by Liliana Hart
First published 2019
Rosalyn McGowen seems like the perfect great-grandmother. She carries homemade cookies in her purse, smells like roses, and rescues stray cats around Bloody Mary. When her body is discovered, coroner JJ Graves and her husband Sheriff Jack Lawson face a puzzling case. Who would want to kill such a sweet old woman? The answer comes when they uncover Rosalyn's hidden life. Every Thursday at noon, she published The Bloody Mary Tattler, a social media gossip sheet that both thrilled and terrified the entire town. Rosalyn knew everyone's secrets and wasn't afraid to share them. JJ struggles to classify the death as murder, but the evidence soon points to homicide. The investigation reveals an endless parade of potential killers. Nearly every resident had reasons to silence the town's anonymous gossip columnist. JJ and Jack must sift through decades of buried secrets and fresh grudges to find the truth. Rosalyn took some secrets to her grave, but the ones she left behind may be enough to catch her killer.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Bloody Mary
248 pages · Hardcover · 7th Press