Finally healing after her heart-breaking divorce, Anne Freemont is ready to put her past behind her.

Discovering an old Victorian for sale in the small mountain town of Carolan Springs may be just what she needs. The beauty of Colorado beckons so Anne heads west to start her new life.

Yet, before she's settled in, her neighbor is found dead in his compost pile. What's worse is that Anne's quirky young neighbor, Kandi Jenkins, could be the killer. When Kandi begs for her help, Anne feels she has no choice but to help the young woman.

Once Anne starts looking at who could be the real killer, the suspect list keeps getting longer and longer. It seems that Carolan Springs is a place of many secrets. But who would want to kill Ralph and who's willing to kill again to keep their secret?

First Book in The Backyard Farming Series

Chicken Culprit introduces us to Anne Fremont, a divorcee starting over in the fictional town of Carolan Springs, Colorado.  With a diverse cast of characters, the town isn't short of personalities and suspects.

With a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor that women of a certain age can relate to, Chicken Culprit takes a look at love, loss and the friendships that bind us.