In Book One of this heart-warming cozy mystery series, a morose parrot with a reputation for biting sums up Brookside Retirement Community for reluctant resident, Josephine Bartlett. But when Brookside turns out to be a setting for art theft, dodgy dealings, and naked poker it becomes more intriguing. Josephine investigates the unusual goings on with friend and handwriting expert, Lill Fitzel, and the two befriend a young woman Josephine tries to prevent from making the same mistakes she has made.