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A Mystery at the Library: Prequel Novella
Ellie spent twenty-five years protecting the past. She never imagined she’d have to protect her own future.
Ellie Harper has lived a careful life. She raised her daughter alone, built a steady career as an archivist at Ashbourne Library in Providence, and found comfort in knowing exactly where everything belongs.
But as her daughter prepares for a glittering Boston wedding, Ellie receives news that shakes her the library’s rare collections are being transferred to a state archive. Her role will soon be obsolete.
Then valuable books begin to vanish.
At first, the losses look like clerical errors. Misfiled boxes. Simple mistakes during a rushed transfer. But Ellie knows better. As she quietly investigates, she begins to suspect the thief is someone inside the building.
With every co-worker potentially in the frame, Ellie sets a careful trap to flush out the culprit. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more unstable her own position becomes.
Because when trust erodes, it doesn’t just take books with it. It threatens career-long friendships and everything she’s built.
Set between Providence and Boston, this emotionally rich prequel reveals the mystery that changes Ellie’s life forever and sends her north to a small coastal town in Maine, where a bookshop and an uncertain new beginning await.
Ellie Harper has lived a careful life. She raised her daughter alone, built a steady career as an archivist at Ashbourne Library in Providence, and found comfort in knowing exactly where everything belongs.
But as her daughter prepares for a glittering Boston wedding, Ellie receives news that shakes her the library’s rare collections are being transferred to a state archive. Her role will soon be obsolete.
Then valuable books begin to vanish.
At first, the losses look like clerical errors. Misfiled boxes. Simple mistakes during a rushed transfer. But Ellie knows better. As she quietly investigates, she begins to suspect the thief is someone inside the building.
With every co-worker potentially in the frame, Ellie sets a careful trap to flush out the culprit. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more unstable her own position becomes.
Because when trust erodes, it doesn’t just take books with it. It threatens career-long friendships and everything she’s built.
Set between Providence and Boston, this emotionally rich prequel reveals the mystery that changes Ellie’s life forever and sends her north to a small coastal town in Maine, where a bookshop and an uncertain new beginning await.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 15, 2026
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May 18, 2026
Ellie loves books and her job at the library. When the town decides to close her research section, she finds that valuable books are disappearing. Typical corporate dolts are in charge. They push the new hire over Ellie. Between nepotism and greed, Ellie must find the books and revel who is the culprit.
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