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Kristen Perrin

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Kristen Perrin is originally from Seattle, Washington, where she spent several years working as a bookseller before immigrating to the UK to do a Masters and PhD. Her debut murder mystery How to Solve Your Own Murder is the first book in the Castle Knoll Files series, and has been translated into more than twenty languages. The book was also a Good Morning America Buzzpick, was featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and has been a New York Times, Indiebound, USA Today, and Der Spiegel bestseller. She lives with her family in Surrey, England, where she is hard at work on more books in the series.

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	How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 138,829 ratings — published 2024 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Seal Your Own Fate (Castle Knoll Files, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 27,904 ratings — published 2025 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Cheat Your Own Death (Castle Knoll Files, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 9,899 ratings — published 2026 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enna tegen het Inktgenootschap (Inktgenootschap, #1) by Kristen Perrin (Goodreads Author), Anne Douqué (Translator) 3.63 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enna tegen de verloren draken (Inktgenootschap, #2) by Kristen Perrin (Goodreads Author), Anne Douqué (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle Knoll Files Series 2-Book Collection Set - A Clever Cozy Mysteries Series with Twists - How to Solve Your Own Murder, How to Seal Your Own Fate 3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gefährliche Wünsche (Die Geschichtenwandler, #3) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Bury Your Own Secrets: A Novel (Castle Knoll Files Book 4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kristen Perrin answered NocturnalReader4Life's question: Hi Mrs Perrin, I'm a huge fan of your "The Castle Knoll Files" series and first of all, I'd like to thank you for writing such great books and creating such realistic characters! I was just wondering whether you could predict when the next book is going to come out, after "How To Cheat Your Own Death"? Thank you again for the brilliant writing! Thank you so much, I'm so glad you're enjoying the series! There will be a fourth book out in the spring of 2027, more details (like the title and cover) will be revealed soon.
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“if TV has taught us anything, it’s that the murder rate in small villages is disproportionately high.”
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“Your future contains dry bones. Your slow demise begins right when you hold the queen in the palm of one hand. Beware the bird, for it will betray you. And from that, there’s no coming back. But daughters are the key to justice, find the right one and keep her close. All signs point toward your murder.”
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“I want to lean out the window to breathe in the green of the leafy tunnels above our heads. I resist, however, because I’m not a golden retriever.”
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August BoTM Nominations ~ Cozy Mystery

A Quiet Life in the Country

by T.E. Kinsey

5 votes, 33.3%

How to Solve Your Own Murder

by Kristen Perrin

4 votes, 26.7%

Shady Hollow

by Juneau Black

2 votes, 13.3%

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

by Joanne Fluke

1 vote, 6.7%

The Whispered Word

by Ellery Adams

1 vote, 6.7%

Murder by Cheesecake

by Rachel Ekstrom Courage

1 vote, 6.7%

A Most Agreeable Murder

by Julia Seales

1 vote, 6.7%

The Ghost and Mrs. McClure

by Alice Kimberly

0 votes, 0.0%

The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

by Leonie Swann

0 votes, 0.0%

The Antique Store Detective

by Clare Chase

0 votes, 0.0%

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