A Deadly Deed

A Small Town Coffee Cozy Mystery

Six months after solving the mystery that nearly destroyed her café, Sarah Stall has finally gotten her life back to normal. Bagels & Beans is thriving, her loyal customers are happy, and there are absolutely no dead bodies on the premises. Then a certified letter arrives with devastating news: her landlord is selling the entire block to a developer, and Sarah has sixty days to pack up everything she's built. When she confronts Dwight Pemberton at a chaotic town meeting, she barely recognizes the man who once championed Main Street's small businesses. Something has changed him—something that gets him killed before dawn.

Now Sarah is caught in a web of secrets that stretches far beyond a simple real estate deal. As she digs deeper, she uncovers forged signatures, missing money, and a pattern of destruction that didn't start in Clancy. With her café's future hanging in the balance and a killer who's already proven they'll do anything to stay hidden, Sarah must untangle a conspiracy years in the making. The suspects are piling up—an estranged daughter with a weak alibi, a slick developer with a shady past, and a trusted employee who knows more than he's telling.

With the help of her loyal dog Bean, her mystery-loving best friend Nora, and the reluctant support of Detective June Harper, Sarah races to expose the truth before the killer decides she knows too much.