Secrets in the Scone Tin: A Small Town Bakery Cozy Mystery (Ruth Okoye Mystery Series Book 1)
By Maisy Marple, Willow Whitmore
Some secrets are worth killing for…
When former chemistry professor Ruth Okoye trades lecture halls for a charming lighthouse bakery in picturesque Ivy Bay, she expects her biggest challenge to be perfecting her scone recipe. But after a beloved local historian purchases an antique tin from her shop and turns up dead the next morning, Ruth realizes there’s something far more sinister than sea salt in the coastal air.
Armed with her analytical mind, a knack for chemistry, and her mischievous black cat Watson, Ruth finds herself kneading through layers of deception. As she uncovers a centuries-old mystery involving missing deeds, invisible ink, and dangerous land deals, she quickly learns that history isn’t the only thing being rewritten in Ivy Bay—someone is willing to kill to keep the past buried.
With help from her mystery-loving bookshop owner best friend and a skeptical but handsome police officer, Ruth must solve the case before she becomes the next victim in someone’s recipe for murder. In this charming first installment of the Lighthouse Bakery Mysteries, discover how a dash of deduction, a pinch of chemistry, and a sprinkle of courage can rise into the perfect mystery.
Some secrets are worth killing for…
When former chemistry professor Ruth Okoye trades lecture halls for a charming lighthouse bakery in picturesque Ivy Bay, she expects her biggest challenge to be perfecting her scone recipe. But after a beloved local historian purchases an antique tin from her shop and turns up dead the next morning, Ruth realizes there’s something far more sinister than sea salt in the coastal air.
Armed with her analytical mind, a knack for chemistry, and her mischievous black cat Watson, Ruth finds herself kneading through layers of deception. As she uncovers a centuries-old mystery involving missing deeds, invisible ink, and dangerous land deals, she quickly learns that history isn’t the only thing being rewritten in Ivy Bay—someone is willing to kill to keep the past buried.
With help from her mystery-loving bookshop owner best friend and a skeptical but handsome police officer, Ruth must solve the case before she becomes the next victim in someone’s recipe for murder. In this charming first installment of the Lighthouse Bakery Mysteries, discover how a dash of deduction, a pinch of chemistry, and a sprinkle of courage can rise into the perfect mystery.