Cat Killed A Rat — ReGina Welling; Erin Lynn

Nothing bad ever happens in Ponderosa Pines

At least, that's what anonymous gossip columnist Chloe LaRue and her best friend, town matriarch EV Torrence thought -- until a resident of their sleepy little village turns up dead. When EV becomes suspect #1, even Chloe can't stop the rumor mill from churning.

Against Detective Nate Harper and Deputy Dalton Burnsoll's orders, Chloe and EV mount their own investigation -- but what they uncover might just rock the community to its very core. Could one of their own beloved citizens really be a killer?

Clean read: no graphic violence or sex.