A fallen banner. A scathing article. And a weeklong celebration rigged to fail.
Antique dealer Magda Lane can spot a forgery a mile off.
So when Maplewood’s Centennial starts to crack, she knows the damage isn’t accidental.
What she sees isn’t a fluke: staged mishaps, twisted headlines, and a mayor steadily losing control.
It starts with a snapped cord. Then come the flyers, cruel and glossy and timed for maximum damage. The mayor’s ceremonial toast turns sour, literally. A flare misfires in front of a crowd. Each act hits harder, cuts deeper, and lands more publicly than the last.
Magda isn’t the only one noticing, national reporter Savannah Brooks came for puff pieces. What she finds is sabotage, calculated, choreographed and crafted to humiliate.
Now the two women, one local and one from the press, are chasing the same question:
Who’s pulling the strings, and why?
This isn’t chaos.
It’s humiliation: sharp, public, and personal.
And if they fail, the Centennial won’t end with confetti.
It will end with a broken mayor, a fractured town, and a spotlight no one survives.
Perfect for fans of small-town suspense, layered female sleuths, and smart cozy mysteries with bite.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Antique dealer Magda Lane can spot a forgery a mile off.
So when Maplewood’s Centennial starts to crack, she knows the damage isn’t accidental.
What she sees isn’t a fluke: staged mishaps, twisted headlines, and a mayor steadily losing control.
It starts with a snapped cord. Then come the flyers, cruel and glossy and timed for maximum damage. The mayor’s ceremonial toast turns sour, literally. A flare misfires in front of a crowd. Each act hits harder, cuts deeper, and lands more publicly than the last.
Magda isn’t the only one noticing, national reporter Savannah Brooks came for puff pieces. What she finds is sabotage, calculated, choreographed and crafted to humiliate.
Now the two women, one local and one from the press, are chasing the same question:
Who’s pulling the strings, and why?
This isn’t chaos.
It’s humiliation: sharp, public, and personal.
And if they fail, the Centennial won’t end with confetti.
It will end with a broken mayor, a fractured town, and a spotlight no one survives.
Perfect for fans of small-town suspense, layered female sleuths, and smart cozy mysteries with bite.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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