The town of Soldiers Grove is nestled between the driftless hills of southwestern Wisconsin. Its winters are lengthy, its warmer periods bright and demanding. The population is fewer than 1000, including those surviving in the senior citizens home.

Two of the elderly people, Cyril and Louise, attended to live there. Unlikely as it might appear, for they come from very different backgrounds, they form a close camaraderie, and their developing attachment sparks these to activities and unlikely places..Read More on the subject of The Mysteries of Military Grove Ultimately they face frightening conditions which test them with their limitations, while binding and nurturing their developing love for one another.

Rather than slipping gracefully apart into later years, Cyril and Louise are compelled to protect themselves against a vicious threat when Balaclava, an out-of-town armed sociopath, relentlessly attempts to rob Cyril not only of his cost savings but, if required, his life aswell. How they ultimately manage with this risk and handle this crisis has the makings of the first-class thriller.

This thoughtful, bittersweet love story represents and chronicles much about the world and the passage of time in this accomplished work by a prizewinning writer.