A Slaying in the Orchard

Labor Day weekend starts with a bang in Danger Cove when a dead body is
found in the orchard of Maria Dolores' mentor and maybe-boyfriend,
Merle! While it's clear the murder took place long ago, the police are
still keeping Merle tied up, leaving Maria on her own to run the local
farmers' market. She's prepared for the petty squabbles, disorganized
vendors, and even a rowdy group of costumed pirates—it comes with the
territory. But she isn't prepared for the fresh body found in an
isolated corner of the market! Maria would like to leave the
investigation to the local homicide detective, but he's stretched thin
with two separate murders, and her nemesis—the farmer who lost out to
her for the manager's job—is demanding quick answers or else. With a
nearly endless array of suspects, since the victim had upset just about
everyone at the market, Maria has her work cut out for her! Can she
prevent another murder in the market... or will she end up the next
victim?The Danger Cove books:Secret of the Painted Lady (a Danger Cove Renovation Mystery)Murder and Mai Tais (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)Death by Scones (a Danger Cove Bakery Mystery)Four-Patch of Trouble (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery)Deadly Dye and a Soy Chai (a Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery)Killer Closet Case (a Danger Cove B&B Mystery)Tree of Life and Death (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery)A Killing in the Market (a Danger Cove Farmers' Market short story in the "Killer Beach Reads" collection)Killer Colada (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (a Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery)A Novel Death (a Danger Cove Bookshop Mystery)Robbing Peter to Kill Paul (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery)Sinister Snickerdoodles (a Danger Cove Bakery Mystery)Hurricanes and Heroes (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)A Death in the Flower Garden (a Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery)Divas, Diamonds & Death (a Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery)A Slaying in the Orchard (a Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery)A Secret in the Pumpkin Patch (a Danger Cove Famers' Market Mystery)