Murder by Numbers

This is one murder that doesnt add up... Following a spectacular business failure Clara Mitchell returns to her coastal hometown Lemon Tree Bay with an inglorious thud. Living with her mum and working in a hair salon shes determined to repay her debts and get back to glamorous city living.When she meets poker-faced accountant Lucas Pepper sparks fly however their blossoming romance slips into the red as he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his uncle.Convinced of Lucass innocence Clara locks horns with her ex-boyfriend - local bad boy turned police officer Senior Constable Adam Billings. Hes desperate to prove Lucas guilty and protect Clara at all costs.With evidence threatening to sink Lucas Clara must unravel the mystery using a trusty grapevine of local gossip and her somewhat unreliable intuition. Will she save Lucas from mounting charges in time or was Adam right all along?Murder by Numbers is the first book in the Lemon Tree Bay Mysteries - a brand-new cosy romantic whodunit series by award-winning author Megan Mayfair.