Pies, Poison, and Peril

A prize-winning pie with a deadly secret.
A witness with four paws and a tale to tell.
A newlywed pulled back into the world of murder.

Thanksgiving in Tablerock, Texas should be a time for gratitude, community, and delicious pies. With her recent marriage to Landon, Ellie Rockwell was hoping for a break from crime-solving to enjoy the holiday season with family and friends at Silver Circle Cat Rescue.

But when a beloved local figure is found poisoned, face down in their prize-winning pie at the annual Tablerock Turkey Trot bake-off, festive cheer quickly turns to fear. Chief Yarbin dismisses the death as a tragic accident, but when Tom—one of the rescue's newest residents and a transactional witness if there ever was one—insists he saw foul play, Ellie can't ignore his urgent message via the silver platter.

With her newly engaged daughter Evie and the rest of the Silver Circle gang by her side, Ellie must sift through a recipe of sweet rivalries, family secrets, and bitter grudges simmering beneath Tablerock's cozy facade. The more she investigates, the more she realizes that nearly everyone in town had a reason to want the victim's goose cooked.

Can Ellie catch the culprit before another helping of murder is served at her holiday table?

Pies, Poison, and Peril is the twelfth book in the Silver Circle Cat Rescue Mysteries—a purr-fectly cozy cat midlife series set in the small town of Tablerock, Texas with just a touch of magic.