Recent and Upcoming Releases
A Grilled Suspect
No roast for the wicked …
Everyone in Stoneybrook is on edge as a high-profile trial takes place up north in the city of Cascade Ridge. They’re excited for justice to be served, and the boost in business as onlookers flock to the Cascade Valley doesn’t hurt either. But when the remains of the main suspect in the case show up just outside of Stoneybrook in a burnt vehicle, they realize something sinister is at play.
Was it a freak accident? Or did one of the victims take revenge, just in case the jury wouldn’t convict?
With Paul tied up in the case, it’s up to Hadley to help Suze with wedding planning. But when the investigation points to a local couple, it’s up to Hadley and the gang to hold the real killer’s feet to the fire.
Recipes included: rosemary chicken and smashed potatoes
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Littered with Trouble
Coming January 7th 2022!
Welcome to Button, where everything’s perfect except for the occasional murder.
Louisa Henry has had the worst year. She never imagined she would be a widow before the age of forty. To cope with the sudden loss of her husband, Lou moves across the country to live near her best friend in a town as cute as a button. Even though it means quitting her fancy New York editor job, she now owns the bookstore of her dreams.
Well, almost. She definitely didn’t dream about a dead body showing up in her alley.
Found with no identification, the police plaster the man’s face everywhere, along with the name of her bookshop, inundating Lou with negative press before she can even open. Worse, Lou was one of the last people to see him alive, and she didn’t even get his name.
Worried the mystery man’s family is left without the answers she so desperately needed in her husband’s death, Lou tries to help find the man’s identity. On closer inspection, she realizes her conversation with the mystery man was full of clues. Starting with a confusing book page he left behind, Lou follows the trail.
If she can solve this mystery, her bookstore might have a chance at being known for something more than murder.
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Tabby or not Tabby
Coming January 28th 2022!
For a town that’s as cute as a button, there sure is a lot of murder.
Louisa Henry’s dream bookshop is up and running. On a trip to deliver a book to one of her customers, Lou stumbles upon the man’s dead body. The police are sure it’s a suicide, but Lou has questions. Clues at the scene as well as details about the man’s life just don’t seem to add up.
The fact that the dead man was the town bully is only one of many things that gives Lou pause. Are the police jumping to suicide so they don’t have to arrest the person who did everyone a favor?
Lou’s also busy helping her best friend, Willow, with preparations for the high school’s annual Spring Fling. But during her time up at the drafty old building, Lou find secrets hidden away no one was meant to see, and she learns her new town might be hiding more than she first thought.
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Flea the Scene
Coming February 25th 2022!
Everyone in town is buttoned up about the truth behind the little blue house on Thread Lane.
Louisa Henry can’t seem to get any answers about the mysterious house she runs by each day. Hidden behind brush, she’s seen signs of life but never catches a glimpse of the resident. Whenever she asks the locals about who lives there, they clam up.
During a run, Lou notices the front door to the mysterious house is open. The body of a man lies just inside, unconscious. As Lou arrives on the scene, someone else is leaving in a hurry. Lou stays with the man only to find he’s already dead, and realizes she might’ve just let his murderer run free.
As Lou investigates what happened, she uncovers the reason behind the man’s secluded status, as well as a heap of suspects who would’ve wanted him dead. Can she parse the truth from the decades of lies?
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