IT STARTED WITH A LEMON SORBET. THEN A COLD, DEAD BODY SMILED.

After his disgrace, the sleuth that had it all has become nothing more than a recluse and a pariah with a chaotic mind. And when a dead body is found in his home, people start to wonder if the quirky guy with the boxy smiles and charming words just might be capable of actual murder. Wendy Cain had the smarts and the potential— but never the opportunity. Strangers come and go at the ice cream shop, but when the stranger she's been watching offered an adventure she will never forget, nor regret, she takes it. She's still working out the regret part.

The ice cream shop, a place of familiar routines and fleeting customer interactions. For three months, a man who ordered lemon sorbet daily became a quiet enigma, a 'main character' in your mind's ongoing story.

But today, he broke the pattern. He spoke. About the weather, about your name, and with a charming, distracting wit that left you flustered and your heart pounding. He introduced himself as Leon and hinted at a problem, a reason he wouldn't be back to the shop.

Then, with a final, cryptic Peter Pan quote and a request for your 'observation skills', he was gone, leaving behind only the folded paper cone. Your best friend and coworker, Quinn, finds his actions odd and potentially sketchy, but your curiosity is piqued. Your gut tells you this isn't just a strange goodbye, but an invitation to something extraordinary, perhaps even dangerous.

IT STARTED WITH A LEMON SORBET. THEN A COLD, DEAD BODY SMILED.

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