhood rumor mongers inform them that the dead hunter is the most hated man in Rancho Exotica, and the suspect list grows longer than a homeowners’ association meeting. Feeling overwhelmed, Avery enlists the aid of the community’s handsome Head of Security, Jay Vidocq, who conveniently volunteers at the local police department. Avery struggles to stay focused on the investigation while grappling to ignore her growing attraction to Jay.

As they carry the reader along for a page-turning ride, the sisters race to unmask the killer before he strikes again, or they end up locked behind bars.

Only an unjust bard would condemn the vulture for feasting on the flesh of the fallen.—Anonymous