The Lavender Pit

What started out as a tour of the historic Bisbee Arizona, and old Mexico, for a group senior’ s who are a part of an Elderventure program, turns into a nightmare of deception, foreign intrigue and murder. Ruthann Dempsey is an attractive single, freelance journalist vacationing with the group in Bisbee, she endeavors to solve the murder of a fellow elderventurer. All the while enjoying the history, art and travel offered by the tour, she writes about and enjoys the diverse characters she meets.

Thurgood Brewster (Goody) a handsome white-haired widower, who has taken an interest in Ruthann. He joins her in an attempt to solve the mystery.

Tennie Woodruff, a sassy 75 year-old woman who comes from Tennessee, and is Ruthann’ s roommate, is busy playing matchmaker for Goody and Ruthann. She was an army nurse serving on Corregidor when General Douglas MacArthur was whisked away to safety.