A seaside B&B, a staged murder party… and one very real corpse.
Blakely Monroe thought hosting Oceanspray’s first murder mystery party would be the perfect way to boost bookings at her late aunt’s beloved bed-and-breakfast.
With her color-coded schedules and a slightly obsessive need for order, she’s prepared for spilled drinks and squabbling guests—not for a despised property developer to be found truly dead by the buffet, clutching her grandmother’s shepherd’s pie recipe card.
Determined to protect her B&B’s reputation, Blakely digs in.
She’s joined by Marnie, her gossipy best friend, her sweet but stubborn dog Scout, and Bobby Zion—the local “dog whisperer” whose steady presence she doesn’t want to need as much as she does.
Between Alyssa, a rival innkeeper with too much to lose and Doris, an embittered ex-wife with everything to gain, Maplewood Bay’s suspects are as tangled as the town’s gossip.
As secrets unravel and danger creeps closer, Blakely must solve the puzzle before the next course is served…
Or risk Oceanspray becoming her final resting place.
