Messy Bookshop Mysteries

Everyone loves Teresa's Bookstore, a cozy little store in East Tennessee.Garnet Stone loves working there just as much as reading books. She works hard to keep the store's nosy cat out of trouble while tidying the sales floor. But when the owner of the bookstore, Teresa, unexpectedly passes away, Garnet learns that she left everything to her niece, Jane.Pushing aside her bitterness, Garnet busts a move to clean the store's clutter to impress her new boss. After Jane arrives to announce the store's closure, things take a turn for the worse and another dead body is found in the bookstore.The new sheriff believes Jane is the killer, but Garnet knows her new boss isn't to blame. Her roots in a law enforcement family give her confidence in solving the murder, but she quickly discovers it won't be an open-and-shut case like she had hoped.Unusual clues point to multiple people, yet the suspects have concrete alibis. If Garnet cannot solve the perfect crime, Teresa's Bookstore will be gone. A series by Jessica Brimer

Garnet Stone needs a breather. Between working at the bookstore and her secret quest to uncover the truth about her birth mom, she welcomes a break.The solution? Dryden Mansion's annual murder mystery party. The evening promises to be a blast with her boyfriend, friends, and Grandpa Stone as one of the actors.The party takes a dark turn from Mardi Gras to Mardi Murder when a woman is found dead, and Stone becomes the prime suspect. To complicate things further, Aoife, the woman Garnet thought was her mom, pays a surprise visit, forcing Garnet to confront her deepest fears.Running out of time and clues, can Garnet catch the killer, and will Aoife's secrets shatter her life like broken beads? A series by Jessica Brimer

The first three books in 'Messy Bookshop Mysteries', a series of cozy mystery novels by Jessica Brimer, now available in one volume!A Binding Chance: Garnet Stone loves working in Teresa's Bookstore, a cozy little store in East Tennessee. But after a body is found at the bookstore, the new sheriff believes that Jane, the owner's niece, is the killer. Unusual clues point to multiple people, but the suspects all have alibis. Can Garnet solve the perfect crime and save Teresa's Bookstore?Book High And Low: In the East Tennessee bookstore, Bind Me Again, books are piled high and the shelves are fully stocked. After Garnet and Jane find a death certificate tucked inside one of the books, they discover that the deceased is a missing person from twenty years ago. Soon after, freelance editor Jacob Rome is found murdered behind the store. With everyone around them seemingly lying - including the dead man - can Garnet and Jane find the killer?Up On the Bookshop, the Body Fell: During an author signing at Voss-of-Books, Garnet attends to support Leo. But what should be a straightforward plan changes to a murder investigation, as author Yasmin Starr is found dead on the rooftop. Leo is the primary suspect, but Garnet is sure that he's not the culprit. With the victim's list of enemies as long as a tangled strand of Christmas bulbs, can Garnet find the real killer and bring them to justice? A series by Jessica Brimer