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Publishable By Death

A Cozy Mystery Adventure
By ACF Bookens
Series: St. Marin's Cozy Mystery Series
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Change is hard in a small Southern town, especially when it brings a side of murder. All Harvey Beckett wants to do is help the residents of St. Marin's find the perfect book for that moment, snuggle with her hound dog Mayhem, and be ignored by... Read More
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A bookshop, a murder and a reluctant amateur sleuth

Harvey Beckett's dream of running a bookshop turns into a nightmare when she finds a body in her storeroom.

Can she crack the case--or will her story end before it truly begins?

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Change is hard in a small Southern town, especially when it brings a side of murder.

All Harvey Beckett wants to do is help the residents of St. Marin's find the perfect book for that moment, snuggle with her hound dog Mayhem, and be ignored by her cat Aslan. But when the small, waterside town's newest resident discovers the body of the community's persnickety reporter in her bookshop storeroom just before her grand opening, Harvey can't help trying to solve the crime, even when it might cost her business and her life. The more questions Harvey asks, the more secrets she uncovers.

Will Harvey and her friends be able to solve the murder of the town reporter without her becoming a victim herself?

Publishable By Death by ACF Bookens invites you into a world of mystery and suspense, where the quaint charm of St. Marin's is punctuated by unforeseen danger and intrigue.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781036702656

Publisher: Vinci Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vinci Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 248

Collections

ACF Bookens Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Science & Nature Series: St. Marin's Cozy Mystery Series

About the Author

ACF Bookens lives at the edge of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains with her young son and three playful cats. When she's not writing, she cross-stitches, plays too much Roblox with her kid, and does historical research on enslaved communities in the area.

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