A Controversial Cover (A Booktown Mystery Book 18)

When children's author Lauren Barker is found strangled to death at the local library in Stoneham, Tricia Miles is drawn back into investigating a murder despite her intention to stop amateur sleuthing. Lauren Barker, a native of Stoneham, was at the library for a book event featuring her new children's book, which some town members found controversial. After an altercation at the signing, she is discovered dead. Several suspects emerge: Dan Reed, who was removed from the event for spreading conspiracy theories and causing a disturbance; Stella Kraft, Lauren's former high school teacher who believed she had mentored the author—a claim Lauren strongly denied; and an unidentified man seen speaking with Lauren shortly before her death. As more details about Lauren's past surface and the list of suspects grows, Tricia works to solve the case.