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THE COMPLETE SERIES
The Hatterly House Mysteries
The Hatterly House Mysteries
The Hatterly House Mysteries
Four mysteries. One very curious neighbor.
Four mysteries. One very curious neighbor.
Four mysteries. One very curious neighbor.
ABOUT THE SERIES
When Kate Hatterly inherited her great-aunt Vivian’s rambling old house in the village of Thistlewick, she expected creaky floorboards and overgrown roses—not a talent for noticing the things everyone else overlooks. Now, with a bottomless teapot and her cat Pippin on watch, Kate finds herself at the center of the village’s most puzzling crimes.
Each book stands alone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.
BOOK ONE · 2023
Murder at Marigold Manor
Thistlewick’s annual garden party is the event of the summer—until celebrated novelist Gregory Fitch is found face-down among the marigolds, a half-finished manuscript missing from his study. Everyone at Marigold Manor had a reason to want the final chapter unwritten.
Newly arrived and armed with little more than curiosity, Kate Hatterly must sort gossip from motive before the killer prunes the guest list again.
“A delightful blend of charm, wit, and suspense.”
— Fresh Fiction
312 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: EARL GREY
BOOK ONE · 2023
Murder at Marigold Manor
Thistlewick’s annual garden party is the event of the summer—until celebrated novelist Gregory Fitch is found face-down among the marigolds, a half-finished manuscript missing from his study. Everyone at Marigold Manor had a reason to want the final chapter unwritten.
Newly arrived and armed with little more than curiosity, Kate Hatterly must sort gossip from motive before the killer prunes the guest list again.
“A delightful blend of charm, wit, and suspense.”
— Fresh Fiction
312 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: EARL GREY
BOOK TWO · 2024
The Lemon Tart Alibi
The Thistlewick Bake-Off has never been deadlier. When the guest judge collapses mid-tasting, suspicion lands squarely on Kate’s dearest friend Marjorie—whose prize-winning lemon tart was the last thing he touched.
Marjorie’s alibi is as thin as filo pastry, and the whole village is talking. Kate has until the final round to prove that the recipe for this murder came from someone else’s kitchen.
“Deliciously twisty—I gobbled it up in one sitting.”
— Cozy Mystery Review
298 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: LEMON VERBENA
BOOK TWO · 2024
The Lemon Tart Alibi
The Thistlewick Bake-Off has never been deadlier. When the guest judge collapses mid-tasting, suspicion lands squarely on Kate’s dearest friend Marjorie—whose prize-winning lemon tart was the last thing he touched.
Marjorie’s alibi is as thin as filo pastry, and the whole village is talking. Kate has until the final round to prove that the recipe for this murder came from someone else’s kitchen.
“Deliciously twisty—I gobbled it up in one sitting.”
— Cozy Mystery Review
298 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: LEMON VERBENA
BOOK THREE · 2025
A Secret in Cedar Hollow
A loose floorboard in Hatterly House gives up a bundle of letters, a train ticket never used, and a name Kate has never heard: Cedar Hollow. Aunt Vivian, it seems, kept one secret even from her diary.
In the misty town two valleys over, Kate untangles a decades-old disappearance—and discovers that someone in Cedar Hollow would rather the past stay buried, whatever the cost.
“The most atmospheric Hatterly yet—tender, clever, and quietly haunting.”
— BookBub Reviewer
326 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: SMOKY LAPSANG
BOOK THREE · 2025
A Secret in Cedar Hollow
A loose floorboard in Hatterly House gives up a bundle of letters, a train ticket never used, and a name Kate has never heard: Cedar Hollow. Aunt Vivian, it seems, kept one secret even from her diary.
In the misty town two valleys over, Kate untangles a decades-old disappearance—and discovers that someone in Cedar Hollow would rather the past stay buried, whatever the cost.
“The most atmospheric Hatterly yet—tender, clever, and quietly haunting.”
— BookBub Reviewer
326 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: SMOKY LAPSANG
BOOK FOUR · 2026
· NEW RELEASE
The Bookshop Bell Mystery
The bell above the door of Thistlewick’s beloved bookshop has taken to ringing when no one is there. The owner blames a draft—until a rare-book collector is found dead in the poetry aisle, a priceless first edition gone from the locked cabinet.
Between a shop full of suspects and a ledger full of secrets, Kate must read between the lines before the story ends with another body.
“McDermont saves her best twist for the last page.”
— Goodreads Reviewer
310 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: CHAMOMILE & HONEY
BOOK FOUR · 2026
· NEW RELEASE
The Bookshop Bell Mystery
The bell above the door of Thistlewick’s beloved bookshop has taken to ringing when no one is there. The owner blames a draft—until a rare-book collector is found dead in the poetry aisle, a priceless first edition gone from the locked cabinet.
Between a shop full of suspects and a ledger full of secrets, Kate must read between the lines before the story ends with another body.
“McDermont saves her best twist for the last page.”
— Goodreads Reviewer
310 PAGES · PAPERBACK, EBOOK & AUDIO · TEA PAIRING: CHAMOMILE & HONEY
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. Clue Club members hear about it first.
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