Death at Beacon Point
(2026)(The seventh book in the Maplewood Bay Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Kaylynn Smith
Muffins, morning fog, and a body staged to look like an accident.
Blakely Monroe arrives at Beacon Point Lighthouse before sunrise with her grandmother''s muffins, craving a quiet start to a packed weekend at the Oceanspray Bed & Breakfast. Instead, her dog Scout drags her down the cliff path to a corpse arranged a little too perfectly.
The victim wasn’t loved. Grayson Pike extorted vendors and threatened to control Beacon Point, leaving plenty of locals with reason to celebrate his fall. As gossip churns and suspicion spreads, Blakely teams up with farmer Bobby Zion, whose steady instincts and bond with Scout reveal what the scene—and the people—are trying to hide.
Planted clues, missing keys, and a sharp, out-of-place smell prove the fall was staged. When the killer starts steering blame toward Blakely herself, solving the puzzle becomes personal.
If she fails, Beacon Point will claim another victim before dawn breaks.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Blakely Monroe arrives at Beacon Point Lighthouse before sunrise with her grandmother''s muffins, craving a quiet start to a packed weekend at the Oceanspray Bed & Breakfast. Instead, her dog Scout drags her down the cliff path to a corpse arranged a little too perfectly.
The victim wasn’t loved. Grayson Pike extorted vendors and threatened to control Beacon Point, leaving plenty of locals with reason to celebrate his fall. As gossip churns and suspicion spreads, Blakely teams up with farmer Bobby Zion, whose steady instincts and bond with Scout reveal what the scene—and the people—are trying to hide.
Planted clues, missing keys, and a sharp, out-of-place smell prove the fall was staged. When the killer starts steering blame toward Blakely herself, solving the puzzle becomes personal.
If she fails, Beacon Point will claim another victim before dawn breaks.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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