Ashes & Alibis: A Cozy Addict Mystery (Large Print)

Welcome to Willow Creek-a picture-perfect town where the scones are sweet, the gossip is sticky, and secrets refuse to stay buried.Penelope Paxton knows all about cozy mysteries-she's read hundreds of them. Quiet days with her loyal Poodle, Radar, and shelves lined with her favorite whodunits have always been enough to keep her content. Until now.When a late-night fire reduces her best friend's beloved bookstore to ashes, Penelope's safe little world begins to unravel. The blaze doesn't just destroy books-it claims a life. And when the rumors start, pointing fingers at the very person Penelope trusts most, the whispers in this small town grow louder than the truth.Armed with nothing more than a notebook, a sharp eye for details, and a lifetime of mystery novels, Penelope steps into the role she's only ever read about. But real-life investigations aren't as tidy as the ones in her paperbacks. The suspects are her neighbors. The stakes are deadly. And the killer? They might be closer than she thinks.In a town full of secrets, can Penelope untangle the lies before the next chapter ends in tragedy?

Pages: 393, Paperback, Independently published