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K.S. Van

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Mystery, Romance, Fantasy

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K.S. Van writes cozy mysteries and warm, character-first romance.

His longest series, The Moonhaven Mysteries, follows retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood, a Victorian ghost and a Border Collie along the coast of Maine. Ten books, complete.

He also writes the Saltkettle Cove novels (cozy seaside fantasy romance in a Cornish village that feeds you whether you like it or not), the Westfall Vipers (college basketball romance), the Ivy Bloom Mysteries (a small-town Vermont matchmaker who reads documents better than people), Marigold Falls Billionaires (small-town romance, also Vermont) and Bramble Creek (small-town romance on an Oregon orchard).

Every romance ends happily. Every mystery plays fair.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 210 ratings · 28 reviews · 126 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death at Moonhaven Light (Moonhaven Mysteries, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 67 ratings — 10 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
	Murder at Moonhaven Light (Moonhaven Mysteries #2) 4.39 avg rating — 36 ratings — 10 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
	Secrets at Saltwick (The Moonhaven Mysteries #3) 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — 9 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
	King (Westfall Vipers #1) 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings — 8 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
	Murder at Stoneharbor (Moonhaven Mysteries #4) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 9 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
	Shadows at Greyfell (The Moonhaven Mysteries #7) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 9 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
	Murder at Cairn Cove (The Moonhaven Mysteries #5) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 9 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
	Buzzer (Westfall Vipers #2) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 8 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
	Murder at Tidefall (The Moonhaven Mysteries #6) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 8 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
	What the Tide Brought In (Saltkettle Cove #1) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 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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K.S. Van's Blog: K.S. Van – Behind the Story

New series: the Quill Hollow Bookshop Mysteries

There's a new cozy series on the shelf.

Tomes and Tombstones is Book 1 of the Quill Hollow Bookshop Mysteries: a bookshop-bakery in an old bank building, a book club called the Late Fees, and a cat named Footnote who steals anything shiny.

The vault used to guard money. Now it guards rare books, and tonight, a body.

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Series by K.S. Van

The Moonhaven Mysteries (13 books)
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4.23 avg rating — 169 ratings

Westfall Vipers (5 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 34 ratings

Saltkettle Cove (4 books)
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4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings

Bramble Creek (1 book)
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating

Quill Hollow Bookshop Mysteries (1 book)
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K.S. made a comment on Danny Glover’s review of Death at Moonhaven Light (Moonhaven Mysteries, #1) " Thank you so much, Danny — I'm so glad the witch, the ghost and the mystery worked for you, and that it suited the season! Good news: you won't have t ...more "
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K.S. liked Danny Glover's review of Death at Moonhaven Light (Moonhaven Mysteries, #1): "Death at Moonhaven Light Dabbled in Death En Route to Life The characters were used well, incorporated into a supernatural tale fit for the month of Hallows Eve. Witch, ghost and a mystery story. An enjoyable read, substantial characters and a supern" Read more of this review »
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