Poison in the Palms: A Claire Whitmore Cozy Mystery

In Saltcliff Cove, some secrets are buried deep. Others wash ashore with the tide.

Estranged from her mother, Claire Whitmore inherits a crumbling Victorian mansion in coastal Saltcliff Cove.

But when an antiques dealer dies on the ferry—dropping hints about her family’s property—Claire realizes her inheritance comes with deadly strings attached.

Armed with her paralegal instincts and her scene-stealing Maine Coon cat, Gatsby, Claire uncovers a web of blackmail, corruption, and murder reaching back decades. Her mother, Ruth, wasn’t just protecting the house—she was preparing to expose the town’s darkest secrets. And someone killed her for it.

As Claire navigates quirky locals, hidden tunnels, and a suspiciously helpful sheriff, she discovers the truth about her mother’s death, her unknown father, and a generations-old shipwreck mystery. But exposing a killer means risking everything, including her own life.

Claire must unravel family legacies, small-town lies, and mysterious lights and break-ins before she is the next victim.