The Murderous Manuscript

Autumn has arrived in Tumblebrook, Minnesota — bringing crisp air, harvest festivals, and guests filling every room of the charming Lakeside Inn.

For innkeeper Amelia Farnsworth, it also brings murder.

When bestselling mystery author Gregor Hensley checks in for a quiet writing retreat, Amelia expects a demanding guest… not a body discovered in a locked room. The coroner rules it a heart attack.

Amelia knows something isn’t right.

Hidden inside Gregor’s unfinished manuscript is a warning:

Trust no one.

As Amelia begins asking questions, she uncovers secret notes, coded pages, and a hidden trail the author left behind — one that leads straight into Tumblebrook’s past. Soon the threats begin: anonymous messages, a shadow watching the inn at night, and someone determined to stop her from digging any further.

With the sheriff skeptical and her guests hiding secrets of their own, Amelia teams up with her quick-thinking friend Clara and her unusually perceptive cat, Lady Grey, to follow the clues Gregor left behind. But the deeper she goes, the clearer it becomes:

Gregor wasn’t just writing a story.

He was exposing one.

And someone in Tumblebrook will do anything to keep the truth buried — even if it means the Lakeside Inn’s newest detective becomes the next victim.

Welcome to Tumblebrook… where every guest has a secret, and every mystery has just begun.