Cupid's Last Arrow

Love can be deadly. Loneliness can be fatal.When a new dating app launches in the villages surrounding Hartwell-on-the-Moor, it promises connection for the lonely and love for the hopeless. But within weeks, users begin dying. A widow drowns in her bath. A divorced banker falls down his stairs. A lonely farmer is crushed by his tractor. The police call them accidents. Eleanor Blackwood knows better.Each victim received the same message before they died: "You deserve to be loved. One last time." Each victim was over fifty. Each victim was desperately seeking connection. And each victim attended a Valentine's party twenty-five years ago—the same party where Lily Valentine was murdered.Someone is hunting the survivors of that night. Someone with medical knowledge, patience, and a twisted sense of justice. Someone who has decided that those who kept silent about murder deserve to die for their sins.As the Murder Club races to identify the killer, the investigation takes devastating turns. Malcolm Greaves suffers a heart attack, forcing the team to continue without their forensic expert. Ellie discovers that her own mother attended the 1999 party—and that her death may not have been natural. Juno demands answers from Edward Ashworth about what really happened to Lily. And Patience Honeywell finally reveals a secret she has carried for fifty years: the true nature of her love for Lily's mother.The trail leads to an unlikely suspect—the village's beloved former doctor, a man everyone trusts, a man who has been hiding in plain sight for decades. Dr. Martin Hale was "the fixer" who helped dispose of Lily's body. Now, dying of cancer, he has decided to take everyone else with him. In his mind, he is not a murderer. He is an angel of justice, punishing those who escaped consequences for too long.With Valentine's Day approaching and the body count rising, Ellie must stop a killer who has nothing left to lose. But Dr. Hale has one final message for her—a revelation about Lily Valentine's death that will change everything the Murder Club thought they knew.In this darkest installment of the Valentine's Day Murder Club series, old sins demand blood payment, love becomes a weapon, and the line between justice and vengeance disappears entirely. Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers and cozy mysteries with a dark edge.Some people die for love. Others kill for it.