The Lighthouse Recipe (CHOOSE THE FUTURE BOOK COLLECTION)

She wanted a health permit. She got a murder suspect.

Clara Von Hapsburg used to worry about seating arrangements at the Met Gala. Now, she worries about the humidity ruining her blowout and the structural integrity of her great-aunt’s crumbling lighthouse.

Exiled to the foggy, fishing village of Salt Point after her husband’s high-profile financial disgrace, Clara has one goal: open her bistro and bake her way back to dignity. But when she arrives at the town hall with a box of “Persuasion Muffins” for the grumpy health inspector, she finds him dead behind a locked door.

The police chief thinks it was a heart attack. The town thinks it’s the “Mainlander Curse.” But Clara’s nose, insured for millions, smells something else: Devil’s Lavender, a rare poison that grows on the cliffs.

With her assets frozen and her freedom on the line, Clara teams up with her hacker niece and a tarot-reading local to clear her name. But as she peels back the layers of this sleepy town, she discovers that bad flour isn’t the only thing being smuggled through the harbor.

Clara must trade her stilettos for combat boots (metaphorically—she’d never actually wear them) to catch a killer before her new life goes up in smoke.

Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Louise Penny, and culinary cozy mysteries with a sharp, witty edge.

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