An Autumn Library World · by Sofia Nurvale
Briar Harbor
A small-town librarian reads her first body like a book.
Fifteen mysteries set in a New England harbor town where the library is the heart of everything — and the book club reads far more than fiction. Falling leaves, overdue notices, and secrets shelved in plain sight.
Briar Harbor Book Club Mysteries
The Shelf
Each book is a complete mystery. Read in order to watch the town come alive, or wander in anywhere — the kettle is always on. Tap any cover to preview it on Amazon.
A stranger dies in the library, and a small-town librarian reads her first body like a book.
Overdue for Murder
A celebrated author comes to Briar Harbor — and a book signing ends in poison.
A Novel Way to Die
A rare-book sale turns deadly when a prized first edition costs a life.
A Fatal First Edition
A dead man's notes in the margins quietly name his own killer.
Murder Writ in the Margins
A decades-old library card pulls a long-buried cold case back into the light.
The Last Overdue Notice
A single old photograph develops into proof of a forgotten crime.
A Murder in Black and White
A death on Christmas Eve stirs a secret kept since the winter of 1962.
A Christmas Past Due
A genteel poetry society in Briar Harbor turns out to be hiding a killer.
Murder, Chapter and Verse
A missing-person case the whole town wanted forgotten refuses to stay closed.
Marked Lost
A celebrated literary festival ends with one author having the last word — in murder.
The Last Word
Undelivered letters from the old post office reveal a love story — and a motive for murder.
Dead Letters
A reclusive lighthouse keeper leaves behind a hidden confession — and an unmarked grave on the point.
A Borrowed Grave
A false light once lured ships onto the rocks off Briar Harbor — and the wreckers' last victim has just washed back.
The Wreckers' Lamp
The bell of the drowned chapel only tolls when the sea is about to give up a secret — and this winter, all of Briar Harbor heard it.
The Drowning Bell
Every story keeps one secret for its final page — and the last secret belongs to the librarian who read all the others.