A Julia Bennett & Macchiato Perch Lakeside Café Mystery

Julia Bennett finally has her life on her own terms. After walking away from a high-pressure Chicago marketing career and a very public breakdown, she has built something small, quiet, and real: The Perch Lakeside Café, a coffee sanctuary on the shores of Lake Amara in Heron’s Cove, Wisconsin. Her espresso is exceptional. Her therapy dog,...

What begins as another quiet morning at The Perch Lakeside Café turns deadly when a visiting literary agent is found lifeless in her bed at the historic Meridian Inn. The town whispers “natural causes.” Julia Bennett knows better.

Julia didn’t mean to become Heron’s Cove’s unofficial detective. She just notices things. The way a tea cup sits...