Whispers in Sugarloaf
(2026)(The first book in the Delgado Files Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Widdy Thorne
After thirty years as a night-shift nurse in the quiet mountain town of Sugarloaf near Big Bear Lake, Sofie Delgado knows two things for certain: small towns survive on gossip, and secrets rarely stay buried.
When respected local engineer Arthur Halvorsen dies unexpectedly after a troubling hospital stay, Sofie begins noticing things that do not add up—missing records, altered medications, and whispers surrounding a controversial water development project that could change the mountain forever.
As the investigation pulls her deeper into a dangerous web of corruption and deception, Sofie finds herself reluctantly working alongside Detective Rafe Moreno, a guarded widower with a painful past and a talent for uncovering truths people would kill to protect.
But as winter storms close in around Sugarloaf and the danger turns deadly, Sofie realizes somebody is willing to do anything to keep the truth hidden beneath the surface of the lake.
Including murder.
Small towns keep secrets. Lakes keep whispers.
Genre: Mystery
When respected local engineer Arthur Halvorsen dies unexpectedly after a troubling hospital stay, Sofie begins noticing things that do not add up—missing records, altered medications, and whispers surrounding a controversial water development project that could change the mountain forever.
As the investigation pulls her deeper into a dangerous web of corruption and deception, Sofie finds herself reluctantly working alongside Detective Rafe Moreno, a guarded widower with a painful past and a talent for uncovering truths people would kill to protect.
But as winter storms close in around Sugarloaf and the danger turns deadly, Sofie realizes somebody is willing to do anything to keep the truth hidden beneath the surface of the lake.
Including murder.
Small towns keep secrets. Lakes keep whispers.
Genre: Mystery
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