Small town mystery, big time secrets
A secret from the past. A reckoning with grief. A betrayal in plain sight
A 35 year-old-librarian, a gossipy small town in the Florida Panhandle, reference to pregnancy loss and grief, quirky characters, a touch of suspense and a satisfying conclusion.
After her DEA husband’s murder six years earlier, Gabriela Espinosa sought refuge in the small Florida town of her youth. She is concentrating on raising her teenaged daughter and on her job. But the murder of her close friend shatters her perceived safety and pushes at the walls Gabi built to protect herself from grief.
Suspicion falls on her troubled older patron because of his public argument with her friend, who was considered the “bad girl” in town. But Gabi doubts the lonely recluse is capable of murder and begins asking questions. What she discovers reinforces her belief in his innocence. But if she’s right, who killed her friend?
Soon she’s at odds with the local sheriff’s department and a mysterious new deputy. The town’s relentless matchmakers see Gabi’s interactions with him as a budding romance.
Driven to face her grief by another tragedy, she uncovers a link between her friend’s murder, her own life, and long-buried secrets. Unraveling these connections leads to a shocking revelation that exposes the murderer—and threatens Gabi’s, and her daughter’s, lives.
This small town, amateur sleuth mystery provides readers with a satisfying and uplifting conclusion but contains references to pregnancy loss and grief,
A 35 year-old-librarian, a gossipy small town in the Florida Panhandle, reference to pregnancy loss and grief, quirky characters, a touch of suspense and a satisfying conclusion.
After her DEA husband’s murder six years earlier, Gabriela Espinosa sought refuge in the small Florida town of her youth. She is concentrating on raising her teenaged daughter and on her job. But the murder of her close friend shatters her perceived safety and pushes at the walls Gabi built to protect herself from grief.
Suspicion falls on her troubled older patron because of his public argument with her friend, who was considered the “bad girl” in town. But Gabi doubts the lonely recluse is capable of murder and begins asking questions. What she discovers reinforces her belief in his innocence. But if she’s right, who killed her friend?
Soon she’s at odds with the local sheriff’s department and a mysterious new deputy. The town’s relentless matchmakers see Gabi’s interactions with him as a budding romance.
Driven to face her grief by another tragedy, she uncovers a link between her friend’s murder, her own life, and long-buried secrets. Unraveling these connections leads to a shocking revelation that exposes the murderer—and threatens Gabi’s, and her daughter’s, lives.
This small town, amateur sleuth mystery provides readers with a satisfying and uplifting conclusion but contains references to pregnancy loss and grief,