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In the picturesque mountain town of Silverpine, renowned photographer-turned-orchardist Thomas Walsh has spent decades rescuing heritage apple varieties from extinction. When a documentary filmmaker is found dead in his root cellar, Thomas becomes the prime suspect in a murder case with evidence stacked impossibly high against him. With Thomas behind bars and his life's work at risk, his granddaughter Julia must put her intelligence analyst skills to work uncovering the truth.
What begins as a simple quest to clear her grandfather's name soon pulls Julia into a tangled web of corporate espionage, academic betrayal, and billion-dollar medical research. Alongside documentary researcher Cameron Reid, Julia races to uncover who would frame Thomas and why. Every clue points to his rare "Arctic Ambrosia" apple trees, but what makes these heritage apples valuable enough to kill for? As threatening notes appear and shadowy figures watch the orchard, Julia realizes the killer won't stop until they possess what they came for.
With time running out before Thomas's arraignment, Julia must navigate a harvest of suspects including a rival orchardist, an ambitious professor, and mysterious corporate representatives all coveting her grandfather's precious trees. Set against the backdrop of autumn in apple country, this cozy mystery blends snappy dialogue, horticultural intrigue, and small-town charm as Julia digs up the roots of a conspiracy that runs deeper than anyone in Silverpine could have imagined. Will the final harvest yield justice, or will Julia become the killer's next target?
Genre: Mystery
What begins as a simple quest to clear her grandfather's name soon pulls Julia into a tangled web of corporate espionage, academic betrayal, and billion-dollar medical research. Alongside documentary researcher Cameron Reid, Julia races to uncover who would frame Thomas and why. Every clue points to his rare "Arctic Ambrosia" apple trees, but what makes these heritage apples valuable enough to kill for? As threatening notes appear and shadowy figures watch the orchard, Julia realizes the killer won't stop until they possess what they came for.
With time running out before Thomas's arraignment, Julia must navigate a harvest of suspects including a rival orchardist, an ambitious professor, and mysterious corporate representatives all coveting her grandfather's precious trees. Set against the backdrop of autumn in apple country, this cozy mystery blends snappy dialogue, horticultural intrigue, and small-town charm as Julia digs up the roots of a conspiracy that runs deeper than anyone in Silverpine could have imagined. Will the final harvest yield justice, or will Julia become the killer's next target?
Genre: Mystery
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