Murder doesn't take a coffee break in Maple Hollow.

Clara Whiskerton left the city behind to open The Purring Kettle, a cozy cat café where rescue cats curl up in the window seats and the espresso machine never stops hissing. Business is finally picking up — until her regular Tuesday customer turns up dead in the storage room, and the only clue is a half-finished latte with her café's logo on the cup.

The local police are quick to call it an accident. Clara isn't so sure. Between fielding nosy neighbors, managing a café full of curious cats, and trying not to fall for the town's stubborn new detective, Clara starts digging into the victim's past — and finds a list of suspects longer than her breakfast menu.

With her sharp-eyed tabby Earl Grey close behind, Clara has to catch a killer before her café's reputation — and her own safety — go up in steam.

Steeped in Suspicion is Book 1 in the Maple Hollow Mysteries, a clean, cozy series with quirky small-town characters, a lovable cat, and a murder to solve before the coffee gets cold.