Crumbs of Evidence (Sweet Harbor Cozy Mystery)
By P. A. Bumpass
Some secrets are worth killing for. Twice.
Baker Liv Bennett is still recovering from her first brush with murder when tragedy strikes again in Sweet Harbor, Maine. Walt Henderson—the kind retired detective who was a regular at her bakery—is killed during what appears to be an art theft. But when Walt’s attorney reveals he left Liv everything, including a safety deposit box full of evidence about a decades-old murder cover-up, she realizes his death was no random crime.
Among the files is an incomplete note in Walt’s shaky handwriting: “The person I saw was—”
Walt recognized someone from his past. A killer who got away with murder thirty years ago. Someone now living in Sweet Harbor under a new identity. And that someone can’t let Liv live to reveal their secret.
As Liv teams up with Detective Marcus Reid to find Walt’s killer, she discovers that her baker’s eye for detail might be the key to solving both crimes. But noticing the small inconsistencies others miss also makes her the next target. And this time, the killer has nothing left to lose.
With a distinctive cigarette, an unexpected inheritance, and a dangerous confrontation on the horizon, Liv must decide: honor Walt’s final wish for justice, or stay safe and let a killer remain free.
Because in Sweet Harbor, even the sweetest surface can hide a bitter core.
Some secrets are worth killing for. Twice.
Baker Liv Bennett is still recovering from her first brush with murder when tragedy strikes again in Sweet Harbor, Maine. Walt Henderson—the kind retired detective who was a regular at her bakery—is killed during what appears to be an art theft. But when Walt’s attorney reveals he left Liv everything, including a safety deposit box full of evidence about a decades-old murder cover-up, she realizes his death was no random crime.
Among the files is an incomplete note in Walt’s shaky handwriting: “The person I saw was—”
Walt recognized someone from his past. A killer who got away with murder thirty years ago. Someone now living in Sweet Harbor under a new identity. And that someone can’t let Liv live to reveal their secret.
As Liv teams up with Detective Marcus Reid to find Walt’s killer, she discovers that her baker’s eye for detail might be the key to solving both crimes. But noticing the small inconsistencies others miss also makes her the next target. And this time, the killer has nothing left to lose.
With a distinctive cigarette, an unexpected inheritance, and a dangerous confrontation on the horizon, Liv must decide: honor Walt’s final wish for justice, or stay safe and let a killer remain free.
Because in Sweet Harbor, even the sweetest surface can hide a bitter core.