Dead Air

Emma Chandler promises coffee, cake, and an interview. Murder wasn't on her order pad.

Keeping Brewed & Bradshaw's customers happy already takes planning, paid help, and Ollie Bradshaw's patience. Then a radio fundraiser leaves Niall Fenn dead, and Emma's offer to lend a hand becomes an investigation.

Between customer collections and cups of coffee, she and Ollie uncover a struggle over old recordings, a disputed photograph, and glowing claims about work that has never been finished. Each helpful answer seems to leave someone else paying the bill.

When Emma's own signature is used to suggest she approved a customer's completed repairs, her reputation joins the list of things that need repairing. Correcting the claim means risking business and friendships, while a killer remains among the people the appeal brought together.

Emma knows a sound repair needs more than a good finish. So does the truth.