Join amateur sleuth Elsie Harper and her faithful border collie Murphy as they solve mysteries at the charming Mountainwood Inn
When Open-Mic Night Turns Deadly at a Mountain Inn, One Woman's Fresh Start Becomes a Fight for Survival
Elsie Harper thought inheriting the charming Mountainwood Inn would be her salvation—a peaceful retreat from her bitter divorce and a chance to rebuild her life. Instead, she gets murder.
When caustic novelist Felix Lawson—a man who made enemies as easily as bestsellers—turns up dead in a locked guest room with a taunting limerick scrawled in lipstick on the mirror, suspicion falls on everyone at Elsie's inaugural open-mic night. Fortunately, she's not investigating alone. Handsome Dr. Tom Dawson becomes her trusted partner in sleuthing, their undeniable chemistry sparking amid the chaos.
With her clever border collie Murphy's help, they navigate a maze of secrets involving the wounded sous chef and sharp-eyed front desk manager—both with suspect pasts. But when Murphy uncovers hidden manuscript pages and Elsie realizes someone is trying to frame her for Felix's death, the stakes become personal.
Can Elsie and Tom unmask the killer before another guest checks out—permanently?
A small town. A beloved local. A web of secrets that could destroy them all.
When amateur sleuth Elsie Harper attends her friend Jenna's wedding in the idyllic town of Cloverdale, she expects romance, laughter, and maybe a glass too many of champagne. What she doesn't expect is murder.
The victim? The town's most beloved resident—a man whose kindness touched everyone. Or so it seemed. As Elsie and her trusty border collie Murphy dig deeper, they uncover a tangled web of betrayal, hidden motives, and long-buried secrets that threaten to unravel the entire community.
From suspects with ironclad alibis to clues that don't quite add up, Elsie must navigate small-town politics, old grudges, and a killer who's always one step ahead. With Murphy's keen nose and Elsie's sharp instincts, they're determined to bring justice to Cloverdale—even if it means exposing truths some would kill to keep hidden.
A prized horse vanishes. A stable hand dies. And Elsie Harper is racing against time to solve a mystery where everyone has something to hide.
When Elsie's friend Clara begs for help after a valuable show horse disappears from Riverside Stables, it seems like a simple case of theft—until a young stable hand is found dead in the very stall where the horse was kept.
With her border collie Murphy by her side and handsome Dr. Tom Dawson lending his steady support, Elsie dives into a world of competitive equestrians, shady business deals, and dangerous secrets. But as she uncovers connections between the missing horse, the victim's hidden past, and a blackmail scheme that touches everyone at the stables, Elsie realizes the killer will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.
As threats escalate and another horse goes missing, can Elsie unmask the murderer before someone else pays the ultimate price?
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