Bound by Murder: A Small Town Literature Circle Cozy Mystery (The Deadly Delights Murder Club Mystery Series Book 5)
By Daisy Danbury, Maisy Marple
When a small-town publisher is found murdered, four book-loving friends must uncover the truth before an innocent man takes the fall.
In the charming town of Plotwick, where autumn paints the streets in vibrant hues, the Deadly Delights Mystery Club has gathered for their weekly discussion of whodunits and red herrings. But when respected local publisher Jonathan Reynolds is found dead—his head bashed in with a bookbinding press—fiction collides with a grim reality.
As the police arrest Jonathan’s devoted assistant Travis, the evidence seems convincing: his fingerprints on the murder weapon, blood-stained gloves in his apartment, and apparent financial motives. Case closed.
But Charlie Banks and her fellow book club members know Travis couldn’t have done it. He adored Jonathan. When mysterious financial irregularities at Plotwick Press come to light and Jonathan’s laptop goes missing, the Deadly Delights suspect there’s far more to this story than a simple crime of passion.
Their investigation uncovers a tangled web of deception:
• A sophisticated money laundering operation using the small press as cover
• A celebrated author with secrets to protect
• A powerful businessman with dangerous connections
• And evidence that could bring down some of Plotwick’s most influential citizens
As they dig deeper, the four friends find themselves in the crosshairs of Jonathan’s killer—someone who has already murdered once and won’t hesitate to silence anyone else who comes too close to the truth.
With Travis’s preliminary hearing approaching fast and Detective Ethan Graves warning them to back off, the Deadly Delights must navigate small-town politics, personal danger, and carefully hidden secrets to expose a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of Plotwick society.
Curl up with a cup of your favorite brew and join Charlie, Hazel, Daphne, and Libby in their most dangerous investigation yet.
When a small-town publisher is found murdered, four book-loving friends must uncover the truth before an innocent man takes the fall.
In the charming town of Plotwick, where autumn paints the streets in vibrant hues, the Deadly Delights Mystery Club has gathered for their weekly discussion of whodunits and red herrings. But when respected local publisher Jonathan Reynolds is found dead—his head bashed in with a bookbinding press—fiction collides with a grim reality.
As the police arrest Jonathan’s devoted assistant Travis, the evidence seems convincing: his fingerprints on the murder weapon, blood-stained gloves in his apartment, and apparent financial motives. Case closed.
But Charlie Banks and her fellow book club members know Travis couldn’t have done it. He adored Jonathan. When mysterious financial irregularities at Plotwick Press come to light and Jonathan’s laptop goes missing, the Deadly Delights suspect there’s far more to this story than a simple crime of passion.
Their investigation uncovers a tangled web of deception:
• A sophisticated money laundering operation using the small press as cover
• A celebrated author with secrets to protect
• A powerful businessman with dangerous connections
• And evidence that could bring down some of Plotwick’s most influential citizens
As they dig deeper, the four friends find themselves in the crosshairs of Jonathan’s killer—someone who has already murdered once and won’t hesitate to silence anyone else who comes too close to the truth.
With Travis’s preliminary hearing approaching fast and Detective Ethan Graves warning them to back off, the Deadly Delights must navigate small-town politics, personal danger, and carefully hidden secrets to expose a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of Plotwick society.
Curl up with a cup of your favorite brew and join Charlie, Hazel, Daphne, and Libby in their most dangerous investigation yet.