Turning the Page on Murder

Deemed “the perfect heroine for our times” by the Arthur Ellis Award–winning author Barbara Fradkin, bookstore owner Kate Rowan reunites with her killer ex to solve another bloody mystery.

Bookstore owner Kate Rowan has given up on crime fiction after falling for a killer. But when she finds her great-aunt holding a bloody knife at a murder scene, Kate reluctantly teams up with security expert Gary, the man who broke her heart, to find out whodunnit.

Bookstore owner and armchair sleuth Kate Rowan loved a good murder mystery — until she fell for an actual killer.

Once, she’d hoped her fling with security expert Gary Fenris would lead to something more, but then he confessed his secret: To avenge a deceased lover, he took someone’s life. Now, Kate can’t even crack the spine on a cozy, let alone a noir. Meanwhile, Gary resolves that protecting others from danger — and protecting Kate from himself — is his best shot at atonement.

But when Kate’s Great-Aunt Roselyn is found with a bloody knife over her neighbour’s dead body, on a property guarded by Fenris Securities, Kate and Gary must work together to solve the case.

Their sleuthing sends them on a high-stakes treasure hunt from their little neighbourhood of Willowsend to the busy streets of London. Back in forced proximity with her killer ex, Kate can’t help but wonder if, this time, she can convince Gary to turn the page on murder.