The Black Rose Murder
(2026)(The eighth book in the Amelia Clark Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Kara Post
A dead florist. A bouquet of black roses. And a seaside town where everyone has something to hide.
Retired librarian Amelia Clark came to Maple Shores for quiet mornings, small-town charm, and long walks with her golden retriever, Duke. Not another murder.
When Duke refuses to enter the local flower shop, Amelia knows something is wrong. Inside, florist Vivian Blackwell is dead, leaving behind black roses, buried grudges, and years of secrets she used to control the people around her.
With quick-witted bakery owner Nora supplying gossip and Duke sniffing out clues, Amelia starts connecting the pieces. A rival florist has an old score to settle. A respected charity organizer has a reputation worth protecting. And both had plenty of reasons to want Vivian silenced.
But the deeper Amelia digs, the more dangerous those secrets become.
Because the killer isn’t trying to bury the past, they’re protecting what Vivian planned to expose next.
And they’ll do anything to make sure the truth never blooms.
Genre: Mystery
Retired librarian Amelia Clark came to Maple Shores for quiet mornings, small-town charm, and long walks with her golden retriever, Duke. Not another murder.
When Duke refuses to enter the local flower shop, Amelia knows something is wrong. Inside, florist Vivian Blackwell is dead, leaving behind black roses, buried grudges, and years of secrets she used to control the people around her.
With quick-witted bakery owner Nora supplying gossip and Duke sniffing out clues, Amelia starts connecting the pieces. A rival florist has an old score to settle. A respected charity organizer has a reputation worth protecting. And both had plenty of reasons to want Vivian silenced.
But the deeper Amelia digs, the more dangerous those secrets become.
Because the killer isn’t trying to bury the past, they’re protecting what Vivian planned to expose next.
And they’ll do anything to make sure the truth never blooms.
Genre: Mystery
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