Murder in the Paperback Parlor
by Ellery Adams

The New York Times bestselling Book Retreat mysteries feature Storyton Hall, the perfect getaway for literature lovers—except when a guest tries to get away with murder…

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Jane Steward is organizing a week of activities for fans of love stories at her book-themed resort. But her Regency readers barely have time to brush up on their Jane Austen before tragedy strikes Storyton Hall. Rosamund York, one of the most celebrated authors in attendance, is killed.

Rosamund had as many enemies as she did admirers, including envious fellow novelists, a jealous former lover, and dozens of angry fans. It’s up to Jane, with the help of her book club, the Cover Girls, to catalogue the list of suspects and find a heartless killer quickly—before the murderer writes someone else off…

Other Books by Ellery Adams

Breach of Crust
A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery #5

Writing All Wrongs
A Books by the Bay Mystery #7

Lemon Pies and Little White Lies
A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery #4

Lethal Letters
A Books by the Bay Mystery #6

Murder in the Mystery Suite
A Book Retreat Mystery #1

Pecan Pies and Homicides
A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery #3

Poisoned Prose
A Books by the Bay Mystery #5

Peach Pies and Alibis
A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery #2

Written in Stone
A Books by the Bay Mystery #4

Pies and Prejudice
A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery #1

The Last Word
A Books by the Bay Mystery #3

A Deadly Cliché
A Books by the Bay Mystery #2

A Killer Plot
A Books by the Bay Mystery #1

Ellery Adams' Bio

USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. Having spent her adult life in a series of landlocked towns, she cherishes her memories of open water, violent storms, and the smell of the sea. She now writes full-time from her home in North Carolina, which she shares with her husband, two children (aka trolls), and three keyboard-hogging felines. Adams loves coffee, champagne, kickboxing, 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles, baking, and black jelly beans. Her traditionally published series include The Secret, Book, and Scone Society Mysteries, The Book Retreat Mysteries, The Books By the Bay Mysteries, and The Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries. Her Indie series include The Supper Club Series, The Hope Street Series, and The Molly Appleby Collectible Series.