The village of Thornbury Magna looks as though it has been iced by a confectioner. Honey-stone cottages tumble along winding lanes, flower boxes overflow with pansies, and the scent of warm butter and cinnamon drifts daily from The Scone Alibi, the bakery run by Liza Fairchild.
Liza’s lavender scones are famous across the Cotswolds — delicate, floral, and impossible to resist.
Until one kills a man.
When wealthy newcomer Sebastian Bell collapses during the Thornbury Magna Spring Market after taking a bite of Liza’s signature bake, panic spreads through the village faster than gossip in the church queue. Police suspect food poisoning, customers vanish overnight, and whispers begin that The Scone Alibi may not survive the scandal.
But Liza knows her ingredients. And she knows murder when she smells it.
As she investigates, she uncovers tampered flour deliveries, coded notes hidden inside her late grandmother’s battered ingredient ledger, and long-buried betrayals connecting some of Thornbury Magna’s most respected residents. The deeper Liza digs, the clearer it becomes that Sebastian Bell was not the innocent victim he appeared to be.
Someone in Thornbury Magna has been keeping dangerous secrets for decades.
And they are willing to kill to keep them buried beneath the village ivy.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Liza’s lavender scones are famous across the Cotswolds — delicate, floral, and impossible to resist.
Until one kills a man.
When wealthy newcomer Sebastian Bell collapses during the Thornbury Magna Spring Market after taking a bite of Liza’s signature bake, panic spreads through the village faster than gossip in the church queue. Police suspect food poisoning, customers vanish overnight, and whispers begin that The Scone Alibi may not survive the scandal.
But Liza knows her ingredients. And she knows murder when she smells it.
As she investigates, she uncovers tampered flour deliveries, coded notes hidden inside her late grandmother’s battered ingredient ledger, and long-buried betrayals connecting some of Thornbury Magna’s most respected residents. The deeper Liza digs, the clearer it becomes that Sebastian Bell was not the innocent victim he appeared to be.
Someone in Thornbury Magna has been keeping dangerous secrets for decades.
And they are willing to kill to keep them buried beneath the village ivy.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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