A Study in Scandal
(2025)(The third book in the Deadly Delights Murder Club Mystery series)
A Story by Daisy Danbury and Maisy Marple
When a small-town mayor dies with mysterious letters by his side, four friends discover that the deadliest secrets are hidden in plain sight...
When café owner Hazel Thompson and her friends���reserved librarian Libby Moore, former socialite Daphne Sinclair, and sarcastic bookshop clerk Charlie Banks—gather for their weekly mystery book club meeting, they never expect to find themselves at the center of another real-life murder investigation. But when Mayor Edward Langley is found dead in his study with a mysterious collection of letters addressed only to "L" by his side, Plotwick's rumor mill erupts with speculation about a secret affair gone wrong.
As the police focus on the obvious, the self-dubbed "Deadly Delights" sense there's more to the story. Their amateur investigation uncovers decades of small-town corruption, a wrongful conviction that destroyed multiple lives, and financial misdeeds that powerful people will kill to keep buried.
The clues point to the mayor's political rival, his nervous librarian with family connections to the scandal, and his seemingly loyal assistant who may be harboring a decades-old grudge. But as the book club pieces together the truth, they discover the most dangerous suspect might be the helpful town gossip who's been guiding their investigation all along.
With Charlie's estranged brother suddenly back in town with suspicious timing, Hazel's café becoming the center of threatening attention, and Detective Ethan Graves warning them away while clearly admiring their determination, the Deadly Delights must solve their most personal case yet before the killer strikes again.
A STUDY IN SCANDAL is the third installment in the delightful Deadly Delights Murder Club series that combines cozy small-town charm, clever mystery plotting, and the unbeatable sleuthing power of female friendship.
Genre: Mystery
When café owner Hazel Thompson and her friends���reserved librarian Libby Moore, former socialite Daphne Sinclair, and sarcastic bookshop clerk Charlie Banks—gather for their weekly mystery book club meeting, they never expect to find themselves at the center of another real-life murder investigation. But when Mayor Edward Langley is found dead in his study with a mysterious collection of letters addressed only to "L" by his side, Plotwick's rumor mill erupts with speculation about a secret affair gone wrong.
As the police focus on the obvious, the self-dubbed "Deadly Delights" sense there's more to the story. Their amateur investigation uncovers decades of small-town corruption, a wrongful conviction that destroyed multiple lives, and financial misdeeds that powerful people will kill to keep buried.
The clues point to the mayor's political rival, his nervous librarian with family connections to the scandal, and his seemingly loyal assistant who may be harboring a decades-old grudge. But as the book club pieces together the truth, they discover the most dangerous suspect might be the helpful town gossip who's been guiding their investigation all along.
With Charlie's estranged brother suddenly back in town with suspicious timing, Hazel's café becoming the center of threatening attention, and Detective Ethan Graves warning them away while clearly admiring their determination, the Deadly Delights must solve their most personal case yet before the killer strikes again.
A STUDY IN SCANDAL is the third installment in the delightful Deadly Delights Murder Club series that combines cozy small-town charm, clever mystery plotting, and the unbeatable sleuthing power of female friendship.
Genre: Mystery
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