Stop the Presses
(2025)(The fourth book in the Deadlines & Deadlines Mystery series)
A Story by Maisy Marple
When the headlines turn deadly, reporter Lucy Hartwell must solve the biggest story of her career—before she becomes the next victim.
The Millfield Gazette is thrown into chaos when ruthless new editor-in-chief Victoria Hayes arrives after a corporate takeover. But when Victoria is found dead in her office—struck down by the Gazette's own journalism award—Lucy finds herself both reporter and suspect in a murder that threatens the newspaper's very existence.
With disgruntled fired employees, a remorseful former owner, and even the mayor with his secret affair on the suspect list, Lucy must navigate small-town politics and corporate intrigue to uncover the truth. Aided by photographer Jake Bennett and reporter Zoe Rodriguez, she follows a money trail that leads to corruption at the highest levels of Millfield's power structure.
As Lucy races to solve the case before the final edition goes to print, she discovers the killer may not be finished yet—and the next deadline could be her own.
Genre: Mystery
The Millfield Gazette is thrown into chaos when ruthless new editor-in-chief Victoria Hayes arrives after a corporate takeover. But when Victoria is found dead in her office—struck down by the Gazette's own journalism award—Lucy finds herself both reporter and suspect in a murder that threatens the newspaper's very existence.
With disgruntled fired employees, a remorseful former owner, and even the mayor with his secret affair on the suspect list, Lucy must navigate small-town politics and corporate intrigue to uncover the truth. Aided by photographer Jake Bennett and reporter Zoe Rodriguez, she follows a money trail that leads to corruption at the highest levels of Millfield's power structure.
As Lucy races to solve the case before the final edition goes to print, she discovers the killer may not be finished yet—and the next deadline could be her own.
Genre: Mystery
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