Quill the Messenger

Hearts are broken at a romance novel convention when a famous cover model is murdered.

Picturesque Loch Mallaig, Michigan is in the throes of summer love—at least at Castleglen resort, where a Scottish romance novel convention is taking place. Bread on Arrival owners Molly Ferris, Carol MacCallan, and Laura Donovan get the chance to swoon over handsome cover model Gregory Gregg in person when he stops by their bakehouse. However, their memorable interaction with the charming Scot makes it especially heartbreaking when, on the first day of the convention, Molly discovers Gregory murdered in his resort suite.

Local police set their suspect sights on the Bakehouse Three’s college friend, Patsy Mae Wallace, an unpublished novelist attending the conference. Molly, Carol, and Laura resolve to solve the case and clear their friend’s name, but their labor of love is rife with roadblocks. Can the friends expose a heartless killer in time, or will they end up kissing their own wellbeing goodbye?

This clever whodunit from Annie’s Scottish Bakehouse Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, baking, Scottish culture, and female friendships.