Operation Shuffleboard Storm: Games, Glory, and Questionable Footwear (The Silver Bandits Chronicles Book 6)

The Silver Bandits are back—armed with sunscreen, snacks, and suspiciously supportive footwear. And this time, they’re taking on an international shuffleboard tournament that will go down in history… for all the wrong reasons.

When Sunnyvale Gardens is invited to compete in the prestigious Sunnyvale Shuffleboard Invitational, the retirement community is buzzing with excitement. For Hank, it’s a chance to prove he’s still a world-class athlete. For Jackie, an opportunity to represent her community with grace. For Mabel, a chance to crush her enemies beneath a cloud of glittery war paint. For Lenny, the thrill of new equations, angles, and diagrams. And for Merry… well, she just heard there would be free pudding.

But the tournament takes a nosedive into chaos the moment the Silver Bandits arrive.
A folding chair is destroyed, a mascot faints, and one extremely squeaky sneaker sends international teams into panic mode. Soon, the Luxembourg Lions—deadly serious seniors in matching tracksuits—accuse the Bandits of cheating with “illegal orthopedic footwear.” The scandal explodes. Judges argue. Scoreboards malfunction. Diplomacy collapses faster than Hank’s warm-up routine.

Suddenly, what was supposed to be a friendly game of shuffleboard becomes a full-blown international incident involving sabotage, suspicious lotions, courtroom theatrics, and a rogue referee who seems determined to declare war on anyone over the age of seventy.

As tensions rise, the Bandits do what they do best: investigate incorrectly, accuse boldly, and improvise wildly.
Mabel storms the courts wearing her war paint. Jackie unleashes her unstoppable Mom Voice on the judging committee. Lenny builds a conspiracy board that terrifies everyone. Merry finds clues entirely by accident. And Hank—well, Hank mostly injures furniture and morale, but his enthusiasm never wavers.

Their investigation uncovers a trail of tampering, tricks, and hush-hush alliances that suggest the Luxembourg Lions didn’t come to play fair. From hacked scoring systems to stolen pucks, nothing about this tournament is as straightforward as it seems. Court Four, in particular, hides enough secrets to fill a documentary no one would believe.

To clear their names, the Silver Bandits must face their opponents in one final showdown—a shuffleboard match so chaotic it threatens to split the tournament in two. Pucks fly. Tempers flare. A water bottle explodes in cinematic slow motion. The crowd gasps. And one Bandit—no one is sure which—accidentally pushes the wrong button, plunging the arena into dramatic blackout.

When the dust settles and the final verdict is announced, nothing is the same. Not the tournament. Not the international relations committee. And definitely not the poor referee who witnessed everything and now needs a very long nap.

But victory, even messy victory, has its perks.
Autographs. Photos. Interviews. A trophy held together with tape. And a parade that Merry absolutely did not mean to start. The Bandits return to Sunnyvale Gardens as accidental athletic legends—loved, feared, and politely banned from at least three future sporting events.

If you love:

• senior heroes who refuse to act their age,
• absurdly high-stakes low-impact sports,
• found family dynamics filled with love and chaos,
• over-the-top mysteries,
• and humor sharp enough to cut through orthopedic foam—