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Death on Dickens Island

Book #1 from the series: A Books on the Beach Mystery

A divorced sleuth in her thirties must bring peace back to her small town after a murder tears neighbors and family members apart in this series debut from Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook, perfect for fans of Cynthia Riggs and Eva Gates.

Delia Dickens has come home to Dickens Island, a small island in the Long Island Sound, after a twelve-year...

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Booked on Murder

Book #8 from the series: A Haunted Library Mystery

Librarian Carrie Singleton must catch a killer before she can say “I do” in the 8th delightful installment in Agatha Award-nominee Allison Brook’s Haunted Library mystery series.

Carrie Singleton is ready to kiss the single life goodbye. Her wedding to Dylan Avery is just a few weeks away, and a happy ending is about to be hers. But when a body...

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Giving Up the Ghost

“A master of the mystery & suspense genre.” -Midwest Book Review

Divorcee, Gabbie Meyerson, moves to the sleepy town of Chrissom Harbor, Long Island, to start over and teach English at the local high school. Once she settles into her rental cottage above the Sound, however, she discovers she has an unusual housemate—the ghost of Cameron...

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Murder in the Air (Twin Lakes Mysteries, #2)

Book #2 from the series: Twin Lakes Mysteries

“A master of the mystery & suspense genre.” -Midwest Book Review

Shortly after the remains of a teenage boy are unearthed on newly acquired Twin Lakes property, Lydia Krause has a worrisome conversation with her elderly neighbor. Daniel hints at having known the dead boy and wonders if, after all this time, he should let sleeping dogs lie....

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And Don’t Bring Jeremy

Sixth-grader Adam Krasner wishes every family decision wasn’t based on his brother Jeremy and Jeremy’s problems. The Krasners have even moved to a new town because it has a great school system for kids with disabilities. If only Jeremy didn’t always act so goofy. If only their mother didn’t insist that both brothers be placed on the same Little...

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Rufus and the Dark Side of Magic: Rufus and Magic

Rufus attends his first Samhain celebration with his mother, grandmother and Aunt Ruth. He finds the evening boring and wishes he’d gone Trick or Treating with Billy and his other friends. When the entire circle of witches is outside watching a display of fireworks, a witch appears in the night’s sky and puts on a show of magic that outdoes the...

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A Murderer Among Us (Twin Lakes Mysteries, #1)

From the series: Twin Lakes Mysteries

“A master of the mystery & suspense genre.” -Midwest Book Review

After her husband dies, Lydia Krause sells her company and moves to an upscale retirement community on Long Island to start a new life. At her first Twin Lakes event, she meets the community’s financial advisor, whom she recognizes as the convicted embezzler who drove her...

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Dangerous Relations

“A master of the mystery and suspense genre.” -Midwest Book Review

After Ardin Wesley’s cousin, Suziette, is murdered, her widower, Brett, asks Ardin to help him adopt Suziette’s little girl. Trouble is, no one knows the identity of the child’s natural father, and Ardin wants to adopt Leonie herself. Although she’s drawn to Brett and attraction...

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Murder the Tey Way (Golden Age of Mystery Bookclub Book 2)

Professor Lexie Driscoll is discussing Josephine Tey’s books at a Golden Age of Mystery Bookclub meeting when her sister Gayle arrives, terrified for her life. She’s witnessed her boyfriend’s murder and fears the killer is coming after her. Then, a man’s body is found lying in Lexie’s backyard, and Gayle takes off.

Determined to learn the truth,...

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Murder a la Christie (Golden Age of Mystery Bookclub Book 1)

Professor Lexie Driscoll is conducting the first meeting of the Golden Age of Mystery Bookclub in her best friend’s swanky mansion when a friend is murdered. More members are knocked off as Lexie unravels secret after secret, leading her to believe she’s living in Christie’s novel, “And Then There Were None.”

Using Miss Marple’s knowledge of...

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Rufus and the Witch’s Drudge: Rufus and Magic

Fifth-grader Rufus Breckenridge is spending the month of July in the South of France with his best friend Billy Cameron and Billy’s parents They are staying at a villa owned by the Beaufonts, friends of the Camerons. Rufus has a crush on Danielle Beaufont and hopes Billy won’t slip and tell her he’s a witch because she’s sure to think he’s...

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Come Home to Death

“A master of the mystery and suspense genre.”
—Midwest Book Review


Erica Parker has barely been a bride nine months when two thugs show up at her apartment while her husband is away on one of his infamous business trips, claiming he owes their boss a large gambling debt. Frightened for her life, and without any other options, she heads for her...

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The Devil’s Pawn

After fifteen-year-old Simon Porte’s family is killed in an automobile crash, his father’s brother, whom he’s never met, brings Simon to live with him and his wife in upstate New York. Simon doesn’t trust Uncle Raymond, and for good reason. Raymond is dying and using his diabolical powers to take over Simon’s body. Simon must develop his own...

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Overdue or Die

From the series: A Haunted Library Mystery

Carrie Singleton has a wedding to plan, a killer to catch, and a conspiracy to uncover in this charming seventh novel of Agatha Award-nominee Allison Brook’s Haunted Library mysteries.

Carrie Singleton has more than her fair share on her plate: her job at the Clover Ridge Library, preparing for her wedding to Dylan Avery, and hoping that the...

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Rufus and Magic Run Amok

Rufus Breckenridge is an ordinary ten-year-old with a best friend and a great comic book collection. He is not a witch like his mother, aunt and grandmother. Witches take lessons to learn how to control their magical powers so they can use them to help other people. Where's the fun in that? Besides, witches are weird. At least that's what lots...

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Dewey Decimated

From the series: A Haunted Library Mystery

Librarian Carrie Singleton is back on the case, alongside library ghost Evelyn, in the sixth installment of Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook’s Haunted Library mysteries.

Carrie Singleton is just off a hot string of murder cases centered around the spooky local library in Clover Ridge, Connecticut. She could really use a break—but no such luck,...

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Death on the Shelf

From the series: A Haunted Library Mystery

Librarian Carrie Singleton sleuths a murder at her best friend’s wedding in Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook’s fifth Haunted Library mystery.

Clover Ridge librarian Carrie Singleton is thrilled to attend her best friend Angela’s wedding, but Angela’s family can be a bit...much. Angela’s wealthy cousin Donna hosts an extravagant bridal shower at...

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Checked Out for Murder

From the series: A Haunted Library Mystery

Carrie Singleton and Evelyn the ghost sleuth the slayings of a starlet and a star-crossed psychic in Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook’s fourth Haunted Library mystery.

Daphne Marriott strolls into Clover Ridge and informs librarian Carrie Singleton that she’s a psychic. But had she foreseen what fate awaited her, Daphne would have steered clear...

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Buried in the Stacks

From the series: A Haunted Library Mystery

Librarian Carrie Singleton is building a haven, but one of her neighbors is misbehavin’. Can resident spirit Evelyn help Carrie catch the culprit who made her a ghost?

In winter, the Haunted Library is a refuge for homeless townspeople. When a group purchases a vacant house to establish a daytime haven for the homeless, Carrie offers the library...

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Read and Gone

From the series: A Haunted Library Mystery

Agatha Award Nominee: A cache of missing gems brings Carrie Singleton’s larcenous dad back into her life—and only she can clear his name

A devoted dad is as precious as diamonds, but Carrie Singleton wouldn’t know since her dad Jim’s been on the lam most of her life. In an unusual family reunion, she finds Jim breaking into her cottage in the...

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