Murder at The Salty Scone. The Frankie Marlowe Mysteries, #1

When the past refuses to stay buried, some secrets are worth killing for. Journalist Frankie Marlowe thought she'd left Harbor Haven-and her complicated history-far behind. But when her beloved Aunt Ginny calls with devastating news about the death of local coffee shop owner Meredith Caldwell and her best friend, Frankie finds herself speeding back to the tiny New England town she grew up in. What she doesn't expect is to literally crash into Dean Whitaker, her former high school sweetheart and the one person she's spent fifteen years carefully not thinking about.
Now Harbor Haven's maritime museum curator, Dean insists Meredith's sudden heart attack wasn't natural-and he has the historical evidence to prove it. Together with Aunt Ginny and Frankie's loyal golden retriever Marmalade, they uncover a conspiracy rooted in Harbor Haven's founding families and their blood-soaked maritime fortunes. When 150-year-old documents reveal that some of the town's most respected names built their wealth on smuggling and murder, Frankie realizes that certain people will do anything-including kill-to keep their family secrets buried.
Armed with sharp instincts, small-town connections, and one very brave dog, Frankie discovers that coming home might be exactly what she needed. But first, she has to survive long enough to brew her first cup of coffee as Harbor Haven's newest resident detective. Because in a town where everyone knows your business, murder is the one secret that won't stay hidden...