A Cup of Joe and a Murder
(2024)(The first book in the Nova Beck Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Olivia Page
Nova Beck returned to her small hometown for the quiet life. Little did she know she would end up being a suspect in a murder.
Nova Beck, a retired detective, returned to Rico, Colorado, to run the family's business, 'Beck's Cafe', alongside Mama Mia, a family friend, and Jackson, her hippy sidekick.
Nova's journey began when a stranger's body was found and Mama Mia was accused of his murder.
Indebted to Mama Mia, Nova delved into the case and discovered that the town's noblest heiress, Evelyn McCarthy, was involved with the stranger and so were her parents.
With Evelyn desperate to do anything to save her reputation, including digging up Nova's family secret with the stranger, what becomes of Nova? And with doom closer than envisaged, will Nova survive the venom of the murderer or be the next victim?
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Nova Beck, a retired detective, returned to Rico, Colorado, to run the family's business, 'Beck's Cafe', alongside Mama Mia, a family friend, and Jackson, her hippy sidekick.
Nova's journey began when a stranger's body was found and Mama Mia was accused of his murder.
Indebted to Mama Mia, Nova delved into the case and discovered that the town's noblest heiress, Evelyn McCarthy, was involved with the stranger and so were her parents.
With Evelyn desperate to do anything to save her reputation, including digging up Nova's family secret with the stranger, what becomes of Nova? And with doom closer than envisaged, will Nova survive the venom of the murderer or be the next victim?
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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