Silence is Deadly

When librarian Jillian Cooper wins a four-day silent wellness retreat for two, she's expecting peace, stillness, and a much-needed break from Lottie Reamer's original compositions. What she gets is a dead celebrity influencer, a maze full of herbal intrigue, and Lottie performing investigative songs in an urgent whisper at the legally mandated noise-free event.

The Harmony & Hush Silent Retreat promised healing, transformation, and the gentle release of life's noise. It did not promise murder. But when wellness queen Maren Vandeel is found dead in the meditation labyrinth on Day Two, Melody Grove's favorite singing sleuth trades her feather boa for a pair of retreat slippers and gets to work - one whispered original song at a time.

With four suspects hiding four very loud secrets, a documentary filmmaker who may have filmed the killer without knowing it, and a sound-healing therapist who looks incredibly guilty and absolutely isn't, Lottie must untangle a web of stolen recipes, embezzled fortunes, and very deliberate misdirection - all while accumulating an impressive stack of "Quiet Please" cards from the increasingly frazzled retreat staff.

In Melody Grove, it turns out, the most dangerous thing isn't the noise. It's the silence hiding behind it.

Book 4 in the Lottie Reamer Mystery Series.