Front Page Fatality
(2025)(The first book in the Deadlines & Deadlines Mystery series)
A Story by Maisy Marple
In the charming town of Millfield, the biggest news is usually the county fair results—until now.
Ambitious journalist Lucy Hartwell has finally landed her dream job at the Millfield Gazette, eager to prove herself with hard-hitting stories. But in a town where "breaking news" typically means a change in the garden club schedule, Lucy finds herself assigned to mundane local events instead.
Her chance for a front-page byline arrives unexpectedly when controversial real estate developer Victor Montgomery is found dead at the grand opening of his new shopping complex. With her reporter's notebook in hand and her journalistic instincts on high alert, Lucy convinces her skeptical editor Fiona Ross to let her investigate the case.
As Lucy digs deeper, she uncovers far more than small-town gossip. Montgomery had enemies throughout Millfield—from the gruff hardware store owner whose business was threatened, to the passionate environmental activist fighting to protect local wetlands, to the calculating councilwoman who mysteriously changed her vote on the development.
Teaming up with the Gazette's laid-back photographer Jake Bennett, whose camera captures details even the sheriff might miss, Lucy follows a trail of suspicious behavior and financial irregularities. But when she gets too close to the truth, threatening notes start to appear, warning her to drop the story—or else.
Someone in picturesque Millfield is hiding deadly secrets beneath a small-town smile, and they'll do anything to keep those secrets buried. Can Lucy solve her first big case before she becomes tomorrow's headline—in the obituary section?
Genre: Mystery
Ambitious journalist Lucy Hartwell has finally landed her dream job at the Millfield Gazette, eager to prove herself with hard-hitting stories. But in a town where "breaking news" typically means a change in the garden club schedule, Lucy finds herself assigned to mundane local events instead.
Her chance for a front-page byline arrives unexpectedly when controversial real estate developer Victor Montgomery is found dead at the grand opening of his new shopping complex. With her reporter's notebook in hand and her journalistic instincts on high alert, Lucy convinces her skeptical editor Fiona Ross to let her investigate the case.
As Lucy digs deeper, she uncovers far more than small-town gossip. Montgomery had enemies throughout Millfield—from the gruff hardware store owner whose business was threatened, to the passionate environmental activist fighting to protect local wetlands, to the calculating councilwoman who mysteriously changed her vote on the development.
Teaming up with the Gazette's laid-back photographer Jake Bennett, whose camera captures details even the sheriff might miss, Lucy follows a trail of suspicious behavior and financial irregularities. But when she gets too close to the truth, threatening notes start to appear, warning her to drop the story—or else.
Someone in picturesque Millfield is hiding deadly secrets beneath a small-town smile, and they'll do anything to keep those secrets buried. Can Lucy solve her first big case before she becomes tomorrow's headline—in the obituary section?
Genre: Mystery
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