by Maddie Day
Part of Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery
First published 2022
Mackenzie "Mac" Almeida runs a bike shop in a Cape Cod town and belongs to the Cozy Capers Book Group. The day after Christmas, she and her fiancé Tim start renovating a cottage for their upcoming wedding. When they tear down a wall, they discover a skeleton sitting on a stool, wearing an old bridal gown. Mac teams up with librarian Flo and her book club friends to investigate the decades-old mystery. Their search uncovers a tragic story of forbidden love between star-crossed lovers from feuding families. But the past refuses to stay buried. Someone in their quiet seaside community wants to keep the truth hidden and will kill to protect their secret. As New Year's Eve approaches, Mac realizes the murderer still walks among them, turning her wedding preparations into a race against time.
Genres: american-fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary, adult-fiction, cozy-mystery
Vibes: community-driven, cozy, mysterious, page-turning, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family, race-against-time, small-town-secrets
Setting: Cape Cod
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
414 pages · Paperback · Thorndike Press
Content warnings: death, murder