Exposure of Murder
(2024)(The first book in the Beaver Creek Mysteries series)
A novel by Lila Ferrari
Small-town sheriff Ethan McQueeney has found contentment with his life in Beaver Creek, Vermont. He lives in his childhood home, is continuing his family’s legacy as sheriff, and tends to the land like his parents before him. Once upon a time, he had a fiancée, but she craved the excitement of the big city and left him behind without so much as a backward glance. But Ethan loves his town, his job, his friends, and his life just the way they are, and he isn’t going anywhere.
Mystery writer Jane Goodwin abandoned the big city life, seeking solace after the devastating death of her husband triggered by a story she wrote. Fate takes an unexpected turn when she wins the bidding war for a dilapidated farm. As she dives into a daunting to-do list, dredging the pond takes center stage. However, what starts as a routine task exposes a spine-chilling surprise—a skeleton emerges from the muck.
Ethan confirms the victim’s identity through a familiar ring on the dead man’s finger. David Thornton was a long-time Beaver Creek resident who attempted to outbid the farm’s current resident, Jane. The man was disagreeable but didn’t deserve to die.
As Ethan navigates the web of secrets, he contemplates a chilling possibility—could Jane, the farm’s new owner and a woman well versed in crime, be capable of murder?
Trouble continually brings them together. Can they fight their growing attraction and mend their broken hearts as they work together to unravel the mystery that threatens the peace of their community?
Genre: Mystery