Cape Fear Bookshop Mystery

Libby wanted to start a new chapter. A murder in her garden rewrote the whole story. Former New York book editor Libby Page came back to Southport for a fresh start and a dream of opening Page's Bookshop. But during her grand opening garden party, the celebration turns deadly when a local resident collapses in her garden. With customers scattering and gossip spreading fast, Libby teams up with her observant assistant, Gracie Jean, her new book club The Plot Thickens and her opinionated calico kitten, Cali, to hunt for answers. Somewhere in Southport is the victim's missing red notebook-packed with secrets someone would kill to keep buried. As suspicion closes in, Libby realizes solving the case may be the only way to protect the fresh start she came home to build. But with a yard full of suspects and Detective Carter McCrae warning her to stay out of it, finding the truth may be the only way to save Page's Bookshop. Stacked in Suspicion is the first book in the Cape Fear Bookshop Mysteries-a coastal mystery featuring former book editor Libby Page. Each book contains a complete mystery, but the first six books are tied together by a larger puzzle. For the full experience, read them in order.

Libby thought her new chapter in Southport was finally falling into place. A body in the Cape Fear River changed the story fast. Libby Page is finally settling into life in Southport. Page's Bookshop is thriving, her book club The Plot Thickens is a local hit and life is starting to feel almost normal-until she spots a body floating in the Cape Fear River. The victim is tied to a controversial waterfront development that has the town split down the middle, and suddenly everyone has a motive, an opinion or something to hide. When Libby and her quick-thinking assistant, Gracie Jean, start pulling at threads, the case leads close to home … and straight to a secret involving her best friend's new romance. With suspects piling up and tensions rising all over town, Libby realizes this murder is tangled up with loyalty, ambition and secrets some people in Southport will do anything to keep buried. Drafted in Deceit is the second book in the Cape Fear Bookshop Mysteries-a coastal mystery featuring former book editor Libby Page. Each book contains a complete mystery, but the first six books are tied together by a larger puzzle. For the full experience, read them in order.

Libby thought spring in Southport would be a breath of fresh air. A missing person was not the chapter she expected next. Libby Page has finally found her footing in Southport. Page's Bookshop is busy, her book club The Plot Thickens is mid-read and life along the Cape Fear is starting to feel almost settled-until Emmerson's friend vanishes days before a major charity gala. At first, the disappearance looks like a headline-grabbing stunt. But the more Libby and her sharp-eyed assistant, Gracie Jean, dig in, the more the fashion world's polished surface starts to crack. Between missing sketches, whispered rumors and a circle of suspects who know more than they're saying, Libby realizes the truth is being carefully edited out of the picture. With pressure mounting and the suspect list growing, Libby must untangle the secrets behind the disappearance before the truth vanishes for good. Shelved in Secrets is the third book in the Cape Fear Bookshop Mysteries-a coastal mystery featuring former book editor Libby Page. Each book contains a complete mystery, but the first six books are tied together by a larger puzzle. For the full experience, read them in order.

Libby thought summer in Southport would be all sunshine and seaside charm. Murder brought a plot twist she never saw coming. Southport is all in for Pirate Week, and Page's Bookshop is suddenly pirate central. With the town buzzing over a rumored map to hidden treasure, Libby Page is surrounded by costumes, gossip and customers eager for a little adventure-until a murder turns the celebration into a crime scene. As Libby and her sharp-witted assistant, Gracie Jean, start pulling at threads, they uncover a case tangled with old grudges, local legends and secrets someone would kill to protect. And with treasure fever sweeping through Southport, Libby realizes this mystery is about more than pirate stories and town excitement. It is about greed, deception and a trail of clues leading somewhere dangerous. With suspects piling up and the whole town chasing rumors, Libby must find the truth before the killer gets there first. Covered in Clues is the fourth book in the Cape Fear Bookshop Mysteries-a coastal mystery featuring former book editor Libby Page. Each book contains a complete mystery, but the first six books are tied together by a larger puzzle. For the full experience, read them in order.