Deadly Vote at Alderwick Hall: A Small-Town Cozy Mystery of Public Meetings, Paper Trails, and a Reluctant Sleuth

About Deadly Vote at Alderwick Hall: A Small-Town Cozy Mystery of Public Meetings, Paper Trails, and a Reluctant Sleuth

When a popular councillor collapses during a heated redevelopment vote at Alderwick Hall, the town is quick to call it a tragic medical episode and move on. Talia Price is not so sure. As acting clerk, she printed the agenda, took the minutes, and watched the room more closely than anyone else.

She knows the public packet on the table is not the one she prepared. A key annex page is missing. A corrected version appears far too fast.

And the more Talia checks the paperwork, the clearer it becomes that someone is trying to rewrite the official record before the truth can catch up. With pressure mounting from local leaders, donors, and everyone desperate to avoid scandal, Talia is forced into an investigation she never wanted. Her best weapon is not instinct or bravado.

It is detail. Print logs. key registers.

version codes. meeting notes. the small, stubborn facts other people hope nobody will notice.

As Detective Callum Reed works to separate rumor from proof, Talia follows a trail of altered documents, quiet threats, and polished lies straight into the heart of Alderwick’s respectable public life. Because in this town, if you control the minutes, you control the story.