As Crime Goes by — Richard F. West

AN OLD GANG OF MINE MYSTERY

For former jewel thief Peter Benington, the Coral Sands Assisted Living Retirement
Residence offers a quiet place to enjoy his twilight years. For his friend Benny
Ashe, it offers a safe place to hide from the Mafia, who's been chasing him for years. But retirement isn't as relaxing as they think...

AS CRIME GOES BY
Benny Ashe knew something was wrong when Yamaguchi, the gardener at Coral Sands, didn't meet him for breakfast as they'd planned. And soon, all of the residents knew something was very wrong indeed -- when Benny found Yamaguchi's dead body under the hibiscus bushes.

Now security is the first thing on everyone's minds, especially as their friend Mildred sets up a date with a man she met on-line. Her date doesn't show -- but the next day, someone is following Mildred wherever she goes. And when two more bodies are found in the garden, Peter and Benny are determined to find the connection -- and the killer...