St. Marin's Cozy Mystery Series
Written by ACF Bookens
Narrated by Sarah Pesek
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About this series
Nail guns have always terrified Harvey Beckett, and now she knows why.
Harvey loves sharing the parking lot of her bookstore with the hardware store across the way, but when an unruly customer is killed in the lot one night, she begins to wonder if the men who own the store are responsible. A few inquiries and a bit of spying later, and Harvey and her best friend find themselves with nowhere to run.
Will the killer be caught before the two women are silenced forever?
Titles in the series (9)
- Publishable By Death
1
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?
- Entitled to Kill
2
Mother-daughter bonding time shouldn't involve running from a big tractor. When Harvey Beckett stumbles upon the body of the community's most reviled dairy farmer, she, her friends, and her parents are launched into an investigation that reveals a family secret that wasn't really that secret after all. Soon, Harvey's curiosity lands her and her mother in a heap of danger that may mark the end of her sleuthing Can Harvey help find the murderer and protect the victim's family before the murderer finds her?
- Bound to Execute
3
The things Harvey Beckett doesn’t know about her neighbors could get her killed. In the perfect days of early May, bookshop owner Harvey Beckett is looking forward to evenings of walking Mayhem, reading in the before bed, and maybe even enjoying a snuggle with her favorite mechanic. But a meandering dog walk pushes pause on those plans when she and Mayhem stumble upon the body of the much-detested local bank manager. Harvey and her friends discover that there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in quiet St. Marin’s, a lot that people are hiding. Can Harvey help, or will her helping only end up creating more trouble for everyone around her?
- Tome to Tomb
5
A dead body in Santa's lap is not what Harvey Beckett wanted for Christmas. The streets of St. Marin’s are decorated for Christmas, and Harvey Beckett has decided that she’ll host Santa Claus at her bookstore, reviving a town’s long-standing tradition. But on the first day of the holiday season, a man stumbles into Santa’s lap and dies, threatening the holiday spirit . . . and bringing a slew of questions that Harvey can’t resist trying to answer. Will Harvey’s queries land her, her friends – and their dogs – in a load of trouble?
- Plotted for Murder
4
She has always said if she was running, it’s because she was being chased. That’s never been more true. It's Autumn, bookstore owner Harvey Beckett’s favorite time of year, and she's most excited about two things – her bookshop's float in the annual Harvest Parade and pumpkin everything. But when her best friend Mart finds the body of her running coach and high school gym teacher behind the bleachers one fall morning, Harvey becomes enthralled in a mystery that uncovers their quaint town's darkest secrets. When Harvey's curiosity gets the best of her, she and her pup Mayhem find that maybe there are just some secrets better left undiscovered.
- Proof of Death
7
The murders in St. Marin’s Library’s mystery section just got very real. When the local librarian is found dead among the stacks, the rumors about her reputation reach a fever pitch, but Harvey Beckett can’t let a fellow book-lover’s name be sullied. But when she drags her friends and her dogs into the investigation, she finds that it’s more than just rumors she has to contend with. Will Harvey’s curiosity be the end of her this time?
- Scripted to Slay
6
Snow days aren't supposed to end with dead bodies. Harvey Beckett has just finished a quiet meal after shoveling the sidewalks around Main Street when the body of the new bartender in town is discovered behind the bar. When Harvey begins to look into the victim's pseudonym, she finds out far more than she bargained, enough to put her in real danger. Can she and her friends find the murderer before they become victims themselves?
- Epilogue of an Epitaph
8
Everyone loves getting mail, but not when it’s clasped in someone’s cold, dead hands. Harvey Beckett had heard tale of how the postmistress steams open people’s mail to feed her gossip-hungry customers, but when the postmistress is murdered, Harvey learns that the mail carrier might have been doing more than passing along juicy details. Soon, Harvey and her father find themselves embroiled in hunt to find a killer, a quest that might stop her dad’s heart. Can they find the truth amongst the tall tales without becoming legends themselves?
- Hardcover Homicide
9
Nail guns have always terrified Harvey Beckett, and now she knows why. Harvey loves sharing the parking lot of her bookstore with the hardware store across the way, but when an unruly customer is killed in the lot one night, she begins to wonder if the men who own the store are responsible. A few inquiries and a bit of spying later, and Harvey and her best friend find themselves with nowhere to run. Will the killer be caught before the two women are silenced forever?
ACF Bookens
ACF Bookens lives in the Southwest Mountains of Virginia, where she enjoys gardening and cross-stitching when she's not using her body as a human airbag for her toddler son. She and her son live with two old cats and an old dog in an antebellum farmhouse with stream nearby. Find her at bookens.andilit.com.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Was a great book to listen to as I work
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Easy listen with a little mystery and little anxiety. I thoroughly enjoyed!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kept my interest, well written series. Idyllic lives and very detailed descriptions made the books come alive for me. Will read more by this author
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a fun read and a good story, but it also includes a great reading list as the bookstore lady recommends book after book and author after author! I can’t wait to get going with a Laura Lippman book!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nothing wrong with the writing at all. A technical difficulty in Chapter 12, right at a crucial time, ruined it for me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Narrators voice was a little whiney and the writer goes on a bit to much.