Moonlight and Misdeeds
(2026)(The fourth book in the Old Bell Inn Cozy Murder Mystery series)
A novel by Khloe Kass
A masked ball. A jeweled dagger. And a secret that should have stayed buried.
Emma Sharpe is determined to enjoy one enchanted summer evening at Grantley Hall—silk gowns, candlelight, and a dance with Detective Inspector James Harris. But when a prominent jeweler is found murdered in the conservatory, the blade in his chest stops the music cold.
The dagger isn’t just ornate. It’s infamous.
It vanished decades ago on the night of another masquerade—when a young man was sent to prison for murder.
Now the weapon has returned. So have the whispers.
As old loyalties harden and someone begins issuing quiet warnings to keep the past untouched, Emma realizes this was never just a single crime.
Because in Merrivale, some ghosts don’t rattle chains.
They haunt the living—and they carry knives.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Emma Sharpe is determined to enjoy one enchanted summer evening at Grantley Hall—silk gowns, candlelight, and a dance with Detective Inspector James Harris. But when a prominent jeweler is found murdered in the conservatory, the blade in his chest stops the music cold.
The dagger isn’t just ornate. It’s infamous.
It vanished decades ago on the night of another masquerade—when a young man was sent to prison for murder.
Now the weapon has returned. So have the whispers.
As old loyalties harden and someone begins issuing quiet warnings to keep the past untouched, Emma realizes this was never just a single crime.
Because in Merrivale, some ghosts don’t rattle chains.
They haunt the living—and they carry knives.
Genre: Cozy Mystery