Combines a detailed social analysis of club militants with a "new cultural history" perspective.

Pete and Lucia Christos are citizens of Burlington, Vermont and are tired of the harsh, punishing winters. They decide to escape warmer climes of Florida during the winter months. Pete and his son, Dave are proprietors of a detective agency in Burlington and his wife, Lucia, and daughter-in-law Camille, run a travel agency in the same building as Pete on church street in Burlington. After much surfing on their computer and much reading of brochures, the couple decide to visit Paradise Village, an over fifty-five community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After touring the facility with Sales Manager, Barry Gerber, they fell in love with the gated community and decide to rent a cottage. They both become immersed in the activities and amenities of the community which offer club memberships, access to professional golf courses, a clubhouse with a grand ballroom, and indoor and outdoor pods among many other amenities. The grounds and cottages are immaculate. Many residents of the village are elderly and being cared for in their cottages by nurses and home help aides. When there is an uptick in the deaths of these elderly patients, Barry Gerber asks Pete for help in investigating the demise of these patients. Pete asks his son, Dave, to come down from Vermont for a visit so that he can help his dad with the investigation. What they uncover is a murder in their midst who threatens the very existence of Paradise Village.