Dead Quiet in Midtown: A Claire Whitmore Cozy Mystery

Murder, gossip, and a cat named Gatsby… Trouble has moved into Fairfax Arms.

Claire Whitmore, warm and steadfast, thought her toughest battles were behind a paralegal’s desk, not outside her apartment door.

But when her cantankerous neighbor, Wendell, is found lifeless in the laundry alcove, the police chalk it up to bad luck and a fall.

Claire can’t ignore the unnatural position, the overturned basket, or the way her Maine Coon, Gatsby, prowls as if he’s chasing secrets. Suspicions stir with neighbors in this close-knit community.

Egged on by Marissa, her sharp-tongued best friend, and aided by Maya, a tech-savvy neighbor, Claire is drawn into a web of escalating gossip and hidden grudges.

Upstairs, the hot-tempered chef with suspicious shoe stains and the fidgety resident with her guarded letter seem guilty, but each twist reveals more doubts.

When anonymous threats turn up, cozy Fairfax Arms becomes a maze of shadows and lies.

If Claire can’t untangle the truth fast enough, the next body found in the hallway could be hers.