Deadly Charade — Cristine Adams

Julie Erickson's fifth mystery begins with a simple donation of books to the Hospital Thrift Shop. Tucked inside one book is a handwritten list of names that includes the elderly donor's. When Julie discovers a similar list near the dead body of someone she knows, she's determined to find the connection.

But her search pits her against a master manipulator unlike anyone she's encountered before---someone who leaves behind a trail of elderly victims.

Between preparing for the next craft fair and coping with the second anniversary of her husband's death, Julie gets an unsettling glimpse into the lives of senior citizens in a way she couldn't have imagined.

When she realizes that someone believes betrayal, greed, and revenge are worth killing for, she makes it her mission to stop them.