Dockside Dinner Murder
(2026)(The ninth book in the Perennial Sleuth Mystery series)
A novel by Tansy Blackwood
A poisoned water bottle. A working harbor full of grudges. And one chef who notices what everyone else misses.
Chef-owner Fiona Firth expected the Dockside Dinner to test her timing, not her talent for spotting trouble. But when harbor powerbroker Martin Coyle collapses after the meal, every glass, coat, and movement through the old chandlery becomes evidence.
With her unflappable kitchen crew, by-the-book Detective Walsh, and Miso, an orange tabby who supervises everything except paperwork, Fiona begins reconstructing four missing minutes in a room packed with suspects.
A commission rival has lost the same vote to Coyle for nine years. A dockside businesswoman has a lawyer’s letter, a ruined deal, and no patience left. A struggling fisherman may lose everything Coyle kept out of reach.
Fiona’s instincts can reveal what official reports miss, but one wrong conclusion could ruin an innocent livelihood and leave a killer free to shape the harbor’s future.
Before the tide turns, Fiona must find the guest who knew exactly when no one was watching.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Chef-owner Fiona Firth expected the Dockside Dinner to test her timing, not her talent for spotting trouble. But when harbor powerbroker Martin Coyle collapses after the meal, every glass, coat, and movement through the old chandlery becomes evidence.
With her unflappable kitchen crew, by-the-book Detective Walsh, and Miso, an orange tabby who supervises everything except paperwork, Fiona begins reconstructing four missing minutes in a room packed with suspects.
A commission rival has lost the same vote to Coyle for nine years. A dockside businesswoman has a lawyer’s letter, a ruined deal, and no patience left. A struggling fisherman may lose everything Coyle kept out of reach.
Fiona’s instincts can reveal what official reports miss, but one wrong conclusion could ruin an innocent livelihood and leave a killer free to shape the harbor’s future.
Before the tide turns, Fiona must find the guest who knew exactly when no one was watching.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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