Sunset Ridge Cozy Mystery

When book club discussions turn deadly, Sam Prescott must solve a mystery that's definitely not on the reading list.Sam Prescott thought joining the Twice-Told Tales book club would be a perfect way to make new friends in Sunset Ridge. What she didn't expect was to find the club's most outspoken member dead in the bookstore's back room after a particularly heated literary debate.Dr. Margaret Thornfield had a gift for making enemies with her sharp critiques and literary snobbery. She'd recently savaged a local author's work, dismissed fellow members' favorite books, and was demanding the club only select titles she personally approved. When her sudden death looks suspicious to Sam's organized mind, she can't resist investigating.Between hosting book discussions at her historic home and helping Charlotte revitalize the struggling bookstore, Sam discovers everyone in the club had reason to want the professor silenced permanently. As secrets emerge from between the pages, Sam must determine which member turned their final discussion into Dr. Thornfield's last chapter.With Aiden's steady support, Arlo's bookstore adventures, and her Sunset Ridge community rallying around her, Sam races to solve the mystery before the killer authors someone else's ending. Elizabeth writes the Southern Quilting mysteries and Memphis Barbeque mysteries for Penguin Random House and the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She blogs at ElizabethSpannCraig.com/blog , named by Writer's Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. She curates links on Twitter as @elizabethscraig that are later shared in the free search engine WritersKB.com. Elizabeth makes her home in Matthews, North Carolina, with her husband and two teenage children.Elizabeth Spann Craig (Riley Adams)Twitter: @elizabethscraig

A storm is brewing...and murder strikes like lightningSamantha Prescott believes Type-A organization can weather any storm-until a hurricane threatens her mountain community of Sunset Ridge. As the newly-elected HOA president coordinates emergency response efforts, she thinks her biggest challenge will be managing her neighbors' chaos and keeping her rescue dog Arlo calm during the tempest. But when pushy real estate developer Harrison Blackwood is found dead at the historic Ridgeview House hotel, Sam realizes the storm isn't the only killer in town.With roads impassable and communication systems down, Sam knows outside help won't arrive until the hurricane passes. Using her meticulous nature and knack for observation, she begins investigating the developer's death. Between power outages and rising flood waters, she discovers Blackwood had threatened half the town with his aggressive development plans. But someone decided to stop him permanently.As the storm reaches its peak, Sam uncovers evidence that points to another target. With time running out and the killer closing in, she'll need more than her perfectly organized emergency kit to survive this disaster. Can Sam's preparation and planning help her catch a killer, or will she be the next victim of this perfect storm? Elizabeth writes the Southern Quilting mysteries and Memphis Barbeque mysteries for Penguin Random House and the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. She blogs at ElizabethSpannCraig.com/blog , named by Writer's Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. She curates links on Twitter as @elizabethscraig that are later shared in the free search engine WritersKB.com. Elizabeth makes her home in Matthews, North Carolina, with her husband and two teenage children.