Death at the Apple Blossom Auction: An Apple Orchard Cozy Murder Mystery

About Death at the Apple Blossom Auction: An Apple Orchard Cozy Murder Mystery

Tessa Hart came back to Sweetfern for one reason: sell her late aunt’s struggling ciderhouse and get out before the town’s gossip swallowed her whole. Then the Apple Blossom Auction turns deadly. When Arthur Voss, Sweetfern’s charming historical society chair, drops dead after a reserve cider tasting at Hart’s Run, the whispers start fast. Bad cider. Bad luck. Bad blood. And with Tessa already marked as the outsider who came home to cash out, her family business is one rumor away from collapse. But Arthur’s last warning to Tessa was not about cider. It was about a missing ledger page her aunt died trying to hide. Now Tessa is juggling a failing orchard, a sheriff who wants facts instead of instincts, a dangerously attractive deputy, and a suspect list packed with polished locals who know exactly how to smile while lying. Rival orchard owners, donor darlings, antiques dealers, and heritage-trust royalty all had reason to want Arthur quiet. To save Hart’s Run, Tessa will have to do more than catch a killer. She will have to prove that Sweetfern’s prettiest secrets were built to kill.

Perfect for fans of small-town cozies, culinary mysteries, orchard settings, and sharp amateur sleuths