Chocolate Mud Murder

Charlie Mission #4

by Rosie A. Point

A suspicious death. A case of missing mushrooms. Can Charlie solve the mystery before her cover is blown?Charlotte Mission, ex-spy turned fixer, is finally enjoying a quiet spell in Gossip, Texas… until a professional whistler drops dead at the town’s annual spring potluck—right after eating a slice of chocolate mud cake.

The prime suspect? The tantrum-throwing wife of the deceased. And an enemy whistler who stood everything to gain from his death.

With gossip swirling, local law enforcement overwhelmed, and a new criminal threat lurking, Charlie and her razor-sharp, mischief-loving grandmother are forced to investigate. But the deeper they dig, the stranger the case becomes, and the more Charlie risks revealing the truth about her past.

Can they find the real killer before their cover is blown?

Chocolate Mud Murder is the fourth book in a fun, fast-paced cozy mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Rosie A. Point. If you love small-town sleuths, sassy sidekicks, and a dash of southern charm, you’ll love this delightful mystery caper.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 29, 2025

About the author

Rosie A. Point is a USA Today Bestselling cozy mystery author who loves writing about food, small towns, and cats. Her favorite books are ones you can snuggle up with under a cozy blanket on a winter's day. Born and raised in South Africa, her books are all set in small towns in the United States. She dreams of visiting the places she writes about in her books.

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Reviews

[Merry Chapman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fourth book in a fantastic, fast paced, fun mystery that keeps you hooked from the beginning and never lets you go until the fun surprise ending! It is time for the annual pot luck in the quiet town of Gossip, Texas. Charlotte Mission, also known as Charlie and her grandmother are former spies laying low. Charlotte has become a fixer. But when a professional whistler takes a bite of a chocolate mud pie and keels over dead, Charlotte and her really great Grandmother look into the case. But they need to be careful. They can't blow their cover. But can they solve the murder? With so much action and twists and turns you just can't put this book down. I can't wait to see what's next for Charlie and Grandma! I received an ARC of this book but the opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

[Tari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gamma and her spy equipment always make me smile since I picture her armory as a sorta batcave only way more updated from the 1960s lol. I could tell the situation with Aaron was weighing super heavy on Charlie and she really didn’t like having to leave him, but being compromised was a serious thing for anyone in the agency. At least she and Gamma got the lesser of two things that could happen and now I can’t wait to see where they go in their search for Charlie’s cousin.

[Lee Brothers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chocolate Mud Murder

This was so cool!! The ending left me in a turmoil. It was just nonstop action. Some things I figured out and some things I didn't. But there were some crazy people in this story. Definitely well written, and I am waiting, impatiently, for the next book.

[Debi Paglia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a good series. It has it all - small town, family, friends, cats, an inn, romance, a little James Bond and murder. There’s a lot of action in this one, going from character to character, and some of them are rather strange. Well written, easy to read. Looking forward to the next one!