The Clue at the Old Fountain
(2026)(The second book in the Dead Days of Summer series)
A novel by Constance Barker
Antonia Monroe has finally settled into her job as Cotton Holler's Community Revitalization Coordinator — grant applications, budget squabbles, and just enough small-town chaos to keep things interesting. So when Mayor Garrett proposes restoring the town's historic park, complete with its temperamental old fountain, it sounds like the kind of project Cotton Holler actually needs: a little heritage, a little grant money, and hopefully no dead bodies.
That last part doesn't go as planned.
When park caretaker Leroy Whitman turns up drowned in the very fountain Antonia's been sent to inspect, what should have been a straightforward restoration turns into a hunt for whatever secret Leroy uncovered before he died — one he'd hinted might "rewrite part of Cotton Holler's history." Between missing pages from the old lodge records, a stylish out-of-town developer asking too many questions, and a town full of neighbors who can't keep a theory to themselves, Antonia has more leads than she knows what to do with.
Caught between her ongoing not-quite-relationship with under-sheriff Seb and a killer who'd rather Cotton Holler's past stay buried, Antonia will have to dig through decades of small-town secrets before someone else ends up in the fountain.
Full of warm Southern charm, sharp banter, and a mystery rooted deep in Cotton Holler's history, The Clue at the Old Fountain is a cozy, clean mystery perfect for fans of small-town sleuths, slow-burn romance, and a puzzle with real bite.
Genre: Mystery
That last part doesn't go as planned.
When park caretaker Leroy Whitman turns up drowned in the very fountain Antonia's been sent to inspect, what should have been a straightforward restoration turns into a hunt for whatever secret Leroy uncovered before he died — one he'd hinted might "rewrite part of Cotton Holler's history." Between missing pages from the old lodge records, a stylish out-of-town developer asking too many questions, and a town full of neighbors who can't keep a theory to themselves, Antonia has more leads than she knows what to do with.
Caught between her ongoing not-quite-relationship with under-sheriff Seb and a killer who'd rather Cotton Holler's past stay buried, Antonia will have to dig through decades of small-town secrets before someone else ends up in the fountain.
Full of warm Southern charm, sharp banter, and a mystery rooted deep in Cotton Holler's history, The Clue at the Old Fountain is a cozy, clean mystery perfect for fans of small-town sleuths, slow-burn romance, and a puzzle with real bite.
Genre: Mystery
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