Death of a Critic: A Sherlock Paws Cozy Mystery
By Kit Sterling
Nothing ends a critic’s career like a blade through the chest.
The Calico Bay Book Festival was supposed to be book signings, author readings, and bad food choices—until notorious literary critic Bentley Crouch turned up dead.
Molly Stanford, bookstore owner and guest panelist, came to talk about mysteries—not get caught up in one. But when her friend’s sister, Lavinia, is arrested, everything changes.
Lavinia had motive—but so did half the festival.
Crouch had many enemies. He accused author Trevor Slade of plagiarism, humiliated the poet, Phoebe Butterwick, and wanted to push indie author Tabitha Thorne out of business.
With her rescue dog Sherlock at her side, sniffing out clues, Molly begins uncovering secrets—secrets someone wants kept hidden. They’ve been following her, staying in the shadows. They’re either trying to scare her… or end her. And they keep getting closer.
The killer is writing this story, and if Molly doesn’t solve it soon… there may not be a next chapter for her.
Nothing ends a critic’s career like a blade through the chest.
The Calico Bay Book Festival was supposed to be book signings, author readings, and bad food choices—until notorious literary critic Bentley Crouch turned up dead.
Molly Stanford, bookstore owner and guest panelist, came to talk about mysteries—not get caught up in one. But when her friend’s sister, Lavinia, is arrested, everything changes.
Lavinia had motive—but so did half the festival.
Crouch had many enemies. He accused author Trevor Slade of plagiarism, humiliated the poet, Phoebe Butterwick, and wanted to push indie author Tabitha Thorne out of business.
With her rescue dog Sherlock at her side, sniffing out clues, Molly begins uncovering secrets—secrets someone wants kept hidden. They’ve been following her, staying in the shadows. They’re either trying to scare her… or end her. And they keep getting closer.
The killer is writing this story, and if Molly doesn’t solve it soon… there may not be a next chapter for her.