Footnotes of a Legacy
(2026)(A book in the Maggie Rose Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Janell Sandler
The Gossip Is Free. The Truth Costs More.
Every version of the story was true... until someone compared the footnotes.
Summer break was supposed to be Maggie Rose's chance to meet the cousin she'd only recently discovered—and wasn't quite sure what to make of. But she wasn't prepared for Nell Samuels to arrive in Mute Hollow asking unwelcome questions, digging through county records, and quietly writing her name on the bottoms of old cups and saucers. When Nell is murdered, Maggie inherits the mystery that got her cousin killed.
Fortunately, Maggie isn't investigating alone. With Nora, her lifelong best friend and Mute Hollow’s librarian, Great-Aunt Winnie and the octogenarians of the Rhubarb Society—where minding everyone else's business is practically a civic duty—and Columbo, an ever-hungry basset hound with an uncanny knack for being wherever the action is, Maggie quickly discovers that everyone wants to help... whether she asks them to or not.
The only thing Mute Hollow agrees on is that everyone else remembers it wrong. What she uncovers makes even less sense than the murder.
Mute Hollow's official history doesn't match its whispered history. Every answer reveals another contradiction, every family story comes with its own footnotes, and somewhere between the records and the stories lies a truth someone will kill to protect.
If you love cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, small-town gossip, family secrets, lovable animals, and enough laugh-out-loud moments to earn a few strange looks in public, you'll love Footnotes of a Legacy.
Compare the footnotes for yourself. Order your copy today.
"I love the Rose family and am in absolute awe of Janell Sandler's descriptive writing. The suspense kept me turning pages, the characters felt authentic, and Mute Hollow came vividly to life. An engaging cozy mystery I'd gladly recommend."
Ann Henry Book editor and author of novelsA Bit of SunandSailing Away from the Moon
Genre: Mystery
Every version of the story was true... until someone compared the footnotes.
Summer break was supposed to be Maggie Rose's chance to meet the cousin she'd only recently discovered—and wasn't quite sure what to make of. But she wasn't prepared for Nell Samuels to arrive in Mute Hollow asking unwelcome questions, digging through county records, and quietly writing her name on the bottoms of old cups and saucers. When Nell is murdered, Maggie inherits the mystery that got her cousin killed.
Fortunately, Maggie isn't investigating alone. With Nora, her lifelong best friend and Mute Hollow’s librarian, Great-Aunt Winnie and the octogenarians of the Rhubarb Society—where minding everyone else's business is practically a civic duty—and Columbo, an ever-hungry basset hound with an uncanny knack for being wherever the action is, Maggie quickly discovers that everyone wants to help... whether she asks them to or not.
The only thing Mute Hollow agrees on is that everyone else remembers it wrong. What she uncovers makes even less sense than the murder.
Mute Hollow's official history doesn't match its whispered history. Every answer reveals another contradiction, every family story comes with its own footnotes, and somewhere between the records and the stories lies a truth someone will kill to protect.
If you love cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, small-town gossip, family secrets, lovable animals, and enough laugh-out-loud moments to earn a few strange looks in public, you'll love Footnotes of a Legacy.
Compare the footnotes for yourself. Order your copy today.
"I love the Rose family and am in absolute awe of Janell Sandler's descriptive writing. The suspense kept me turning pages, the characters felt authentic, and Mute Hollow came vividly to life. An engaging cozy mystery I'd gladly recommend."
Ann Henry Book editor and author of novelsA Bit of SunandSailing Away from the Moon
Genre: Mystery
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