Spring 2027

Some toasts are better left unsaid.

Ann Beckett expects an easy evening at a quiet after-hours retirement party. It's being held for Whitby's longtime library board chair, a man who's shaped the library — and quietly controlled half the town — for twenty-five years. But when he collapses mid-toast, champagne glass still in hand, the celebration turns into a crime scene with the doors already locked for the night.

Everyone left in the room knew him well. Maybe a little too well. A guarded affair, a contested inheritance, and a grudge decades in the making all sit around the same table. Now Ann must find a killer before the party guests, and the truth, slip away.

Pre-order in early 2027