Cat Killed A Rat: Quirky Cozy Mysteries (Ponderosa Pines Mysteries Book 1)

That's what anonymous gossip columnist Chloe LaRue and her best friend, town matriarch EV Torrence, always believed — until a second-rate handyman with a first-rate ego makes a scene at the town meeting and turns up dead.

EV was seen arguing with Luther Plunkett in front of the whole town. Before the body's even cold, she's suspect number one — and not even Chloe can stop the rumor mill from churning.

But Luther's death is just the beginning. When his scheming brother is murdered next, it's clear someone in this tight-knit eco-community has a secret worth killing for. Blackmail letters. A dangerous land grab. A killer counting on Ponderosa Pines' spotless reputation to keep their secret buried.

With Detective Nate Harper warning them to stay out of it, Chloe and EV launch their own investigation anyway — and what they dig up might just tear their beloved town apart.

How far will two nosy women go to catch a killer?

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