The evidence is perfect. The suspect is obvious. That’s the problem.
Life at Novel Grounds is all coffee orders and book club chatter, until Daphne Cole’s friend finds a man dead inside his office.
Joanie is the last to see Gerald Briggs alive. She argued with him, worked late under his watch, and now the evidence is stacking up with frightening precision. Daphne, known for rambling theories and refusing to quiton the people she loves, dives in anyway, alongside Mooney, her watchful sheepdog, and a circle of sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued friends.
Matthew Haynes stood to lose a fortune after a disastrous deal with Briggs. Nathaniel Rowe feared Briggs was about to expose secrets that could ruin both his career and reputation. Both had reason to want Briggs gone.
But nothing about this murder feels rushed. It feels… built.
And the closer Daphne gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes—
someone didn’t just plan a murder.
They planned the perfect person to take the fall.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Life at Novel Grounds is all coffee orders and book club chatter, until Daphne Cole’s friend finds a man dead inside his office.
Joanie is the last to see Gerald Briggs alive. She argued with him, worked late under his watch, and now the evidence is stacking up with frightening precision. Daphne, known for rambling theories and refusing to quiton the people she loves, dives in anyway, alongside Mooney, her watchful sheepdog, and a circle of sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued friends.
Matthew Haynes stood to lose a fortune after a disastrous deal with Briggs. Nathaniel Rowe feared Briggs was about to expose secrets that could ruin both his career and reputation. Both had reason to want Briggs gone.
But nothing about this murder feels rushed. It feels… built.
And the closer Daphne gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes—
someone didn’t just plan a murder.
They planned the perfect person to take the fall.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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