Murder at the Lighthouse
(2025)(The second book in the Maplewood Bay Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Kaylynn Smith
Fog, feathers, and foul play descend on Maplewood Bay.
Blakely Monroe, still finding her footing as the new owner of the Oceanspray B&B, hopes a birdwatchers’ weekend will be a calm escape from her messy past. Instead, her slightly OCD routines—and her breakfast buffet—are disrupted when Rosemary Bellamy, the town’s most disliked historian, is found dead at the lighthouse steps.
Pulled into the storm, Blakely juggles gossip from best friend Marnie, steady guidance from neighbor Bobby Zion, and Scout’s sharp nose for clues. But Maplewood’s secrets run deep. Was it the poetry-spouting park ranger still nursing a broken heart, the pushy influencer with a grudge, or the lighthouse keeper hiding more than alibis?
Between planted feathers, forged diaries, and whispers of long-lost treasure, every answer raises more questions. And if Blakely can’t expose the truth soon, the killer lurking in the fog may strike again.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Blakely Monroe, still finding her footing as the new owner of the Oceanspray B&B, hopes a birdwatchers’ weekend will be a calm escape from her messy past. Instead, her slightly OCD routines—and her breakfast buffet—are disrupted when Rosemary Bellamy, the town’s most disliked historian, is found dead at the lighthouse steps.
Pulled into the storm, Blakely juggles gossip from best friend Marnie, steady guidance from neighbor Bobby Zion, and Scout’s sharp nose for clues. But Maplewood’s secrets run deep. Was it the poetry-spouting park ranger still nursing a broken heart, the pushy influencer with a grudge, or the lighthouse keeper hiding more than alibis?
Between planted feathers, forged diaries, and whispers of long-lost treasure, every answer raises more questions. And if Blakely can’t expose the truth soon, the killer lurking in the fog may strike again.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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