A Little Larceny in Lynmouth — Christina Hamlett

The picturesque harbor village of Lynmouth on the Devon coast was supposed to be a respite after being made redundant from her job at a prestigious import/export firm in London. But when her landlady is poisoned by chocolate a scant three days after she moves in, Rochelle Reid and her new neighbors discover they have become overnight murder suspects. Red herrings abound, romance teases, a heroine learns her past is about to collide with the present, and a daylight break-in at the house hints that--even with a victim neatly out of the way--the murderer is not yet in the clear if a damning piece of evidence hidden within its walls isn't recovered.