Numbers never lie, but people sure do—as security analyst Grace Jordan discovers when her perfectly ordered world suddenly adds up to foul play.

Content to hole up in her cubicle at S9 Security Systems crunching numbers, Grace has mastered the art of an invisible existence that runs like clockwork.

But when the psychologist's office across the courtyard is abuzz following pompous Dr. Ross Kinkaid's release of the soon-to-be bestseller, Mind Games, and someone mysteriously disappears, Grace watches her predictable world go out the window as her analytical mind locks on to a puzzle that just won’t compute.

Poking around, she sees others in the office building acting strangely—from volatile Mr. Chen in the food court, to Victor the janitor with a questionable past, to Dr. Lena Marsh whom she witnessed having a heated argument through her 12th story window.

Despite warnings from her boss and building security to mind her own business, Grace can't help but be pulled back in as the baffling clues start to line up and she begins to suspect murder.

As Grace delves deeper into the mysterious disappearance, she unravels a web of deception and comes face to face with the mastermind, realizing that some secrets may be better left buried.

Enjoy this prequel novella to the Sweet Cove Cozy Mystery series!