This grandmother is no ordinary senior citizen, she tracks criminals, flies airplanes and unravels a century old mystery of how Lost Nation Iowa got its name.
The Hollywood Book Festival has named Francesca of Lost Nation as an Honorable Mention winner in the category of general fiction.
The book was penned by Lucinda Sue Crosby, an award-winning journalist and environmentalist who resides in the Mojave Desert with her terrier Pookie.
You can read the first five chapters of her award-winning novel at: