Wake Up To Murder
(2026)(The first book in the Olivia Shanklin Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Ira Croft
In Hanalei Bay, mornings begin with yoga and gossip. Not a murder no one saw coming.
When beloved mayor Kaleo is found dead in his bedroom, the town is ready to accept a natural passing. Bookshop co-owner Olivia Shanklin isn’t.
With her eagle eyes and Winston, her sharp-nosed King Cavalier, Olivia spots the details no one else does: a room staged too carefully, a timeline that doesn’t hold, and a past someone buried twenty years ago.
As whispers ripple through the island about land deals, old enemies, and a missing man, she follows a trail from a discarded newspaper to a stranger lurking at the edges of town.
But the suspect list is long and with each suspect, Olivia solves a mystery… just not the right one.
And when the last obvious suspect is caught, she knows the truth is still hiding in plain sight.
Because in Hanalei, everyone has a story.
And someone is willing to kill to keep theirs from being told.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When beloved mayor Kaleo is found dead in his bedroom, the town is ready to accept a natural passing. Bookshop co-owner Olivia Shanklin isn’t.
With her eagle eyes and Winston, her sharp-nosed King Cavalier, Olivia spots the details no one else does: a room staged too carefully, a timeline that doesn’t hold, and a past someone buried twenty years ago.
As whispers ripple through the island about land deals, old enemies, and a missing man, she follows a trail from a discarded newspaper to a stranger lurking at the edges of town.
But the suspect list is long and with each suspect, Olivia solves a mystery… just not the right one.
And when the last obvious suspect is caught, she knows the truth is still hiding in plain sight.
Because in Hanalei, everyone has a story.
And someone is willing to kill to keep theirs from being told.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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