The Last Message in Red
(2024)(The second book in the Clockwork Murmurs series)
A novel by J D Rivers
Sweet Secrets of Willowbrook:
In the quiet town of Willowbrook, where gossip flows as freely as the coffee at Sweet Secrets Café, nothing stays hidden for long—especially not when a cryptic letter is found clutched in the hand of the eccentric Mrs. Plum, collapsed in her garden.
Fay, an ambitious young journalist, is drawn into the mystery, her curiosity piqued by the strange message sealed in red. But the more she uncovers, the deeper the secrets buried in this charming town become. With the help of retired detective Nathan and Hilda, the keen-eyed florist, Fay begins to unravel a web of long-buried rivalries, financial schemes, and dangerous alliances.
As they dig into Mrs. Plum’s past, they uncover connections to powerful families, old feuds, and an unsolved death that has haunted Willowbrook for decades. In a place where every petal has a story and every person is hiding something, will Fay uncover the truth before someone else is silenced forever?
Sweet Secrets of Willowbrook is a gripping tale of betrayal, mystery, and the cost of secrets—perfect for fans of small-town suspense and page-turning thrillers.
Genre: Mystery
In the quiet town of Willowbrook, where gossip flows as freely as the coffee at Sweet Secrets Café, nothing stays hidden for long—especially not when a cryptic letter is found clutched in the hand of the eccentric Mrs. Plum, collapsed in her garden.
Fay, an ambitious young journalist, is drawn into the mystery, her curiosity piqued by the strange message sealed in red. But the more she uncovers, the deeper the secrets buried in this charming town become. With the help of retired detective Nathan and Hilda, the keen-eyed florist, Fay begins to unravel a web of long-buried rivalries, financial schemes, and dangerous alliances.
As they dig into Mrs. Plum’s past, they uncover connections to powerful families, old feuds, and an unsolved death that has haunted Willowbrook for decades. In a place where every petal has a story and every person is hiding something, will Fay uncover the truth before someone else is silenced forever?
Sweet Secrets of Willowbrook is a gripping tale of betrayal, mystery, and the cost of secrets—perfect for fans of small-town suspense and page-turning thrillers.
Genre: Mystery
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