Murder at the Bookstore
(2026)(The fifth book in the Maplewood Bay Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Kaylynn Smith
Deadly pages, tangled yarn, and one very nosy innkeeper.
When slightly OCD B&B owner Blakely Monroe agrees to help host a knitting-themed book event at Maplewood Bay''s cozy bookstore, she expects dropped stitches—not a hated local critic collapsing in the aisle, knitting in hand and poison in her veins. With electronic locks sealing everyone inside and her detective-nosed dog Scout glued to the crime scene, Blakely is suddenly juggling panicked guests, her meddling-but-charming Grandma Rose, and the steady presence of dog-whispering farmer Bobby Zion.
Tension crackles through the trapped knitting club: Kenzie, their tightly wound president, was moments away from having her charity project publicly shredded, while café girl Daisy had everything to lose if the victim’s next exposé revealed an old food-safety scandal. As tempers flare, evidence vanishes, and anonymous threats target Blakely, she realizes this locked-room mystery is no cozy puzzle.
If she can’t untangle the lies before the doors reopen, a cold-blooded killer will walk out—with Maplewood Bay in their sights.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When slightly OCD B&B owner Blakely Monroe agrees to help host a knitting-themed book event at Maplewood Bay''s cozy bookstore, she expects dropped stitches—not a hated local critic collapsing in the aisle, knitting in hand and poison in her veins. With electronic locks sealing everyone inside and her detective-nosed dog Scout glued to the crime scene, Blakely is suddenly juggling panicked guests, her meddling-but-charming Grandma Rose, and the steady presence of dog-whispering farmer Bobby Zion.
Tension crackles through the trapped knitting club: Kenzie, their tightly wound president, was moments away from having her charity project publicly shredded, while café girl Daisy had everything to lose if the victim’s next exposé revealed an old food-safety scandal. As tempers flare, evidence vanishes, and anonymous threats target Blakely, she realizes this locked-room mystery is no cozy puzzle.
If she can’t untangle the lies before the doors reopen, a cold-blooded killer will walk out—with Maplewood Bay in their sights.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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