Venus Bixby was supposed to be boarding a plane—not discovering a body.
After selling her dance studio to chase a new dream—traveling the world to recover stolen art—Venus expects passports and adventure. Instead, she pulls back a curtain in the studio and finds the new owner dead on the couch.
Now Chatham Crossing’s whisper mill is in overdrive, and Venus is the prime suspect.
As if that weren’t enough, she uncovers another shock: her late husband secretly purchased a valuable emerald ring… and now it’s missing.
When burglaries ripple through town, Venus begins to suspect the murder and the stolen emerald are glittering pieces of the same crime. Clearing her name will take sharp instincts, stubborn determination, and maybe a touch of Irish luck—before her passport dreams are grounded for good.
A Jewel of a Crime is book 3 in the Venus Bixby Mystery series. Perfect for fans of small-town charm, amateur sleuths, cats, and twisty-but-cozy mysteries. Can be read as a standalone.
