Deadly First Edition

A grand opening. A famous author. A deadly first edition.

Boone's Book Nook is finally open, and Sadie Whitfield couldn't be happier. The shelves are stocked, the reading chairs are full, and the annual Bourbon Fall Festival has transformed downtown Normal, Kentucky, into the perfect autumn postcard. With pumpkin treats, hayrides, bluegrass music, and visitors filling Main Street, Sadie's dream bookstore is everything she hoped it would be.

Until a surprise guest arrives.

A bestselling thriller author from Sadie's publishing days in New York appears for an unannounced book signing carrying a priceless first edition unlike any other. Hidden inside is a cryptic inscription that reads more like an editor's note than a personal message, hinting at the truth behind a decades-old cold case that has haunted Normal for generations.

Before the author can explain what it means, one sip of a Pumpkin-Cream Fall Cold Brew turns the celebration into a crime scene.

With Sheriff Al Hemmer investigating, the Laundry Club Ladies determined to solve the mystery before anyone else, and three very different men quietly competing for Sadie's attention, she'll have to rely on the one skill she's spent her career perfecting: finding mistakes everyone else overlooked.

And they'll kill again to keep the final chapter from being written.

Welcome back to Normal... where every story has a secret, every page hides a clue, and sometimes the deadliest mistake is the one that was never corrected.

Perfect for fans of charming small towns, clever clues, lovable characters, and cozy mysteries filled with books, coffee, and Southern charm.