A fifty-year-old murder. Corruption that never ended. A renovation project racing to bury the truth...
When human remains are discovered during renovation of Harbor Point's old cold storage building, coffee shop owner Maggie Porter uncovers a 1974 murder that someone is still desperate to keep hidden. The victim, businessman Thomas Brennan, died investigating corruption that reaches from the past into Harbor Point's present—and powerful people will kill to keep their secrets buried.
As Detective James Cooper faces his first major cold case while fighting legal pressure to halt the investigation, Maggie discovers that Brennan had exposed a corrupt customs inspector who was extorting local businesses and exploiting families seeking refuge. When evidence emerges that the corruption network survived and evolved, involving current Harbor Point officials, the race begins to uncover the truth before it's destroyed forever.
With a development investor trying to eliminate evidence of his father's crimes, a fake historian hired to legitimize the cover-up, and town officials protecting decades of dirty deals, Maggie must navigate Prohibition-era tunnels and fifty years of family secrets to solve Harbor Point's most dangerous cold case.
As legal injunctions threaten to shut down the investigation and the building's structural collapse races against time, Maggie learns that some murders cast shadows across generations—and some people will destroy an entire community to protect their reputation.
Racing through hidden vaults and covered-up corruption, she discovers that justice delayed doesn't always mean justice denied, and sometimes the most important cases are the ones everyone's afraid to solve.
Perfect for fans of Ellery Adams' Book by the Bay series, Sofie Kelly's Magical Cats Mysteries, and Lucy Burdette's Key West Food Critic Mysteries.
The Perfect Blend Mystery series delivers a rich, full-bodied cozy experience that will leave readers craving the next cup!
Genre: Mystery
When human remains are discovered during renovation of Harbor Point's old cold storage building, coffee shop owner Maggie Porter uncovers a 1974 murder that someone is still desperate to keep hidden. The victim, businessman Thomas Brennan, died investigating corruption that reaches from the past into Harbor Point's present—and powerful people will kill to keep their secrets buried.
As Detective James Cooper faces his first major cold case while fighting legal pressure to halt the investigation, Maggie discovers that Brennan had exposed a corrupt customs inspector who was extorting local businesses and exploiting families seeking refuge. When evidence emerges that the corruption network survived and evolved, involving current Harbor Point officials, the race begins to uncover the truth before it's destroyed forever.
With a development investor trying to eliminate evidence of his father's crimes, a fake historian hired to legitimize the cover-up, and town officials protecting decades of dirty deals, Maggie must navigate Prohibition-era tunnels and fifty years of family secrets to solve Harbor Point's most dangerous cold case.
As legal injunctions threaten to shut down the investigation and the building's structural collapse races against time, Maggie learns that some murders cast shadows across generations—and some people will destroy an entire community to protect their reputation.
Racing through hidden vaults and covered-up corruption, she discovers that justice delayed doesn't always mean justice denied, and sometimes the most important cases are the ones everyone's afraid to solve.
Perfect for fans of Ellery Adams' Book by the Bay series, Sofie Kelly's Magical Cats Mysteries, and Lucy Burdette's Key West Food Critic Mysteries.
The Perfect Blend Mystery series delivers a rich, full-bodied cozy experience that will leave readers craving the next cup!
Genre: Mystery
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