“Wow! This was one of the best books I have read so far this year." – Susan B"This was an absolutely brilliant story! The storyline was amazing; the characters were so well played; the plot twists and turns were outrageously good; and the moves to the resolution...Ohmigod simply incredible!" - pb loves to read"Loved the book!!! The storyline is great, the characters are amazing!!!" – Lynn MarieWindmere Cove had secrets buried deep. Now they’re turning deadly.When museum director Malcolm Winters dies at a gala,café owner and amateur sleuth Izzy Harper finds herself tangled in his secrets.A priceless cookbook vanishes.An ancient bronze fragment impossibly advanced.Together they unlock something worth killing for.The suspects? A roster of colorful characters with deadly secrets.An aristocratic heir whose stolen legacy was worth Winters' life.An ambitious curator whose million-dollar deal needed Winters gone.A scholar whose public humiliation by Winters demanded private revenge.But Izzy has an Noodle, her golden retriever.Failed service dog, successful detective.Smells danger before it strikes.Finds clues humans miss.Knows every liar.As the murder investigation deepens, Izzy uncovers a century-old conspiracy.The fragment isn't just valuable.It's part of something that shouldn't exist.Five fragments left, each one a death sentence. They know Izzy has the first.The second holds the key to Winters' murder—if she lives to find it