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The Village Library Mysteries #13
Dead Silence
When the show must go on, someone's willing to kill for an encore.
Whitby's Fourth of July celebration should be the perfect small-town spectacle—patriotic floats, community theater performances, and librarian Ann Beckett serving as Grand Marshal with the best seat in the house. But the holiday festivities take a deadly turn when the theater director is found murdered, and the show that was meant to bring the community together becomes the backdrop for secrets someone will kill to protect.
As Ann and her fiancé, newspaper editor Grayson Phillips, dig into the victim's final days, they discover that Whitby's close-knit theater community harbors more drama offstage than on. With a cast full of suspects—from bitter ex-fiancées to resentful family members—Ann must navigate small-town loyalties and wounded egos to unmask a killer.
But when a second victim falls, Ann realizes the murderer isn't finished with their deadly performance. With both deaths connected to the theater, someone in the tight-knit community is using their insider knowledge for murder. And they're not above making a librarian the final act.
Can Ann solve the mystery before the curtain falls on another victim?
Whitby's Fourth of July celebration should be the perfect small-town spectacle—patriotic floats, community theater performances, and librarian Ann Beckett serving as Grand Marshal with the best seat in the house. But the holiday festivities take a deadly turn when the theater director is found murdered, and the show that was meant to bring the community together becomes the backdrop for secrets someone will kill to protect.
As Ann and her fiancé, newspaper editor Grayson Phillips, dig into the victim's final days, they discover that Whitby's close-knit theater community harbors more drama offstage than on. With a cast full of suspects—from bitter ex-fiancées to resentful family members—Ann must navigate small-town loyalties and wounded egos to unmask a killer.
But when a second victim falls, Ann realizes the murderer isn't finished with their deadly performance. With both deaths connected to the theater, someone in the tight-knit community is using their insider knowledge for murder. And they're not above making a librarian the final act.
Can Ann solve the mystery before the curtain falls on another victim?
220 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 30, 2025
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Elizabeth Spann Craig
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Elizabeth is the bestselling cozy mystery author of the Southern Quilting mysteries, the Myrtle Clover Cozy Mysteries, the Village Library Mysteries, and Memphis Barbeque mysteries for Penguin Random House, Midnight Ink, and independently. Find out more about her books and sign up for her newsletter on her website: http://elizabethspanncraig.com . Find her books on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
Elizabeth is the bestselling cozy mystery author of the Southern Quilting mysteries, the Myrtle Clover Cozy Mysteries, the Village Library Mysteries, and Memphis Barbeque mysteries for Penguin Random House, Midnight Ink, and independently. Find out more about her books and sign up for her newsletter on her website: http://elizabethspanncraig.com . Find her books on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
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October 1, 2025
A loving romance mystery
Grayson and Ann are planning their future while another couple is joining in matrimonial plans as well. This mystery has a healthy dose of romance as well along with murder. Of course, Ann solves the case first.
Grayson and Ann are planning their future while another couple is joining in matrimonial plans as well. This mystery has a healthy dose of romance as well along with murder. Of course, Ann solves the case first.
October 2, 2025
This one spent more time in the library, which I always like. The mystery was well constructed and interesting. I look forward to the next book.
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