Miranda finds adjusting to a new life challenging, when the upstairs neighbor in the apartment building is found dead.

Her past comes rushing back to haunt her, with the internet and the press declaring her the “Princess of Death". Murder seems to follow her wherever she goes.

An ex-cop working on building a new life in Northern California, Miranda will need all her wit and resolve to find the murderer and clear her own name. But can she find the peace in Santa Clara that she has sought for so long?

A compelling cozy mystery set in California, DEATH IN SANTA CLARA is the third book in J.T. Kunkel's Miranda Marquette Mysteries series.