Freshly Baked Murder
(2026)(The first book in the Mari Quinn Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Blossom Cole
Opening day was to be her fresh start. It became a crime scene.‘Mari’ Quinn arrives in a seaside town ready to reopen a struggling bakery and put her past behind her. But before the doors open, a dead body was lying in the alley behind her shop. This turns opening day into something far darker.
Victor Hale wasn’t well liked, and the town is quick to label his death an accident. Case closed. Mari notices what others ignore. The hurried conclusions, the locked-down smiles, the way questions make people uneasy.
With her goldendoodle, Ginger, as her constant shadow, Mari starts paying attention.
A hostile neighbor whose business depended on keeping Victor quiet.
A respected local who was the last person to see him alive—and insists nothing is wrong.
As the bakery fills with customers, the warnings begin. Anonymous notes. Doors left unlocked. A clear message to stop asking questions.
But Mari didn’t come this far to look away.
And on this opening day, the truth may cost her more than she’s prepared to lose.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Victor Hale wasn’t well liked, and the town is quick to label his death an accident. Case closed. Mari notices what others ignore. The hurried conclusions, the locked-down smiles, the way questions make people uneasy.
With her goldendoodle, Ginger, as her constant shadow, Mari starts paying attention.
A hostile neighbor whose business depended on keeping Victor quiet.
A respected local who was the last person to see him alive—and insists nothing is wrong.
As the bakery fills with customers, the warnings begin. Anonymous notes. Doors left unlocked. A clear message to stop asking questions.
But Mari didn’t come this far to look away.
And on this opening day, the truth may cost her more than she’s prepared to lose.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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