Whiskers and Words

By J.C. Ward

Edith never expected her early retirement from teaching to lead to murder.

Now the owner of a quaint ocean-town bookstore in Maine, she's built a quiet life among books, loyal customers, and her ever-watchful guinea pig, Peanut. But when her normally civilized book club meeting erupts into sharp words and long-buried grudges, Edith assumes the drama will end with hurt feelings.

She's wrong.

By night time, one of the club members is found dead, and the clues point directly to the very readers who were arguing in her shop just hours before. With suspicion turning neighbors against one another and whispers threatening her store's reputation, Edith must rely on her teacher's instincts, her knowledge of human nature, and Peanut's oddly timed wheeks to untangle the truth.

Because in this book club, everyone has a motive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6HY8L4S
• ISBN13: 9798240980787
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: From Harvest to Harbor Publishing
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"