Stale Secrets : A Small Town Bakery Cozy Mystery (Eliza Crumbles Mysteries Book 5)
By Maisy Marple
Sometimes the sweetest towns hide the most bitter secrets…
When beloved local baker Eliza Crumbles witnesses a tragic accident at the historic Maple Hollow Mill renovation, her instincts tell her that something isn’t quite right. The supposedly accidental fall that killed construction foreman Mitch Grayson looks suspiciously like murder to her experienced eye—and to her observant tuxedo cat, Whiskers.
As Eliza kneads through clues about sabotaged railings, mysterious notes, and a missing phone, she uncovers something far more complex than a simple construction mishap. It seems Mitch knew too many of Maple Hollow’s secrets—from hidden love affairs and stolen water rights to missing funds and blackmail schemes that reach the highest levels of town government.
With her faithful feline assistant always one paw ahead, Eliza follows a trail of breadcrumbs that puts her directly in the killer’s path. Someone in this charming New England town has a secret worth killing for, and they’ll do anything to keep it hidden—including silencing a nosy baker and her too-clever cat.
Can Eliza prove what really happened at the mill before the killer strikes again? Or will her investigation become a recipe for disaster?
Stale Secrets is a deliciously entertaining cozy mystery featuring a determined baker-turned-sleuth, a cast of colorful small-town characters harboring deadly secrets, and one very perceptive cat with a nose for trouble.
Sometimes the sweetest towns hide the most bitter secrets…
When beloved local baker Eliza Crumbles witnesses a tragic accident at the historic Maple Hollow Mill renovation, her instincts tell her that something isn’t quite right. The supposedly accidental fall that killed construction foreman Mitch Grayson looks suspiciously like murder to her experienced eye—and to her observant tuxedo cat, Whiskers.
As Eliza kneads through clues about sabotaged railings, mysterious notes, and a missing phone, she uncovers something far more complex than a simple construction mishap. It seems Mitch knew too many of Maple Hollow’s secrets—from hidden love affairs and stolen water rights to missing funds and blackmail schemes that reach the highest levels of town government.
With her faithful feline assistant always one paw ahead, Eliza follows a trail of breadcrumbs that puts her directly in the killer’s path. Someone in this charming New England town has a secret worth killing for, and they’ll do anything to keep it hidden—including silencing a nosy baker and her too-clever cat.
Can Eliza prove what really happened at the mill before the killer strikes again? Or will her investigation become a recipe for disaster?
Stale Secrets is a deliciously entertaining cozy mystery featuring a determined baker-turned-sleuth, a cast of colorful small-town characters harboring deadly secrets, and one very perceptive cat with a nose for trouble.