Poisoned Pen — Sherry Soule

A grumpy author. A fatal book signing. And a witchy amateur sleuth.Magical bookshop owner, Mercy Brew, agrees to host a book signing for a romance writer with more enemies than fans. But when the event takes a murderous turn, Mercy's dreams of a successful grand reopening crumble like an ancient tome.Now Mercy and her intrepid friends must solve the mystery faster than the killer can write a sequel. And as the plot thickens, the suspects pile up higher than a stack of paperbacks, and a murky chapter in the author's past is revealed.Amidst swirling rumors and a search for clues, Mercy must distinguish between fact and fiction. Because to catch the killer and save her business, Mercy will need to flip through the pages of history before anyone else befalls a tragic ending.Can Mercy read between the lines to solve the mystery?