Lies lines and a Lethal Fall
(2026)(A book in the Willow Glen Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Lois Fields
A home tour was supposed to showcase Willow Glen’s most charming properties—not expose its deadliest secrets.
When Kent Bellamy plunges from a second-story balcony, event planner Shannon McKay is told it was a tragic accident. But one detail refuses to settle: the railing didn’t simply fail.
It was weakened.
As Shannon digs into the town’s quiet corners, she uncovers a pattern of property purchases, missing documents, and a boundary dispute that could reshape the entire neighborhood. The obvious suspect is a man with money, motive, and a plan.
But the deeper she looks, the more Shannon realizes something unsettling—
The truth isn’t hiding in the big picture.
It’s waiting somewhere much closer to home.
With help from her gossip-queen friend Lorraine, her endlessly curious father Mac, and her three-legged ‘detective dog’ Buddy, Shannon must untangle lies, land deals, and long-standing grudges before someone else takes a fatal fall.
Because in Willow Glen…
Even the smallest line can lead to murder.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When Kent Bellamy plunges from a second-story balcony, event planner Shannon McKay is told it was a tragic accident. But one detail refuses to settle: the railing didn’t simply fail.
It was weakened.
As Shannon digs into the town’s quiet corners, she uncovers a pattern of property purchases, missing documents, and a boundary dispute that could reshape the entire neighborhood. The obvious suspect is a man with money, motive, and a plan.
But the deeper she looks, the more Shannon realizes something unsettling—
The truth isn’t hiding in the big picture.
It’s waiting somewhere much closer to home.
With help from her gossip-queen friend Lorraine, her endlessly curious father Mac, and her three-legged ‘detective dog’ Buddy, Shannon must untangle lies, land deals, and long-standing grudges before someone else takes a fatal fall.
Because in Willow Glen…
Even the smallest line can lead to murder.
Genre: Cozy Mystery