First published 2025
Easter arrives in Cuento, but Lexy Campbell faces darker concerns than egg hunts and bonnet parades. Tourists Bill and Billie Miller have vanished, leaving behind their vintage Mustang splattered with blood. The couple apparently spent the night in their car after being turned away from the Last Ditch Motel. Now Lexy wonders if she's looking at a double homicide without bodies. The Trinity for Trouble jumps into action, tracking down the motel's weekend guests. Their investigation reveals an eccentric cast including a Goth and a barbershop singer on stilts. Each new clue deepens the mystery surrounding the Millers' disappearance. Evidence mounts that someone is hiding the truth about what happened that Easter weekend. Lexy must cut through layers of lies and misdirection to solve the case and protect the Last Ditch from scandal.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, cozy-mystery
Vibes: atmospheric, cozy, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Cuento, Last Ditch Motel
Period: Easter
256 pages · Hardcover · Severn House