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This Valentine’s day is about to get cheesy.
As a neurodivergent cheese board-influencer, Bird Nichols is the perfect person to respond to a “cheese emergency” at the famous Slocombe House.
But what she doesn’t expect is to find herself in the middle of a murder investigation.
The suspect is clear. Rita Ramos, the manager of the estate, is found standing over the body of one of her employees. Desperate, Rita turns to Bird for help clearing her name.
Unable to deny herself a good mystery, Bird agrees, despite butting heads with both Rita and the case’s lead detective.
As new evidence comes to light, including evidence of espionage, Bird’s list of suspects grows longer, and she starts to wonder who she can really trust …

Beth Cato is writing from the lived experience of someone with an autism diagnosis. She’s the Nebula Award-nominated author of A THOUSAND RECIPES FOR REVENGE and A FEAST FOR STARVING STONE from 47North, plus the Clockwork Dagger duology and the Blood of Earth trilogy from Harper Voyager. Her short stories can be found in publications ranging from Beneath Ceaseless Skies to Uncanny Magazine. In 2019 and 2022, she won the Rhysling Award for short speculative poetry.



