A secret marriage, a mobster with a claim, and a New Year’s murder no one saw coming…

Alice Monroe thought she’d finally found her footing in Sun Harbor—juggling Sunrise Community Center’s endless events, wrangling her mischievous rescue pets, and maybe, just maybe, finding time for that long-delayed coffee with Police Chief Noah Hawthorne.

But when a mysterious stranger arrives at the Harborview Inn claiming to be her late Aunt Maggie’s long-lost husband—armed with a Vegas marriage license and a past as a notorious crime boss—Alice’s new life is thrown into chaos. Albert Vitale insists he owns half of Sunrise, and he wants a million-dollar payout—or else.

Before Alice can catch her breath (or consult her lawyer), Albert is found murdered in his hotel room on New Year’s Eve. Suddenly, Alice is thrust into her most tangled mystery yet, surrounded by a cast of suspects as colorful as they are dangerous: a vengeful ex-wife with a tragic past, furious former associates from the Jersey mob, and a woman claiming to be Albert’s abandoned daughter.

With the help of her fiercely loyal friends, a grumpy one-eyed cat, and a heroic mutt who never misses a clue, Alice must unravel decades-old secrets and dodge small-town gossip to find a killer—before old grudges claim another victim.

In Sun Harbor, some secrets refuse to stay buried—and murder can turn up when you least expect it.