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Family Lies: Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery Series
In Percyville, storms have a way of stirring up more than weather.
When dark clouds roll in and the winds howl through familiar streets, the Heritage Harvesters find shelter together at the Cozy Corner Café. Surrounded by friends and memories, they pass the time the way they always have—recounting stories of storms survived and the resilience that defines their town.
But outside, change is already underway.
The sudden death of Patricia Linden—a woman few truly knew—sets unexpected events in motion. Her will places Ellie at the center of an enormous task: protecting a collection of historical archives filled with voices long forgotten. With time and circumstance working against them, Ellie and her friends must act quickly to preserve pieces of Percyville’s soul before they disappear forever.
Meanwhile, Phil embarks on a personal journey into the unknown, searching for the truth about his elusive Uncle Wayne. His quest leads him to reconnect with relatives near and far—and forces him to confront the silence between himself and his estranged son, Luke.
As lightning flashes across Percyville’s sky, secrets flicker to life, fragile bonds are tested, and the past refuses to remain buried. Because sometimes, it takes a storm to reveal what matters most—and to bring people back to where they belong.
When dark clouds roll in and the winds howl through familiar streets, the Heritage Harvesters find shelter together at the Cozy Corner Café. Surrounded by friends and memories, they pass the time the way they always have—recounting stories of storms survived and the resilience that defines their town.
But outside, change is already underway.
The sudden death of Patricia Linden—a woman few truly knew—sets unexpected events in motion. Her will places Ellie at the center of an enormous task: protecting a collection of historical archives filled with voices long forgotten. With time and circumstance working against them, Ellie and her friends must act quickly to preserve pieces of Percyville’s soul before they disappear forever.
Meanwhile, Phil embarks on a personal journey into the unknown, searching for the truth about his elusive Uncle Wayne. His quest leads him to reconnect with relatives near and far—and forces him to confront the silence between himself and his estranged son, Luke.
As lightning flashes across Percyville’s sky, secrets flicker to life, fragile bonds are tested, and the past refuses to remain buried. Because sometimes, it takes a storm to reveal what matters most—and to bring people back to where they belong.
239 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 22, 2026
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About the author
Beth Farrar
42 books42 followersBeth Farrar has been writing stories since her parents handed her a library card with which she always took out the allowed five books per week. From that moment on, her imagination was sparked. Encouragement from English teachers set her on a serious path of learning the craft.
From TV scripts to full length movies (none of which came to screen but were for pleasure and practice), she developed her writing skills by exploring various mediums. Filling notebooks with ideas, sketching characters and locations, and inventing sticky situations for the heroes and heroines to survive, is Beth's happy place (besides walking in cemeteries, but that's another story).
For fifteen years Beth wrote a monthly column, Living Country, in her local English language newspaper, Main Street, sharing interesting observations of living and raising her three sons in the country with her husband.
Having always loved genealogy, Beth melded two of her passions together and created the Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery series.
Beth's three sons now live in Montreal but she and her husband still live in their log cabin on a lake north of Montreal. They love the quiet and the bird song (sometimes way too early in the morning!). They’re not particularly fond of power outages in the deep winter months, the shoveling, or the mosquitoes in summer. But the rest = priceless!
For tips and tricks on how to write your own personal history story, head over to Beth Farrar – Author on Facebook for more information.
And being a Canadian author, please forgive the extra "l"s and wayward "u"s you may find in my work. Please don't report them, it's just the way we spell words here in the great north, eh!
From TV scripts to full length movies (none of which came to screen but were for pleasure and practice), she developed her writing skills by exploring various mediums. Filling notebooks with ideas, sketching characters and locations, and inventing sticky situations for the heroes and heroines to survive, is Beth's happy place (besides walking in cemeteries, but that's another story).
For fifteen years Beth wrote a monthly column, Living Country, in her local English language newspaper, Main Street, sharing interesting observations of living and raising her three sons in the country with her husband.
Having always loved genealogy, Beth melded two of her passions together and created the Ellie McLellan Genealogy Mystery series.
Beth's three sons now live in Montreal but she and her husband still live in their log cabin on a lake north of Montreal. They love the quiet and the bird song (sometimes way too early in the morning!). They’re not particularly fond of power outages in the deep winter months, the shoveling, or the mosquitoes in summer. But the rest = priceless!
For tips and tricks on how to write your own personal history story, head over to Beth Farrar – Author on Facebook for more information.
And being a Canadian author, please forgive the extra "l"s and wayward "u"s you may find in my work. Please don't report them, it's just the way we spell words here in the great north, eh!
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April 29, 2026
As with the rest of this series it was a great read ! I can highly recommend this series of books !
May 7, 2026
Patricia Linden dies and leaves her house and money to the Percyville Historical Society. The sprinkler system at city hall breaks and historical society records are drenched, but they move them to their new home. Mysteries are tackled on behave of friends and family members of the Heritage Harvesters.
May 8, 2026
I have read all the books in this series and have enjoyed every one. This book though as good as it is I thought ended too abruptly. No doubt Beth Farrar will take up where it was left in the next book.
Ill be waiting patiently!!
Ill be waiting patiently!!
May 3, 2026
Enjoyed
I enjoyed this book very much. It was a little slow getting started but once it got going it was interesting with all the subplots
I enjoyed this book very much. It was a little slow getting started but once it got going it was interesting with all the subplots
May 6, 2026
Terrific!
Each book is better than the last one! I love Ellie, Quinn and the crew. This one had so many different stories woven into the main one, it was so enjoyable!
Each book is better than the last one! I love Ellie, Quinn and the crew. This one had so many different stories woven into the main one, it was so enjoyable!
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