Morning Coffee Mysteries

"You're retired? That's great!"  That is a matter of perspective.

On the one hand you are no longer tied to a schedule and your time is your own.  Sounds great, but on the other, suddenly your life is turned upside down.  Your source of income disappears; hopefully you've planned well.  You have all the time in the world, but you also have all the time in the world, so why start today?  And best of all, you no longer have to deal with others.  No, that is the worse part, because now, you only have yourself to keep you company.  If you are lucky, you have friends to talk with but if not, you may find that you have started talking to yourself, leading everyone nearby to start calling you crazy.

The group didn't come together all at once, it took time as each member entered the world of retirement for different reasons and at different times.  And even once they entered into retirement, each of their journey to the club differed, but in the end they found themselves seated at the counter of the local diner.

Individually, no one would ever have imagined these guys as friends, they were all quite different.  But under the attentive eye of their waitress, they were each directed to the same table, and well, the rest is as they say, history.

Now almost daily, they spend their mornings at the Downtown diner, eating breakfast, drinking way too much coffee and discussing the topics of the day.

Okay they gossip, but they will never call it that.

A cross genre series, The Morning Coffee Mysteries are a quirky, sometimes offbeat silver mystery bromance.  While each installment does tackle a mystery, the stories are probably more about the relationship the members have with each other, as well as with their families.  As kids, we all read books involving friends who solve mysteries, but did you ever wonder what happened to them once they grew up or what if, instead of kids, they were adults.  Well here's one version in the Multi-Verse.

When the group lends a hand to help Free clear brush for his garden, they find signs that someone else may have been there. When they uncover an object that points to a cold case, they are faced with weeding out more clues to identify the perpetrators before they themselves get whacked.

Reminded of an accident that claimed the life of one of their friends, the group struggles to recall the specifics.  As they dig deeper, they end up with more questions than answers.  Exactly who was at fault?  Tracking down information leads the guys on a twisty path of maintenance requirements.