The Day the Parrot Died — Nancy Gotter Gates

'TIL DEATH DO THEM PART

Returning from their morning gym workout at the Glendon Hills Retirement Community, fast friends Viola Weatherspoon and Tyrone Landowski get the shock of their lives. A disoriented and bloody Phyllis Duncan clutches a knife outside her apartment door. Inside, her husband, Ralph, lies dead.

Viola and Ty are convinced shy, gentle Phyllis wouldn't hurt a fly, much less her obnoxious husband, no matter how badly he behaved. Crooked, corrupt, and a hound dog to boot, he was hated by everybody…and now somebody stabbed him. But if his long-suffering wife didn't kill Ralph, who did? Proving Phyllis's innocence gets harder as twists, turns, and motorcycle racing find Viola and Ty scrambling to unravel a carefully plotted crime with a near perfect alibi.