A Sweet Alibi
(2026)(The third book in the Jordan Hollow Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by A J Starkwell
February is the season of love in Jordan Hollow—and of buried secrets.
Dorothy ‘Dot’ Findlay kept love letters. Not to pry or profit, but to preserve them. As a retired librarian, she helped people organize the parts of their past they didn’t want to face alone—affairs, hidden romances, and long-buried truths tied to some of the town’s most respected men.
Dot wasn’t a blackmailer. She believed love stories deserved care, even when they were complicated.
When bakery owner Tessa Myre finds her friend dead—work unfinished, one project abruptly stalled—the town calls it a heart attack. Tessa knows better. Dot never walked away from unfinished work, especially something this sensitive.
Now several prominent men have reputations to protect, airtight alibis, and everything to lose if the past resurfaces. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Tessa must follow the careful paper trail Dot left behind before someone decides the truth is better left buried.
Because in a small town, the sweetest alibi can hide the deadliest lie.
Genre: Mystery
Dorothy ‘Dot’ Findlay kept love letters. Not to pry or profit, but to preserve them. As a retired librarian, she helped people organize the parts of their past they didn’t want to face alone—affairs, hidden romances, and long-buried truths tied to some of the town’s most respected men.
Dot wasn’t a blackmailer. She believed love stories deserved care, even when they were complicated.
When bakery owner Tessa Myre finds her friend dead—work unfinished, one project abruptly stalled—the town calls it a heart attack. Tessa knows better. Dot never walked away from unfinished work, especially something this sensitive.
Now several prominent men have reputations to protect, airtight alibis, and everything to lose if the past resurfaces. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Tessa must follow the careful paper trail Dot left behind before someone decides the truth is better left buried.
Because in a small town, the sweetest alibi can hide the deadliest lie.
Genre: Mystery