Sometimes I need a change . . .
Take a break from the dark side.
Dark suspenseful fiction is my passion, but sometimes it's nice to write something funny and light. I publish my cozy mysteries under the name Melissa Nordhoff. If you need a break from the dark side, give this light-hearted mystery series a read!
BANKING ON THE TRUTH---2nd book in the Ruby Finch Mystery series
A brother in jail wasn’t on Ruby’s party-planning checklist.
Ruby Finch’s latest event should have launched her business to the next level. Instead, a shocking incident turns the festivities into a full‑on fiasco, leaving a guest fighting for life and twin brother Roddy in handcuffs. Not exactly the grand finale she had in mind.
Ruby knows one thing for sure—Roddy isn’t to blame. Armed with color-coded lists, alphabetized worries, and her trademark rainbow-and-unicorn positivity, she sets out to prove it before scandal ruins everything they’ve built and a trial lands her brother behind bars.
Millicent Wagner—cookie pusher, museum docent, tireless volunteer, and the twins’ self-appointed grandmother—also knows Roddy didn’t do it. And like any grandmother worth her salt—though she’d argue sugar fixes everything—she’s determined to protect her own.
With her tarot-reading confidante Liza at her side, Millicent follows a trail of clues, slicing through Lancaster County’s postcard-perfect façade and into its shadowy corners. When the evidence points squarely at the one person whose guilt would shatter the twins’ world, Millicent faces an agonizing choice: expose the truth and break their hearts, or keep the secret and let Roddy go to jail for a crime he didn’t commit.
When the truth is finally uncovered, it blindsides everyone. It was within reach all along—and not what anyone expected.
REVIEWS
Author Darin Miller says . . .
Author Darin Miller says . . .
Author Darin Miller says . . .
“Twin lexophiles, Ruby and Roddy Finch, are back with a brand-new puzzle, and solving it couldn’t be more personal. It’s a scenic ride through Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where food, folks, and felonies are all on the menu and finding justice has never tasted better.”
Author Melissa Roos says . . .
Author Darin Miller says . . .
Author Darin Miller says . . .
“A delightful, lighthearted mystery with charming, quirky characters who feel like old friends. It has that cozy, small-town atmosphere integrated with a clever mystery—complete with a growing list of suspects—that keeps readers guessing until the very end. A warm, fun read for mystery fans.”