No Place for Tears — Sherry Lewis

Cutler, Colorado, may be a small town, but it certainly isn't boring. Even for someone who's lived there 73 years, like Fred Vickery. "Helping" with police business has become his favorite pastime. And as long as human nature stays the same, there will be enough foul play in Cutler to keep Fred happy for another lifetime...

Fred knows something is wrong when Doc doesn't lecture him about his diet. Doc hasn't been the same since his daughter's taken up with the town's resident loser: a good-for-nothing musician who already has a wife. But the worst is yet to come. When the guy dies of an insulin overdose, suspicion falls on Doc. Fair weather friends are saying that Doc made a fatal mistake and is too old to practice. But Fred knows better -- and starts nosing around. His only problem is discovering something that makes Doc look less guilty -- not more...