Lettuce Turn Over a Dead Leaf
(2026)(Book 35 in the Newfound Lake Cozy Mystery series)
A Story by Virginia K Bennett
When the town librarian is an avid mystery and true-crime reader, the local law enforcement must need a book-smart assistant like her, right?
If you know anything about Newfound Lake in New Hampshire, you'll know it's one of the cleanest lakes in the country! Librarian Rebecca Towne sees Earth Day as an opportunity to honor the legacy of such a beautiful example of wild perfection.
Humans are the ones threatening the purity of the lake, so she figures it will take human intervention to prevent the decline.
After helping at both of her stepdaughters' schools for Earth Day, she participates in a tree dedication ceremony at the Grey Rocks Concervation Area in Hebron. When an upstanding community member and long-time volunteer is discovered in the worst way possible, it's Rebecca who takes it upon herself to ask the tough questions. Idlf there is no evidence of foul play, why should she even bother?Is someone trying to reduce the number of questions being asked? Will they feel the need to reuse an excuse? Should the guilty party recycle their efforts to keep community members and the lake safe? When the town librarian is an avid mystery and true-crime reader, the local law enforcement must need a book-smart assistant like her, right?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
If you know anything about Newfound Lake in New Hampshire, you'll know it's one of the cleanest lakes in the country! Librarian Rebecca Towne sees Earth Day as an opportunity to honor the legacy of such a beautiful example of wild perfection.
Humans are the ones threatening the purity of the lake, so she figures it will take human intervention to prevent the decline.
After helping at both of her stepdaughters' schools for Earth Day, she participates in a tree dedication ceremony at the Grey Rocks Concervation Area in Hebron. When an upstanding community member and long-time volunteer is discovered in the worst way possible, it's Rebecca who takes it upon herself to ask the tough questions. Idlf there is no evidence of foul play, why should she even bother?Is someone trying to reduce the number of questions being asked? Will they feel the need to reuse an excuse? Should the guilty party recycle their efforts to keep community members and the lake safe? When the town librarian is an avid mystery and true-crime reader, the local law enforcement must need a book-smart assistant like her, right?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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