Murder at Velvet cocoa

Darby Quinn left Manhattan's cutthroat legal world to build something honest: Velvet Cocoa, a chocolate shop in the snow-dusted village of Birch Hollow, Vermont. Her days are measured in tempered batches, alphabetized spice racks, and the quiet rituals that keep her OCD in check. Her world is small, precise, and entirely under control.

Until a notorious food critic selects the darkest truffle on the tray-and dies on her shop floor.

With her livelihood crumbling and suspicion circling, Darby d...