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The Only Way is Forgery

(2025)
(The second book in the Chloe Essex series)
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Where fake fortunes fund phoney property portfolios, can a dancing diva save the swindled villagers and find her dad’s dosh?

Chloe Essex's less-than-tranquil village life in Speckled Hill takes another unexpected turn as she finds herself entangled in a new mystery right on the stiletto heels of her business launch. Still reeling from the disastrous celebration, Chloe is thrust into the next perplexing case when another guest turns up dead.

With barely a moment to fix her chipped nails, Chloe is drawn into a torrent of dodgy money and suspicious property portfolios. As the uncharacteristically tight-lipped villagers hide their secrets, Chloe and her trusty sidekicks embark on a rollercoaster ride of laughter and intrigue to unveil the truth.

As the mystery deepens, Chloe suspects unravelling the puzzle may lead her to the culprit’s identity and her father's lost fortune.

Can she solve the mystery and rescue her family’s future before the murderer strikes again? And will she waltz away unscathed, or will the killer have the last dance?

Join Chloe to unravel the clues in The Only Way is Forgery, a laugh-out-loud British contemporary cozy mystery where Miss Marple meets Barbie. But be warned, when laughter, intrigue, and murder combine, survival depends on unlimited supplies of fake tan and a vat of builders’ tea.


Chloe Essex Cozy Mysteries, by author Lou Collins, is a funny, clean, small-town, female amateur sleuth series perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Fethering Mysteries, Stephanie Plum, Miss Fortune Mysteries, and The Neurotic Hitwoman. While each mystery is a standalone, to avoid spoilers, the series is best read in order.


Genre: Cozy Mystery

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