The Plot & Scone - A Willow Creek Mystery Volume 1

Clara Higgins traded her six-figure career—and a fiancé who never believed in her dreams—for a fresh start in the charming Vermont town of Willow Creek. Now she’s the proud but struggling owner of The Plot & Scone, a cozy bakery and mystery bookshop where the coffee is hot, the shelves are full, and Barnaby, the one-eared orange cat, considers himself management. With winter approaching, Clara’s future depends on winning the town’s Autumn Harvest baking competition. But when an unpopular landlord is found murdered behind her shop—with Clara’s own cast-iron doorstop beside the body—her carefully planned new life begins to crumble.

Suddenly the prime suspect, Clara must put her former auditor’s eye for inconsistencies to work and uncover the truth herself. With the help of her spirited employee, a town full of residents guarding delicious secrets, and a frustratingly handsome police chief determined to keep her out of the investigation, Clara follows a trail of grudges, lies, and hidden motives toward a killer who may be closer than she thinks. Warm, witty, and irresistibly cozy, Plot & Scone serves up small-town charm, fresh-baked treats, gentle romance, and a clever mystery worth savoring to the final crumb.