A Missing Doctor, A Deadly Secret, and a Race Against Time. Sometimes the best medicine... Is simply, survival. Life in the sunny beachside town of Calgon, Florida should be peaceful for cupcake baker, bed and breakfast owner, and amateur sleuth Melissa Beckett. Between her thriving businesses, loyal friends, and her marriage to handsome Detective Chas Beckett, things seem to be settling into a comfortable routine. Then a respected local doctor vanishes without a trace. When the disappearance sends shockwaves through the community, Chas is assigned to one of the most perplexing investigations of his career. As clues begin to surface and unanswered questions pile up, Missy can't resist getting involved. Before long, she finds herself tangled in a dangerous web of secrets, deception, and motives that reach far beyond a simple missing persons case. The deeper the Becketts dig, the more they realize that someone is desperately trying to keep the truth hidden. And they're willing to do anything to succeed. Meanwhile, Missy's best friend Echo is dealing with a crisis of her own. Her latest friendship-with a peculiar new neighbor-has everyone questioning her judgment. While friends and family worry that Echo has finally gone off the deep end, Missy suspects there may be more to the unusual relationship than meets the eye. As the mysteries begin to intertwine, lives are forever changed and long-buried secrets threaten to surface. With danger inching closer to home and time running out, Missy and Chas must uncover the truth before the next victim is someone they love. Can they solve the case before tragedy strikes? Or will this mystery prove too complex-even for Calgon's most determined sleuths? Packed with seaside charm, lovable characters, heartfelt friendships, delicious desserts, and page-turning suspense, this cozy mystery is an irresistible blend of intrigue and heart. Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, culinary cozy mysteries, cupcake shop mysteries, amateur women sleuths, beach town mysteries, missing persons mysteries, bed and breakfast mysteries, clean whodunits, small-town murder mysteries, and character-driven mystery series. Because sometimes surviving the truth is harder than uncovering it.
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