Death Hits the High Notes (The Sweet TOOTH Murder Mystery Series) by GG Calpo
About Death Hits the High Notes
Death Hits the High Notes (The Sweet TOOTH Murder Mystery Series)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting - New York
Publisher : Wild Rose Press
Publication date : October 7, 2026
Print length : 284 pages
Paperback ISBN-10 : 1509266844
ISBN-13 : 978-1509266845
Digital ISBN-13 : 978-1509266852
ASIN : B0H4KN48RR
Trouble is brewing at Whitman’s Port Choral Society as choir members drop dead and Detective Jonathan Storm raises more questions than answers in his investigation. When Stefan, the choir’s soloist, gets weaker by the day, Meg and her friends take matters into their own hands. And if a murder investigation was not enough to elevate anyone’s blood pressure, Meg finds herself in danger tied to her past that she’s struggling to understand.
Will Meg and her friends stop the killer before Stefan becomes the next victim—and before Meg’s past catches up with her?
Join these golden-age sleuths as they follow the clues, protect their own, and prove that friendship is the strongest weapon against a killer.
About GG Calpo
GG Calpo is a retired lawyer and accountant who traded contracts and numbers for the far more enjoyable chaos of fictional crime. Now she writes cozy whodunits featuring warm-hearted golden-aged sleuths who’ve seen it all, heard it all and will investigate a murder with zero hesitation. She loves stories where the stakes are personal, family and friendships are paramount, with characters who refuse to follow the outline and endings that pull the rug out. When not plotting twisty crimes—on paper only, of course—she spends her time reading, crocheting blankets and sweaters for her five grandchildren, watching mystery TV shows and taking long walks in her neighborhood. She lives in Central New Jersey with her husband and two corgis, Whiskey and Nugget.
INTERVIEW
1. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
There really wasn’t a Eureka moment when I said I was going to be a writer. It was more like a natural progression over the years toward something that seemed inevitable. When I was young, I didn’t like to cook—it still isn’t my favorite thing to do, but I learned how. I avoided the kitchen whenever anyone was cooking. So my mother decided that the price of admission to dinner was carrying the dishes and silverware back to the kitchen for washing. Boring stuff but a girl had to eat. Boring that is until I hit upon this brilliant idea of treating said dishes and silverware as characters in a story. That made the task fun. Now I wonder what my mother thought of my mutterings and mumblings as I went back and forth from the kitchen to the dining room. I learned to turn to story making to brighten up a day or fill in the quiet hours. When I retired, I thought maybe it was time to write these stories down. And here I am now.
2. How long does it take you to write a book?
Some stories come hot and fast; others meander their way over to you. Characters either jump out of your mind and onto the page, or they hang on for dear life in your subconscious. There’s no way of predicting how long it will take to finish a book.
3. What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?
I try to start early in the morning and I stop by early afternoon. On a good day when the writing flows, I can be hunched over my laptop for eight hours.
4. What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
Not sure if it’s a quirk, but I do my best writing when I’m on a cruise looking out at the ocean. The vastness of it gets my creative juices flowing.
5. How do books get published?
Very slowly! Whether you choose traditional publishing or publish independently, finishing the manuscript is only the beginning. Then come editing, proofreading, cover design, formatting, and all the other things you never think about when you’re happily writing Chapter One. Eventually, though, that story that once existed only in your head becomes a real book someone else can hold in their hands—and that makes the whole process worth it.
6. Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
Story ideas come from everywhere. There is so much in life to write about. And with the internet at our fingertips, fleshing out these story ideas is almost always just a few clicks of the mouse.
7. When did you write your first book and how old were you?
I wrote my first book after I retired, when I finally had enough time to do it right.
8. What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
I read, crochet, and watch mystery shows, nothing gory, violent, or overtly sexual. I like clever whodunits and relatable characters.
9. What does your family think of your writing?
My kids indulge me and buy my books. My grandkids can’t understand why I write about people getting killed. And my brothers and sister said my becoming a writer made sense of why I acted the way I did when I was younger.
10. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
Your characters are not static. They can—and will—go off the rails.
11. How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
I have two published books, Hook, Line and Murder, book one of the Sweet TOOTH Murder Mystery Series, and Death Hits the High Notes, book two of the same series. I am working on book three right now, with an anticipated release date in 2027. It’s impossible to pick a favorite because the books build on each other, and I look at the two books as one continuing story.
12. Do you have any suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
Finish your story. Don’t worry about the words, the sentences, your spelling, your grammar, or whatever else comes to mind. The magic begins when you revise, when you go back and figure out what works, what doesn’t, and what needs to disappear altogether. And read—a lot—because other writers are some of the best teachers you’ll ever have.
13. Do you hear from your readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
Readers tell me they enjoy the twists and turns in my books. What amazes me most is hearing from people I’ve never met who have fallen in love with characters that once existed only in my imagination.
14. Do you like to create books for adults?
Absolutely. I enjoy writing about adults whose lives are complicated, messy, funny, and still full of surprises. My characters may be old enough to know better, but fortunately for me, that doesn’t always stop them.
15. What do you think makes a good story?
Characters readers care about. They don’t have to love them—they can even hate them—but they have to care what happens to them. Give readers that, and they’ll keep turning the pages.
16. As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
It changed constantly. Apparently, I was keeping my options open.
17. What would you like my readers to know?
My sleuths may have left teaching behind, but they certainly haven’t retired from life. They’re curious, opinionated, adventurous, and do not run screaming when they find themselves standing over a dead body. Growing older doesn’t mean the interesting part of life is over—it just might be when the fun starts.
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