Murder at the Market
(2026)(The eighth book in the Barb Stitch Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Nina A Wells
A missing cart. A silent store. And a murder no one saw happen.
Barbara Stitch prefers quiet stacks, orderly records, and problems that stay exactly where they’re supposed to. But when a routine grocery run ends with store supervisor Candace Leston found dead inside a shopping cart, Barbara notices something no one else does—the cart didn’t just appear in the back. It was moved… and no one saw it happen.
With her golden retriever Suga steady at her side, Barbara begins sorting contradictions instead of clues. Vera Raines, the precise front-end lead, had clashed with Candace over store procedures. Lila Spokes, the anxious deli clerk, admits the cart was ‘in the way’ but swears she never saw who moved it, despite being closest to the scene.
As patterns begin to emerge, so does a troubling truth: someone knew exactly how to move through the store without being noticed.
And if Barbara gets too close to the answer, she may be the next thing that disappears without a trace.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Barbara Stitch prefers quiet stacks, orderly records, and problems that stay exactly where they’re supposed to. But when a routine grocery run ends with store supervisor Candace Leston found dead inside a shopping cart, Barbara notices something no one else does—the cart didn’t just appear in the back. It was moved… and no one saw it happen.
With her golden retriever Suga steady at her side, Barbara begins sorting contradictions instead of clues. Vera Raines, the precise front-end lead, had clashed with Candace over store procedures. Lila Spokes, the anxious deli clerk, admits the cart was ‘in the way’ but swears she never saw who moved it, despite being closest to the scene.
As patterns begin to emerge, so does a troubling truth: someone knew exactly how to move through the store without being noticed.
And if Barbara gets too close to the answer, she may be the next thing that disappears without a trace.
Genre: Cozy Mystery