Death is Better at the Lake (Scarlett James #1)

Scarlett James, a literary agent who specializes in thriller bestsellers, never thought she would find herself a murder suspect in her own hometown. But when she arrives to Spirit Lake, Iowa, to care for her grandmother, the small town just got new gossip. Her author ex-boyfriend shows up dead and everyone is looking at her, including the new good-looking police chief. Join Scarlett and her friends as they start their own investigation and discover all the secrets a small town can hide.