A Berry Good Murder – Kathleen Suzette

The early evening air carried the salty tang of the ocean, and a soft breeze stirred. Noah was too busy to come along, so it was just the three of us. It had been a long day, and a walk by the water was just what I needed. The boardwalk was always lively on a Friday night— families with strollers, couples holding hands, teenagers in groups laughing loudly, restless for the coming longer days of summer. The scent of fried dough and grilled seafood drifted through the air.

I was happy for Chloe. She deserved someone good, and from what I could tell, Logan fit the bill. We had gone to school with him, but back then, he had been quiet and reserved, barely more than a shadow in the background of our high school years. If you had asked me then, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you much about him at all. These days, though, he wasn’t quite so shy. He still had that thoughtful, observant nature about him, but he had grown into himself in a way that made him more confident.

He spoke up in conversations now, cracked jokes at just the right moments, and seemed completely at ease with Chloe. And Chloe loved every minute of being with him. As we strolled along the boardwalk, Chloe and Logan walked hand in hand, their fingers loosely intertwined. I walked beside them, keeping pace on the other side of Chloe. The sun was sinking lower, painting the sky in soft hues of pink and orange, the reflection shimmering across the water. A musician with a guitar had set up near a cluster of picnic tables, strumming a tune that blended with the sound of seagulls and the distant crash of waves.

Chloe suddenly turned to me, her eyes gleaming with curiosity. “Have you ever been to a fortune teller?” The question caught me off guard. I glanced at her, then shook my head. “No, I can’t say that I have. Why?” The conversation I’d had with Roger Ericson this morning sprang to mind. We had discussed it earlier, but the shop had been so busy, we hadn’t talked about it again.

She shrugged, the movement casual, but there was something speculative in her expression. “Remember the day Bree broke up with Jace?” I nodded. “Sure.” Chloe continued, “Tanya made that comment about you and Noah being together forever. And then while looking at Bree, she made a comment about some people weren’t meant to be together.”

I remembered.

Copyright © 2025 by Kathleen Suzette. All rights reserved. This book is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination, or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanical, without permission in writing from the author or publisher. Created with Vellum 1kitap1.com/en CONTENTS Sign Up Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Books by Kathleen Suzette: A Christmas Shop Mystery A Freshly Baked Cozy Mystery Series A Cookie’s Creamery Mystery A Lemon Creek Mystery A Rainey Daye Cozy Mystery Series 1kitap1.com/en SIGN UP Sign up to receive my newsletter for updates on new releases and sales: https://www.subscribepage.com/kathleen-suzette Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kathleen-Suzette-Kate-Bell-authors- 759206390932120 1kitap1.com/en “H CHAPTER 1 ere you are—one scoop of Berry Blast on a sugar cone,” I said, holding out the ice cream cone with a generous scoop of our newest flavor to my customer.

The deep crimson swirl of raspberries and strawberries was speckled with tiny bits of fruit, giving it a homemade charm. The woman on the other side of the counter, somewhere in her forties with short brown hair, beamed as she accepted it. “That looks divine. Such a gorgeous shade of red.”

She turned the cone slightly, admiring it. “Thank you.” I smiled. “Enjoy.” She stepped aside, making her way toward the register, where Chloe, my best friend since we were toddlers, was ready to ring her up. The steady hum of the ice cream case filled the brief lull, the scent of freshly baked cookies hanging in the air.

Outside, the sun streamed through the large front window, casting warm golden light over the wrought-iron chairs and tables that gave Cookie’s Creamery its signature charm. It was the kind of spring day that made you want to ditch work and stroll along the bay with a cone in hand.

“Hey, Chloe, mind if I take a short break?”

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