Strawberry Murder

By Carol Durand and Summer Prescott

Fame Is Sweet... Until Murder Steals the Spotlight.
There's something about that guy...
Melissa "Missy" Gladstone never imagined her small-town baking success would make her a national television sensation. When the producers of her hit baking reality show decide to bring filming to LaChance, Louisiana, the entire town is buzzing with excitement. Between cameras, interviews, and eager fans, Missy's sweet dreams of success finally seem to be coming true.
Then a member of the production crew is murdered.
Before long, suspicion falls on people Missy cares about most. A heated argument between the victim, Missy's best friend Echo, and one of Missy's newest employees puts them squarely in the spotlight. When Echo and her new boyfriend suddenly vanish without explanation, rumors spread like wildfire throughout the close-knit community.
The case takes an even stranger turn when Missy and Detective Chas Beckett begin digging into the boyfriend's past. The more they learn, the clearer it becomes that he isn't who he claims to be. Hidden identities, secret motives, and dangerous lies quickly transform a local murder investigation into something far more complicated.
As evidence mounts against suspects who are much too close to home, Missy finds herself torn between loyalty and the facts. With her reputation, friendships, and future hanging in the balance, she must uncover the truth before an innocent person is accused-or another victim is added to the body count.
Can Missy and Chas expose the real killer before the cameras stop rolling? Or will this shocking case bring a permanent end to Missy's rise to fame?
Packed with Southern charm, delicious desserts, memorable characters, and page-turning suspense, this cozy mystery delivers a perfect blend of small-town warmth and deadly intrigue.
Perfect for fans of culinary cozy mysteries, cupcake shop mysteries, amateur women sleuths, reality TV mysteries, Southern cozy mysteries, clean whodunits, small-town murder mysteries, foodie fiction, and cozy mystery series with recurring characters.
When secrets hide behind the spotlight, the truth can be deadlier than murder itself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1090886357
• ISBN13: 9781090886354
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"