SYNOPSIS

A Whisper Ridge Mystery of Bootleggers and Betrayal

Welcome to Whisper Ridge—where secrets age longer than whiskey, and someone just uncorked a deadly one.

When beloved town historian Franklin Harper is found dead during the annual Prohibition Party, local journalist-turned-sleuth Sophie Maxwell knows it’s no accident.
Not with the body posed like a 1930s mugshot.
Not with bootleg whiskey hidden in the walls.

And definitely not after she receives a threatening message: “You’re next, Maxwell.”

With her sleuthing Border Collie, Cooper, sniffing out clues (and contraband snacks), and her childhood friends—JW, Sadie, and Julie—by her side, Sophie uncovers a trail of vintage bottles, coded maps, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.

But when Sophie accidentally wins a $12,000 bottle at a vintage liquor auction, everything spirals—sabotage, blackmail, and a mystery aging far too well.

As small-town gossip swirls and danger rises like a bad batch of moonshine, Sophie realizes this isn’t just a mystery—it’s about survival.

Because in Whisper Ridge, some legacies don’t die quietly.

In a town where the past has a long pour, secrets don’t stay bottled for long.
And someone’s still keeping score.

REVIEW

Secret societies…stake outs…”National Treasure bootleg edition”… “Spy thriller” all wrapped in a cozy mystery. What can be more fun than that?

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