Chattertowne Mystery

Loose lips may sink ships, but bodies and secrets will always float to the surface. Audrey O'Connell has returned from Portland to her hometown of Chattertowne, Washington, a place where gossip is currency but knowing when to stay tight-lipped is priceless. Procuring a part-time job at the local newspaper to keep an eye on her impetuous sister following Vivienne's latest romantic scandal, Audrey is assigned a feature series for the upcoming festival which has her digging through the town archives in search of anything interesting. When her former boyfriend Marcus is found floating dead in the marina not long after reaching out to her in hopes of utilizing her research skills, her investigation reveals his conspiracy theories about Chattertowne and corruption within its leadership might not have been so crazy after all. As she plumbs the depths of the town's 150-year history, she discovers that beneath the façade of this idyllic hamlet lie secrets long-submerged—including within her own family—and finds herself in the crosshairs of those who guard them. Now with three dead bodies, an intense case of aquaphobia, and a narrow window before her deadline, Audrey looks to City Manager Holden, octogenarian historian Mildred, and her enigmatic almost-boyfriend Darren to help her discover the truth that will forever change her and Chattertowne.

Local investigative reporter Audrey O'Connell already has her hands full with Maid of Honor duties for her sister's golf-themed wedding at the Chattertowne Country Club. Not to mention, the gossip mill is abuzz with news about Chattertowne's own celebrity influencer, Onyx Carpenter, who is rumored to be bringing her rockstar husband, Meacham Fields, to the nuptials as her plus one. But when Onyx's former high school flame, Wiley Barrett, is accused of killing one of his golf students in a cover-up the day after her heralded homecoming, she insists he's innocent and begs Audrey to help exonerate him...much to her husband's dismay. When Wiley is found dead in a bunker on the sixteenth fairway following an argument with Meacham at the rehearsal dinner, the singer is the prime suspect. With less than 48 hours before the ceremony and her sister's special day hanging in the balance, Audrey must find what links the two deaths while fending off the descending paparazzi.