Everyone jokes about discovering a wealthy relative.
Ellie McLellan knows better than to trust wishes that come true.

When genealogist Ellie McLellan’s best friend—Maggie Williams, owner of the beloved Cozy Corner Café—learns she’s been named a beneficiary in the will of a relative she believed long dead, excitement outweighs caution. A surprise inheritance? A road trip to the will reading? What could possibly go wrong?

Everything.

The journey cracks open a buried family history Maggie never knew existed—one filled with secrets, suspicious strangers, and motives that don’t add up. Instead of a windfall, Maggie may have inherited something far more dangerous.

As tensions rise and threats close in, Ellie teams up with her ever-curious Senior Genealogy Group, racing to untangle Maggie’s past before it destroys her future. But the deeper Ellie digs, the clearer it becomes: some family legacies are meant to stay buried.

A page-turning cozy mystery packed with genealogy, friendship, and hidden truths—perfect for fans of women sleuths, small-town mysteries, and secrets that refuse to stay in the past.