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THE COMPLETE LIBRARY
The Books
Every mystery, in reading order.
Each book stands alone, but Thistlewick’s secrets are best uncovered from the beginning. New to the series? Start with Book One.
BOOK ONE · 2023
Murder at Marigold Manor
A garden party, a celebrated novelist face-down in the marigolds, and a missing manuscript. Kate Hatterly’s first case introduces the village of Thistlewick—where everyone has a secret worth burying.
312 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“A delightful blend of charm, wit, and suspense.”
— Fresh Fiction
BOOK ONE · 2023
Murder at Marigold Manor
A garden party, a celebrated novelist face-down in the marigolds, and a missing manuscript. Kate Hatterly’s first case introduces the village of Thistlewick—where everyone has a secret worth burying.
312 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“A delightful blend of charm, wit, and suspense.”
— Fresh Fiction
BOOK TWO · 2024
The Lemon Tart Alibi
When the Thistlewick Bake-Off’s guest judge collapses mid-tasting, Kate’s dearest friend becomes the prime suspect—and her alibi is as thin as filo pastry. The recipe for this murder came from someone else’s kitchen.
298 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“Deliciously twisty—I gobbled it up in one sitting.”
— Cozy Mystery Review
BOOK TWO · 2024
The Lemon Tart Alibi
When the Thistlewick Bake-Off’s guest judge collapses mid-tasting, Kate’s dearest friend becomes the prime suspect—and her alibi is as thin as filo pastry. The recipe for this murder came from someone else’s kitchen.
298 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“Deliciously twisty—I gobbled it up in one sitting.”
— Cozy Mystery Review
BOOK THREE · 2025
A Secret in Cedar Hollow
A loose floorboard in Hatterly House gives up a bundle of letters and a name Kate has never heard. In misty Cedar Hollow, a decades-old disappearance waits to be untangled—and someone wants the past to stay buried.
326 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“The most atmospheric Hatterly yet—tender, clever, and quietly haunting.”
— BookBub Reviewer
BOOK THREE · 2025
A Secret in Cedar Hollow
A loose floorboard in Hatterly House gives up a bundle of letters and a name Kate has never heard. In misty Cedar Hollow, a decades-old disappearance waits to be untangled—and someone wants the past to stay buried.
326 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“The most atmospheric Hatterly yet—tender, clever, and quietly haunting.”
— BookBub Reviewer
NEW RELEASE
BOOK FOUR · 2026
The Bookshop Bell Mystery
The bell above the bookshop door rings when no one is there. Then a rare-book collector is found dead in the poetry aisle, a priceless first edition gone. Kate must read between the lines before the story ends with another body.
310 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“McDermont saves her best twist for the last page.”
— Goodreads Reviewer
NEW RELEASE
BOOK FOUR · 2026
The Bookshop Bell Mystery
The bell above the bookshop door rings when no one is there. Then a rare-book collector is found dead in the poetry aisle, a priceless first edition gone. Kate must read between the lines before the story ends with another body.
310 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO
★★★★★
“McDermont saves her best twist for the last page.”
— Goodreads Reviewer
COVER
COMING SOON
BOOK FIVE · COMING SPRING 2027
The Winter Wassail Affair
Snow closes the roads, the wassail bowl goes around, and by morning one of Thistlewick’s carolers is missing. Kate’s coziest Christmas yet—and her coldest case.
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