A quiet lakeside town. A shocking murder. A book club determined to uncover the truth.
The photograph should have been ordinary. Instead, it suggested Kettle Creek had been lying about its past for fifty years.
Retired teacher Dorothy “Dot” Halstead is cataloging donated photographs at the local historical society when she notices something that doesn’t belong. Before she can determine what it means, Craig Marsh is found dead—and suspicion begins closing around his brother.
But the evidence feels too convenient to Dot.
With the help of Beverly, Margaret, and June, her three longtime friends in the Thursday Book Club, Dot begins asking questions the police haven’t answered. Their search leads through missing records, old property deeds, family grievances, and a secret someone has worked for decades to keep buried.
As the four friends draw closer to the truth, they discover that in a town where everyone knows everyone, loyalty can conceal as much as it reveals. They’ll need to separate fact from local legend before an innocent man pays for someone else’s crime.
Lakeside Murder is book 1 of The Thursday Book Club Mysteries, a clean, character-driven cozy mystery featuring four mature amateur sleuths, a charming lakeside community, enduring friendship, small-town secrets, and recipes from the characters’ kitchens.
