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The Meadowfield Bookshop Mysteries #4
The Final Chapter Club: A Bookshop Murder Mystery full of TWISTS and TURNS!
The book club promised friendship, fiction and tea… until someone rewrote the ending.
When Ellie Swan returned to Meadowfield to help in her gran’s bookshop, she expected quiet days, novels by the fire, and the odd village drama. Instead, the river is rising, the library is under threat, and a secretive local book club has invited a bestselling crime author to town.
The Final Chapter Club should be harmless. It isn’t.
When a club member storms into the shop clutching a mysterious envelope… and collapses outside moments later, Ellie finds herself pulled into a tangle of deadly secrets, old grudges, and dangerous accusations. With the police eyeing the wrong suspects and the book club closing ranks, Ellie starts asking her own questions.
Because in Meadowfield, even cosy little libraries can be hiding very dangerous stories…
Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.
Other books in the
The Last DraftThe Plot ThickensThe Fatal First EditionThe Final Chapter ClubThe Unreliable Narrator
The Final Chapter Club should be harmless. It isn’t.
When a club member storms into the shop clutching a mysterious envelope… and collapses outside moments later, Ellie finds herself pulled into a tangle of deadly secrets, old grudges, and dangerous accusations. With the police eyeing the wrong suspects and the book club closing ranks, Ellie starts asking her own questions.
Because in Meadowfield, even cosy little libraries can be hiding very dangerous stories…
Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.
Other books in the
The Last DraftThe Plot ThickensThe Fatal First EditionThe Final Chapter ClubThe Unreliable Narrator
309 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2025
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Agatha Frost
75 books595 followersAGATHA FROST, an Amazon bestselling author, has written over thirty mystery novels. She lives in the North West English county of Lancashire with her two cuddly beagles and one cat.
When Agatha isn’t writing, she loves reading head-scratching mysteries and thrillers, coffee, baking, and exploring her local countryside on long dog walks.
From a young age, Agatha devoured the great British murder mystery books and television shows, ample inspiration for her Peridale Café and Claire’s Candles series. She loves writing about family women who juggle their ordinary village lives with the challenges of amateur sleuthing.
Add in some good food, close friends and family, cute pets, and plenty of twists and turns, and you have a classic Agatha Frost mystery.
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When Agatha isn’t writing, she loves reading head-scratching mysteries and thrillers, coffee, baking, and exploring her local countryside on long dog walks.
From a young age, Agatha devoured the great British murder mystery books and television shows, ample inspiration for her Peridale Café and Claire’s Candles series. She loves writing about family women who juggle their ordinary village lives with the challenges of amateur sleuthing.
Add in some good food, close friends and family, cute pets, and plenty of twists and turns, and you have a classic Agatha Frost mystery.
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December 23, 2025
Murder by Book Club
Plenty going on in this 4th installment in village of Meadowfield--torrential rains, river threatening to wash away the village & all the shops and stores--and a current best selling author coming to do a reading! The thriller takes a back seat to murder, sketchy First Editions, and all manner of drama swirling in & around the Final Chapter Book Club. Naturally, Ellie (who runs her gran's Meadowfield Bookshop when she's NOT investigating crimes) is totally into investigating the first crime...of Murder! Soon enough the cops are both warning her off & grateful for the clues she finds.
Is also about the masks we wear, when we show them, and to whom. This insight is integral to solving the crimes and at the heart of many relationships--like Carolyn & Peter, and Daniel & Ellie.
A good read with some suspension of disbelief (would ANY Detective allow a private citizen to get so involved in their case as Ellie does--despite Ellies "I've GOT to know" attitude).
I read it in less than a day & recommend potential readers begin with Book 1.
Plenty going on in this 4th installment in village of Meadowfield--torrential rains, river threatening to wash away the village & all the shops and stores--and a current best selling author coming to do a reading! The thriller takes a back seat to murder, sketchy First Editions, and all manner of drama swirling in & around the Final Chapter Book Club. Naturally, Ellie (who runs her gran's Meadowfield Bookshop when she's NOT investigating crimes) is totally into investigating the first crime...of Murder! Soon enough the cops are both warning her off & grateful for the clues she finds.
Is also about the masks we wear, when we show them, and to whom. This insight is integral to solving the crimes and at the heart of many relationships--like Carolyn & Peter, and Daniel & Ellie.
A good read with some suspension of disbelief (would ANY Detective allow a private citizen to get so involved in their case as Ellie does--despite Ellies "I've GOT to know" attitude).
I read it in less than a day & recommend potential readers begin with Book 1.
December 29, 2025
Hunting and healing
I had such a good time with this book in the days after Christmas! The Meadowfield setting felt properly atmospheric - all that flooding and the secrets bubbling up alongside it. What really worked for me was how much the story focused on mending old wounds and fractured friendships, not just hunting down the killer. My only quibble was that Ellie seemed to have unrealistic access everywhere - Angela the police officer was maybe a bit too accommodating with boundaries! But honestly, I was too engaged to mind much. A real comfort read with enough bite to keep things interesting.
I had such a good time with this book in the days after Christmas! The Meadowfield setting felt properly atmospheric - all that flooding and the secrets bubbling up alongside it. What really worked for me was how much the story focused on mending old wounds and fractured friendships, not just hunting down the killer. My only quibble was that Ellie seemed to have unrealistic access everywhere - Angela the police officer was maybe a bit too accommodating with boundaries! But honestly, I was too engaged to mind much. A real comfort read with enough bite to keep things interesting.
January 1, 2026
Hard to Put Down
“The Final Chapter Club”, the latest in the Meadowfield Bookshop Mystery series, is hard to put down. There is more character and relationship development, not only between Ellie and Daniel, but between Ellie’s parents. The mystery keeps you guessing as there are many twists and turns. I highly recommend this book.
“The Final Chapter Club”, the latest in the Meadowfield Bookshop Mystery series, is hard to put down. There is more character and relationship development, not only between Ellie and Daniel, but between Ellie’s parents. The mystery keeps you guessing as there are many twists and turns. I highly recommend this book.
December 19, 2025
Another book in this delightful series
It has murder, romance and complicated relationships and confused feelings.
A book shop, coffee, romance and murder and a little more meat on the bones than a lot of cozy mysteries.
It has murder, romance and complicated relationships and confused feelings.
A book shop, coffee, romance and murder and a little more meat on the bones than a lot of cozy mysteries.
December 20, 2025
Another Great Read
This was a great mystery. I enjoyed all the twists and turns in the plot. Ellie's sleuthing skills were top notch, if a little distracted. It was a perfect balance. I can't wait for the next book.
This was a great mystery. I enjoyed all the twists and turns in the plot. Ellie's sleuthing skills were top notch, if a little distracted. It was a perfect balance. I can't wait for the next book.
December 24, 2025
Another great read!
If you enjoy a proper focus mystery then this is the book for you. It helps if you have read any of the others in the series but it is also a good read alone book. I try to always figure out the plot before the end but this kept me guess right to the end!
If you enjoy a proper focus mystery then this is the book for you. It helps if you have read any of the others in the series but it is also a good read alone book. I try to always figure out the plot before the end but this kept me guess right to the end!
December 19, 2025
Another Great Twisted tale.
I love reading your books, one after another, after another. I hope you'll never stop publishing. Your works are delightful and gripping.
I love reading your books, one after another, after another. I hope you'll never stop publishing. Your works are delightful and gripping.
December 24, 2025
Review
This was one of the better books in this series. Interesting characters and a surprise ending that was a little complicated. Dark and rainy atmosphere.
This was one of the better books in this series. Interesting characters and a surprise ending that was a little complicated. Dark and rainy atmosphere.
December 22, 2025
Great read
The book was really interesting, full of twists and turns. I enjoy the characters that all have their quirks. With Granma Maggie to set them straight.
The book was really interesting, full of twists and turns. I enjoy the characters that all have their quirks. With Granma Maggie to set them straight.
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