Caramel Macchiato Mayhem
(2025)(The fifth book in the Pumpkin Spice Murder Mystery series)
A Story by Maisy Marple
When true crime podcaster Nora Wilder reluctantly returns to picturesque Ember Glen to manage her aunt's coffee shop during the annual Fall Flame Festival, she expects nothing more exciting than mixing pumpkin spice lattes and reminiscing about the small town she left behind. But when the town's charismatic carousel restorer is found dead inside one of his prized mechanical animals, Nora discovers that beneath Ember Glen's charming autumn exterior lies a blend of secrets as rich and complex as her aunt's famous caramel macchiato.
As Nora investigates alongside Sheriff Theo Barnes, she uncovers a sophisticated plot involving pharmaceutical conspiracies, mineral-rich spring water, and a valuable secret formula hidden in her aunt's recipe book. With the historic carousel becoming both crime scene and potential death trap, Nora must navigate a town where everyone from the elderly carousel operator to the town council president harbors motives darker than an espresso shot. The stakes rise when Nora realizes her injured aunt might have been the killer's original target—and could still be in danger as the midnight macchiato event approaches.
In this deliciously twisty cozy mystery, Nora will need all her investigative skills, the support of quirky townspeople, and perhaps a perfectly brewed coffee to solve a case where the clues are as nuanced as flavor notes in a signature blend. As autumn leaves fall around Ember Glen, Nora finds herself drawn back to the town she once fled, discovering that sometimes the most intriguing mysteries aren't the ones she covers on her podcast, but the ones waiting to be uncovered in the place she once called home.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
As Nora investigates alongside Sheriff Theo Barnes, she uncovers a sophisticated plot involving pharmaceutical conspiracies, mineral-rich spring water, and a valuable secret formula hidden in her aunt's recipe book. With the historic carousel becoming both crime scene and potential death trap, Nora must navigate a town where everyone from the elderly carousel operator to the town council president harbors motives darker than an espresso shot. The stakes rise when Nora realizes her injured aunt might have been the killer's original target—and could still be in danger as the midnight macchiato event approaches.
In this deliciously twisty cozy mystery, Nora will need all her investigative skills, the support of quirky townspeople, and perhaps a perfectly brewed coffee to solve a case where the clues are as nuanced as flavor notes in a signature blend. As autumn leaves fall around Ember Glen, Nora finds herself drawn back to the town she once fled, discovering that sometimes the most intriguing mysteries aren't the ones she covers on her podcast, but the ones waiting to be uncovered in the place she once called home.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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