A Dusting of Doubt (Cafe Crimes Cozy Mystery #12)

A Dusting of Doubt is the twelfth book in the Cafe Crimes series—a clean culinary cozy mystery featuring amateur sleuth and former true-crime podcaster Parker Hayes in the charming small town of Magnolia Grove.

Parker Hayes thought she could handle the cozy chaos—back-to-school season, Maggie’s wedding, Whit’s history podcast and Hazel and Renee’s dessert rivalry. But when Chief Buck Tucker asks her to help solve a fifteen-year-old cold case, her peace crumbles like a day old donut.

Beloved photography teacher Rainey Bishop vanished without a trace. Now her remains have been found, and her grandmother believes Parker’s true-crime instincts can uncover the truth the town has tried to bury.

As Parker and her loyal dog Major dig through dusty yearbooks, tangled timelines and long-held secrets, she finds herself at the center of a mystery that refuses to stay cold—and a town that would rather forget.

A Dusting of Doubt is a Southern cozy mystery dusted with crisp fall leaves, baking rivalries, buried secrets and one cafe owner who won’t stop until justice is served—preferably with coffee and a fresh Apple Dabble donut on the side.