Dead to Begin With: Don’t miss this mystery novel, perfect for cozy crime fans in 2024! (A Country Gift Shop Cozy Mystery series, Book 1) (Country Gift Shop Cozy Mysteries)

‘Highly recommend for any cozy mystery fans.’ - Holly (Goodreads)

Looking for a new fun cozy crime series? Then spend some time at the coast with Vicky Simmons amateur sleuth!

Coming home can be murder

Vicky Simmons is looking for the simple life. She’s ready to trade in London for a slower pace by opening a British Country Gift Shop in her old hometown on the coast of Maine. Little does she know a few old faces are back in Glen Cove, including unrequited teenage crush Michael Danning—having taken over the local Gazette and looking better than ever.

All is looking rosy until Vicky finds herself face-to-face with a dead body and Michael is the prime suspect. When the sheriff links the motive for murder to the unsolved disappearance of a teenage girl twenty years ago, Vicky must turn amateur sleuth. She’ll stop at nothing to save Michael…and unmask the real killer!

The first book in the new Country Gift Shop Cozy Mystery series, look out for book 2: GRAND PRIZE: MURDER! coming soon!