A Map to Murder
(2026)(The first book in the Ashley Pearce Cozy Murder Mystery series)
A novel by Molly B Blake
A cozy seaside cottage. A deadly break-in. Attic secrets worth killing for.
Ashley Pearce headed to Seagrass Bay, Florida, for a fresh start in a beach cottage she inherited from her eccentric great-aunt Celia.
She imagined days spent renovating the cottage and taking long walks on the beach with her beagle, Sherman—until a break-in turned deadly, leaving Ashley the prime suspect.
As police suspicion mounted, Ashley started digging for answers with the help of her new friends Megan and Emily.
She quickly realized that the attic held more than Celia’s dusty keepsakes. Whispers of secret journals and hidden treasure had turned the cottage into a magnet for trouble.
Soon, Ashley’s suspicions fell on a prominent judge with a reputation to protect—and a debt-ridden deckhand chasing a big score.
As threats escalated and break-ins continued—a second body surfaced.
Ashley had to uncover the truth quickly—before she became the next victim.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Ashley Pearce headed to Seagrass Bay, Florida, for a fresh start in a beach cottage she inherited from her eccentric great-aunt Celia.
She imagined days spent renovating the cottage and taking long walks on the beach with her beagle, Sherman—until a break-in turned deadly, leaving Ashley the prime suspect.
As police suspicion mounted, Ashley started digging for answers with the help of her new friends Megan and Emily.
She quickly realized that the attic held more than Celia’s dusty keepsakes. Whispers of secret journals and hidden treasure had turned the cottage into a magnet for trouble.
Soon, Ashley’s suspicions fell on a prominent judge with a reputation to protect—and a debt-ridden deckhand chasing a big score.
As threats escalated and break-ins continued—a second body surfaced.
Ashley had to uncover the truth quickly—before she became the next victim.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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