Hook, Line, and Murder
Series: The Sweet TOOTH Murder Mystery
by GG Calpo
Published by: The Wild Rose Press
Release date: February 9th 2026
Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery, Mystery
Blurb:
What does Meg, a retired kindergarten teacher, do when the killer of her husband and only child still walks free a year after dirt had covered their graves? Go rogue, of course!
When the detective responsible for Meg’s nightmares takes over the murder investigation of her former student, Meg hunts the killer down with help from her friends. Their cozy lunches at Sweet Buns Café turn into tactical meetings while these retired grade school teachers get themselves in trouble better suited to those in their twenties. And to put the icing on their cream scones, someone is after Meg. Is it the killer? Or has Meg uncovered secrets better left buried with her loved ones?
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Excerpt:
The other two divers stood waiting for their turn. And the detective was in the thick of everything, ordering his men around.
“I don’t care. He’ll mess this up like he did with Rich and Jim.” I glared at Barbara. I saw my friends look at each other.
“We can’t get him fired from the case, if that’s what you’re thinking. We don’t know anyone,” Liz said. “And even if we did, what’s our excuse?”
“Is that all you guys can say? A student, a former student of ours, was killed in such a horrible way. And all we can do is…What? Wash our hands of her?”
“We’re not washing our hands of Brie,” Liz protested. “The girl gave up on us first. We all tried to love her. We knew her mother was never there for her. But did she care? No! She never listened to any advice we gave her or showed any affection to any of her teachers.”
“Forget Liz and her sentimental nonsense. The point is, Meg, we’re school teachers, not detectives. We’re simply saying it’s not our job to look for murderers,” Barbara said.
Liz gave an indelicate snort. “Why did she have to come back here, anyway? She left town six years ago, right after she finished high school.”
“Brie said she came back to work at her Aunt Janet’s catering business,” I said.
“Work? Brie? Those two words do not go together,” Liz said.
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AUTHOR BIO:
GG Calpo is a retired lawyer and accountant who traded contracts and numbers for the far more enjoyable chaos of fictional crime. Now she writes cozy whodunits featuring warm-hearted golden-aged sleuths who’ve seen it all, heard it all and will investigate a murder with zero hesitation. She loves stories where the stakes are personal, family and friendships are paramount, with characters who refuse to follow the outline and endings that pull the rug out. When not plotting twisty crimes—on paper only, of course—she spends her time reading, crocheting blankets and sweaters for her five grandchildren, watching mystery TV shows and taking long walks in her neighborhood. She lives in Central New Jersey with her husband and two corgis, Whiskey and Nugget.
