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Saltmarsh Cove loves a tidy story, and nothing sells faster than fear dressed up as "public health."
Mara Delaney is finally getting Delaney Preserves off the ground when she hosts a winter "world ferments" night to boost sales and prove her shop is more than quaint scenery for tourists. The event brings crowds, cameras, and a visiting food podcaster who knows exactly how to poke at a small town's pride. He is charming on mic, cruel off it, and loudly interested in exposing Saltmarsh Cove's curated "authenticity."
Then he ends up dead.
The town immediately tries to frame the death as a fermentation accident. The council starts circling with inspection talk, shutdown threats, and insinuations meant to make Mara say the one sentence they can weaponize: fermentation is dangerous. Sheriff Cal Reed pushes back, but he is boxed in by politics and a town that would rather protect its brand than face the truth.
Mara refuses to be managed. In her kitchen, timing is evidence, and pressure changes leave fingerprints. With Sprig underfoot and her business on the line, she digs into the one thing the town cannot spin: what actually happened.
Continue the series with A Brine to Die For: Murder on the Brine Line, Pickle Parade Murder, and Murder in the Salt Cellar.
Perfect for fans of Ellie Alexander, Joanne Fluke, Paige Shelton, and Jenn McKinlay.
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