Available now in ebook, in print/ebook August 18 in an omnibus edition (all three novellas in this series)

Prime crime on deadline.

When Pecan Springs Enterprise crime reporter Jessica Nelson gets an anonymous tip about a year-old death that might be murder, she’s already facing too many deadlines, so the story is low on her to-investigate list.

Plus, she’s distracted by the possibility of a hot lead in the cold-case arson deaths of her parents and twin sister, deaths for which she suffers survivor’s guilt and a phobic fear of fire.

And time is running out for the Enterprise. The newspaper is facing a deadline that threatens to destroy it—and the jobs of everybody on the staff.

But China Bayles helps her discover the secret identity hidden in hand-crafted notepaper, Jessica knows she has to get the story.

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What readers say about Susan Wittig Albert’s novellas

–“This first novella in the series is intriguing, believable, and features characters we love from China’s mysteries. Cannot wait to read more!”

–“The story will grab you and will not let go. Can’t wait for the next novella to come out!”

–“Nobody can write a story better than Susan Wittig Albert.”