But some stories were never meant to be reopened.
Founders Week brings visitors and long-buried stories back to town. At the centre of the celebration stands the Heritage Museum—once the private home of Balsam Bay's founder, Sam Melvin.
When a disturbance in the founder's study is followed by the sudden death of a visiting historian, the mood in town shifts overnight.
Tilly Lafleur feels it immediately.
The past isn't resting quietly.
It's pushing back.
Now questions begin circling through town—about old loyalties, long-settled claims, and why certain pieces of Balsam Bay's history have always been left alone.
With her watchful dog Des at her side and her daughter Callie pursuing questions of her own, Tilly must decide how far she's willing to push for answers.
Because in Balsam Bay, history isn't just preserved.
It's protected.
Death at Melvin House is the fourth book in the Tilly Lafleur Mysteries—a small-town cozy mystery series with real stakes, buried secrets, and page-turning suspense.
For readers who enjoy cozy mysteries where each case uncovers something deeper.
Maisie Graves writes small-town cozy mysteries with real stakes, buried secrets, and page-turning twists. Her Tilly Lafleur series follows an amateur sleuth as each case uncovers more than it seems—and draws her deeper into the town she thought she knew. Maisie lives in Canada and is always working on the next mystery.