A Fixer Upper For Murder (Renovation and Homicide Mystery Series, #1)

She bought a house to flip. She didn't expect to uncover its deadly secrets.

When thirty-two-year-old graphic designer Zoey Parker trades her Boston condo for a dilapidated Victorian in the charming town of Pinecrest, she's armed with renovation plans, design inspiration, and her loyal golden retriever, Max. What she doesn't have is experience with home renovation—or finding skeletal remains behind the basement wall on day one.

The discovery launches Zoey into an investigation fifteen years in the making. The remains belong to Martin Reynolds, a once-prominent local businessman who mysteriously disappeared after expressing concerns about a lucrative development project. As Zoey juggles contractors who never show up, a rapidly dwindling budget, and a house that reveals new problems daily, she can't ignore the inconsistencies in what the townspeople say about Reynolds.

Alongside Detective Jack Sullivan—a by-the-book investigator with an unexpected soft spot for dogs—Zoey discovers hidden documents, secret financial arrangements, and a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of local government. With help from the Blackwood siblings, whose father once owned the house, Zoey uncovers a dangerous someone in Pinecrest will stop at nothing to keep the past buried.

When her own life is threatened, Zoey must determine who she can trust in a town where everyone has secrets—including the house itself. With Max's uncanny ability to sniff out clues and an unlikely alliance of new friends, Zoey races to solve the mystery before she becomes the next permanent resident of what locals call "The Disaster House."