Whispers Reunion and Revenge
(2026)(A book in the Julia Wright Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Debra Deetz
A complete stand-alone cozy mystery in the Julia Wright series — start here or anywhere.
A high school reunion, a dead golden boy, and a dog with a nose for trouble…
Journalist Julia Wright returns to Maple Bay for one night of nostalgia—only to stumble into a murder when a former classmate is found dead beneath the punch table. Armed with a sharp wit, a stubborn streak, and her loyal golden retriever Cooper, Julia can’t resist digging for answers—even when it puts her at odds with the town’s gruff detective, Detective Andrew Vance.
With help from her quirky, fact-obsessed best friend Lucy Fanelli, Julia uncovers a trail of blackmail, buried secrets, and old grudges that refuse to stay in the past. Suspicion falls on Max Brewer, the anxious baker threatened by the victim, and Maura Lin, a former rival whose family lost everything because of him—but in Maple Bay, nothing is ever that simple.
As threats escalate and someone begins watching her every move, Julia realizes the killer isn’t finished yet.
If she can’t expose the truth before the reunion ends, the past won’t stay buried—and Julia will be the next secret silenced.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
A high school reunion, a dead golden boy, and a dog with a nose for trouble…
Journalist Julia Wright returns to Maple Bay for one night of nostalgia—only to stumble into a murder when a former classmate is found dead beneath the punch table. Armed with a sharp wit, a stubborn streak, and her loyal golden retriever Cooper, Julia can’t resist digging for answers—even when it puts her at odds with the town’s gruff detective, Detective Andrew Vance.
With help from her quirky, fact-obsessed best friend Lucy Fanelli, Julia uncovers a trail of blackmail, buried secrets, and old grudges that refuse to stay in the past. Suspicion falls on Max Brewer, the anxious baker threatened by the victim, and Maura Lin, a former rival whose family lost everything because of him—but in Maple Bay, nothing is ever that simple.
As threats escalate and someone begins watching her every move, Julia realizes the killer isn’t finished yet.
If she can’t expose the truth before the reunion ends, the past won’t stay buried—and Julia will be the next secret silenced.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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