Turkey Trot Treason. Aromatic Alibis, #11

When barista-sleuth Madison Perkins reluctantly joins Steeplechase's annual Turkey Trot, she expects chafing, frostbite, and maybe a bruised ego - not a front-row seat to murder. Moments after firing the starting pistol, legendary coach and community tyrant Carter collapses on the platform, poisoned by his own kale smoothie. His dying words - *"Check the numbers"* - leave Madison tangled in a mystery involving missing charity funds, a vanished murder weapon, and a town ready to turn on her when the evidence lands in her trash can.
With Detective Gabe Miller torn between duty and the woman he cares for, a treasurer acting guiltier by the minute, and a turkey-costumed menace named Mavis running crowd control, Madison must race to uncover the truth before she becomes the main course in someone's Thanksgiving cover-up. A fast-paced, funny, and delightfully twisty cozy mystery where the finish line might just be fatal.