Poison in the Palms: A Claire Whitmore Cozy Mystery

By Adeline Krupp

In Saltcliff Cove, some secrets are buried deep. Others wash ashore with the tide.

Estranged from her mother, Claire Whitmore inherits a crumbling Victorian mansion in coastal Saltcliff Cove.

But when an antiques dealer dies on the ferry-dropping hints about her family's property-Claire realizes her inheritance comes with deadly strings attached.

Armed with her paralegal instincts and her scene-stealing Maine Coon cat, Gatsby, Claire uncovers a web of blackmail, corruption, and murder reaching back decades. Her mother, Ruth, wasn't just protecting the house-she was preparing to expose the town's darkest secrets. And someone killed her for it.

As Claire navigates quirky locals, hidden tunnels, and a suspiciously helpful sheriff, she discovers the truth about her mother's death, her unknown father, and a generations-old shipwreck mystery. But exposing a killer means risking everything, including her own life.

Claire must unravel family legacies, small-town lies, and mysterious lights and break-ins before she is the next victim.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G56VSB9X
• ISBN13: 9798276694214
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"