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Dead in the Kitchen. When a friendly rally turns fatal at a charity pickleball tournament, vintage boutique owner Marnie Devlin trades her paddle for a magnifying glass. The victim? Arrogant instructor Clint Jamison-strangled with grip tape on Court 3, his own paddle staged in his hand like a final taunt. In Willow Springs, everyone had a reason to want him silenced. Marnie's investigation team is unconventional: her best friend Ruby with a gossip network rivaling law enforcement, a retired court reporter who catches lies like others catch colds, and her Chihuahua Taco, whose growls seem to target the guilty. Suspects multiply faster than rumors: the humiliated ice cream shop owner whose shoes match prints at the scene, and the physical therapist Clint was blackmailing over a secret affair. But when Marnie discovers the victim was running charity scams with a local partner, the evidence points toward someone she never expected. Now the killer knows Marnie is closing in. In a town where everyone knows your business, some secrets are worth killing to protect.
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