Murder, Mystery, and a Very Good Boy
In this charming mystery, A. P. Wells proves that sometimes the best sleuths have four legs and a very keen nose for trouble.
Hazel Winslow’s first mistake was falling in love with the dead man’s dog.
All Hazel wanted was a fresh start. Instead, her car blows a tire outside a quirky little town, and a body turns up before the tow truck does.
Now's she a primary suspect in a murder she didn't commit. Bad timing. Worse luck. Story of her freaking life.
The hawk-eyed sheriff says civilians get killed poking their noses where they don't belong. Hazel can't tell if it's a threat or a warning.
Hazel’s only way out is to find the killer, with nothing but her instincts and a clue-sniffing sidekick. But the murdered antique dealer left behind a whole mess of enemies. Every smiling face in town seems to be hiding something, even the crazy cat lady.
And when a death threat shows up on Hazel's door, it becomes painfully clear someone has been watching her. Someone knows where she’s staying. And every answer Hazel uncovers only tightens the noose.
Because the killer isn’t just covering their tracks.
They’re making sure there are no witnesses—
not even a puppy.
“As someone who knows that the best sleuthing happens with a four-legged friend by your side, I was immediately charmed by this story. A. P. Wells perfectly captures that special bond between a detective and their dog—and let’s be honest, sometimes the dog is the one with the best nose for clues!”
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Murder Beneath Her Studio by Maple Quinn
A vanished artist, a prophetic diary, and a town full of secrets. Discover why Molly McBeal is the sleuth you need to meet in Blue Heron Bay.
A seaside mystery. A town full of secrets. And a vanished artist.
Former therapist Molly McBeal arrives in Blue Heron Bay hoping to rebuild her life and open a community coffeehouse. But her fresh start collapses when local painter Luna Ashworth disappears—and Molly becomes the last person seen with her.
With the police chief nursing a grudge, Molly McBeal turns to the one ally she fully trusts: Star, her intuitive Mini Aussiedoodle whose shifting blue eyes react to deceit like a living lie detector.
As Molly digs deeper, she discovers Luna’s prophetic art, hidden diaries, and a trail of warnings pointing to the powerful Ashworth family.
Gossip erupts. Suspects swirl, including Luna’s obsessive ex and a jealous rival artist, but someone far closer to Luna had everything to lose.
When Molly receives a threat and sabotage strikes her home, one thing becomes clear:
If she doesn’t find the real killer soon, Blue Heron Bay may bury both the truth—and Molly—forever.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘sixth sense’ we use to navigate the world. In Murder Beneath Her Studio, Maple Quinn gives us Molly McBeal—a former therapist who can read people like an open book. But the real star for me is Star, her intuitive Mini Aussiedoodle. Watching a dog act as a living lie detector while uncovering a prophetic artist’s secrets? Who wouldn’t be hooked from the first chapter.”
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