Emily Arsenault Books in Order

Dictionary editors Billy Webb and Mona Minot discover strange citations attributed to a book that does not exist. Following the fragments reveals clues to an old murder, while their investigation begins to change how they understand themselves and each other.

Years after unsuccessfully investigating their teenage babysitter's disappearance, childhood friends Nora and Charlotte return to the mystery. Their renewed search forces them to examine old evidence alongside the tensions and troubling memories that shaped their friendship.

After writer Gretchen Waters dies in an apparent accident, her friend Jamie becomes her literary executor. An unfinished manuscript about a family murder raises questions about Gretchen's death and draws Jamie into a story someone may want kept hidden.

Theresa Battle's unfinished dissertation and crowded household of pets become secondary concerns when her brother's girlfriend is murdered. With Jeff the prime suspect, Theresa investigates the victim's past and uncovers dangerous connections involving politics, scandal, and her own romantic life.

New mother Abby Bernacki experiences disturbing events in her old house and begins reading a former resident's diary. Frances Barnett's nineteenth-century account of motherhood and a murder trial draws Abby into questions about the house's history and her own fears.

Marnie Wells treats reading tea leaves as a comforting pastime until basketball player Matt asks about messages supposedly sent by a missing friend. As her readings become unsettlingly accurate, Marnie's attraction to Matt conflicts with disturbing warnings about him.

The murder of therapist Mark Fabian brings detective Henry Peacher into contact with former patient Nadine Raines and her violent teenage history. Two recently retrieved patient files suggest connections between old traumas, a mass shooting, and Fabian's death.

Ivy expects another summer working at Fabuland amusement park until her friend Morgan finds a coworker's body and is hospitalized. Doubting the police's accidental-death explanation, Ivy investigates conflicting accounts of his final night and the secrets surrounding Morgan.

At an academy haunted by the legend of the Winter Girl, Haley confronts the anniversary of her former best friend's death. A disturbing video suggests murder, drawing her into the school's dark history and the possibility of another victim.