The Innocence Factor

A seemingly open and shut case, a gut feeling, and an emotional journey into the past, with the hope of finding answers to a present-day murder. Cottage on Gooseberry Bay is a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small-town holidays.

In book 18 in the series, Ainsley finds the body of a teacher at the local high beneath the bleachers during an early morning run. She calls it in and then waits to find out who the killer might be, only to find out that the prime and only suspect is one of Adam’s boys. Justice is new to the school this year.

A brilliant mind with a troubled past, Justice was not only seen with the dead man the evening before the discovery of his body, but research proves that he had with ties from the past to the murder victim as well.

In spite of the fact that all evidence points to Justice as the killer, Ainsley isn't so sure. She knows she'll need more than a gut feeling to convince the new deputy that perhaps other suspects should be considered, but in this case, evidence pointing toward anyone other than Justice seems impossible to come by.