A forged will, a poisoned matriarch, and one stationery shop owner whose signature may make her the killer's next target.
Clara Whitcomb expects crafting elegant invitations for Larkspur's wealthy Augusta Bell to be a dream commission?until Augusta announces she has rewritten her will to expose a thief in the family.
Hours later, Augusta is found murdered in her glass conservatory, and a shocking new will disinherits everyone. Even worse, it was printed on stolen Paper Finch stationery and bears Clara's forged signature.
With suspicious relatives circling and her business reputation at stake, Clara joins Detective Nathan Shaw to follow a paper trail of hidden watermarks, altered drafts, and carefully planted lies.
But Augusta left behind secrets someone is desperate to keep buried.
In this clever small-town mystery filled with family secrets, puzzling clues, and an amateur sleuth who notices everything, Clara must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
