A dead man, a locked Gazebo, and a Haunted Shop full of secrets.
Daphne Cole arrives in Elderberry Harbor to inherit her aunt’s antique shop—only to find it comes with a talking cat, a resident ghost, and a murder that points straight at her.
When local appraiser Gordon Pell is found dead inside a locked gazebo with one of her music boxes on his chest, suspicion spreads fast—and Daphne becomes the town’s favorite suspect.
With Finn Calder, a sharp-eyed journalist, and Della Brewster, a café owner who knows everyone’s business, Daphne uncovers a web of forged antiques, buried records, and secrets her aunt died investigating. Suspects tighten the circle: Hank Hallowell, the powerful Historical Society chairman; Deputy Rusk, the officer controlling the case; and Maribel Sloane, an antique dealer who profits from silence.
But as the truth surfaces, one thing becomes clear:
This wasn’t just a murder - it was a setup. And she might be next.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Daphne Cole arrives in Elderberry Harbor to inherit her aunt’s antique shop—only to find it comes with a talking cat, a resident ghost, and a murder that points straight at her.
When local appraiser Gordon Pell is found dead inside a locked gazebo with one of her music boxes on his chest, suspicion spreads fast—and Daphne becomes the town’s favorite suspect.
With Finn Calder, a sharp-eyed journalist, and Della Brewster, a café owner who knows everyone’s business, Daphne uncovers a web of forged antiques, buried records, and secrets her aunt died investigating. Suspects tighten the circle: Hank Hallowell, the powerful Historical Society chairman; Deputy Rusk, the officer controlling the case; and Maribel Sloane, an antique dealer who profits from silence.
But as the truth surfaces, one thing becomes clear:
This wasn’t just a murder - it was a setup. And she might be next.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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