Claims and Conspiracies
(2026)(The fifth book in the Northern Lights Cafe series)
A Story by Cheryl Dougan
Gold has a way of changing people. And not always for the better.
In the lakeside town of Northern Lights, café owner Cassie Brooks is looking forward to a quiet winter. Instead, drilling for gold beneath the frozen lake stirs up tension, rumor, and a divide among neighbors.When equipment and samples go missing, suspicion spreads quickly. Determined to protect the town she loves, Cassie begins asking questions, relying on her instincts and her deep understanding of the people she serves every day. But as fear and mistrust ripple through the community, separating fact from rumor becomes harder than ever.
Will the crew locate the gold claim beneath the ice?
And will the answers come too late to matter?
Claims and Conspiracies is the fifth book in the Northern Lights Cozy Mysteries series. It features a small-town café owner, community conflict, and simmering suspicion, along with plenty of coffee and strong opinions.
Return to Northern Lights, where the coffee is always brewing and opinions are rarely kept to themselves.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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