Ashwood Public Library has four hundred and eleven feet of shelving, two ghosts, and one cat. Until the second Thursday in October, librarian Ellie Ward would have told you she knew where everything in it was. Then Footnote started scratching at the basement wall. What came out had been in there since 1925, still wearing […]

Everyone wanted Iris gone. No one expected her to end up dead. When artist and amateur detective Leila Goodfriend hears a violent crash from the studio above hers, she assumes that dislikable Iris is causing a scene. She’s wrong. The sound was Iris’s body hitting the floor. Leila is trapped in a nightmare where every […]

Not many people move to Wormwood. The witches aren’t welcoming. The fortunetellers are frauds. And the recent murder is only going to make things worse. Hazel Salem just wanted a story for her magazine. Instead, she finds herself at the centre of an investigation that’s about to turn into a witch hunt. If someone doesn’t […]

A rookie cop. A chilling cold case. A town with secrets that refuse to stay buried. When Mike Ellis returns home to the Catskills to join the local police force, he isn’t just stepping into a new career, he’s stepping directly into the long shadow of his late father, the town’s legendary former chief. Then […]

A quiet Kansas town. A suspicious “accident.” And one determined innkeeper who won’t let a mystery go unsolved. Amelia Hartford hoped running the Maple Leaf Inn would mean peaceful mornings, friendly guests, and long walks with her mischievous dog Bailey. But when a grieving mother arrives searching for answers about her son’s death ten years […]

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Words for Cindy York to live by. The struggling real estate agent, full-time mother, and part-time sleuth has been having a tough winter and is desperate for a juicy commission. When she stumbles across a quaint mansion that’s “For Sale by Owner,” she can […]

“The first time I came to Deadwood, I got shot in the ass.” -Violet Parker Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet Parker’s daughter could be next. She’s desperate to find the monster behind the abductions. But if she’s not careful, Violet just might end up as one of Deadwood’s dearly departed.

Hammering out justice has never been so deliciously screwball! After 50 years of bumbling around on the planet, Val Fremden’s got nothing to show for her life but a long string of dead-end jobs and a two-digit bank balance. But just as she’s about to toss her champagne dreams and caviar wishes into the dumpster, […]

A body in the fog. A lantern still burning. A ninety-year-old secret someone has already killed to protect. When oral historian Meredith Oakes is found dead below the steps of Widow’s Bluff, everyone sees a tragic fall. Café owner and amateur sleuth Sloane Harper sees what doesn’t fit. Meredith’s lantern is still burning at the […]