Murder, gossip, and a cat named Gatsby… Trouble has moved into Fairfax Arms.Claire Whitmore, warm and steadfast, thought her toughest battles were behind a paralegal’s desk, not outside her apartment door.But when her cantankerous neighbor, Wendell, is found lifeless in the laundry alcove, the police chalk it up to bad luck and a fall.Claire can’t ignore the unnatural position, the overturned basket, or the way her Maine Coon, Gatsby, prowls as if he’s chasing secrets. Suspicions stir with neighbors in this close-knit community.Egged on by Marissa, her sharp-tongued best friend, and aided by Maya, a tech-savvy neighbor, Claire is drawn into a web of escalating gossip and hidden grudges.Upstairs, the hot-tempered chef with suspicious shoe stains and the fidgety resident with her guarded letter seem guilty, but each twist reveals more doubts.When anonymous threats turn up, cozy Fairfax Arms becomes a maze of shadows and lies.If Claire can’t untangle the truth fast enough, the next body found in the hallway could be hers.