Murder by Association

<p><strong>Small town secrets. Vintage style. A killer with a grudge.</strong></p><p>When vintage-loving photographer Birdie Lopez rushes home to the quirky coastal town of Moon's Landing after her beloved Aunt Lula's mysterious death she expects grief. What she doesn't expect is a stolen camera bag a porch full of meddling neighbors and a loyal coonhound named Butterscotch with blood on her paw.</p><p>The sheriff says it was a freak peacock attack. The neighbors say Aunt Lula had it coming for feeding those birds. But Birdie isn't buying any of it especially after a cryptic note appears on her friend's windshield: <em>It wasn't an accident.</em></p><p>Armed with her aunt's secrets a vintage Rolleiflex camera and more suspicion than good sense Birdie digs into a town where everyone has an opinion an agenda and a key to the HOA complaint box. There's Lois Jones the ruthless homeowners' association president. The Moon sisters who've been keeping score on Birdie since childhood. A grandson with a grudge and a costume straight out of a crime watch poster. And Mason Moon the enigmatic distillery heir next door who knew Aunt Lula better than Birdie realized.</p><p>But someone in this picture-perfect neighborhood is hiding a deadly secret. And the closer Birdie gets to the truth the more dangerous Moon's Landing becomes.</p><p>Between Halloween hijinks small-town gossip and a growing list of suspects Birdie must untangle a web of feuds family secrets and long-buried grudges before the killer strikes again.</p><p><strong>Murder by Association is the charming first book in the Moon's Landing Cozy Mystery series - perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke Lynn Cahoon and anyone who believes the nosiest neighbor always cracks the case. Grab a cup of coffee settle in and don't trust the one with the greenest lawn.</strong></p>