Village Library Mysteries Books in Order

Ann Beckett agrees to a blind date in Whitby and gets stood up for the worst possible reason, her date has been murdered. Her first case proves the little library town is full of secrets.

An overdue library book brings an old grievance back to the surface in Whitby. Ann Beckett soon finds that some stories do not stay shelved for long.

A historic manuscript and a locked-room puzzle pull librarian Ann Beckett into one of Whitby's trickiest cases. With time running short, she has to find the killer before the trail disappears.

A quiet Whitby neighbor turns out to have been hiding a very loud secret. When murder follows, Ann Beckett starts digging through the silences everyone else would rather keep.

While repairs fill Whitby Library, generous builder Cornelius turns up dead in an elevator shaft. Ann Beckett follows the money, the family tensions, and a very revealing will.

A writers' retreat brings big personalities and sharp rivalries to Whitby, then turns deadly. Librarian Ann Beckett has to sort out fact, fiction, and motive to catch a killer.

What should have been a routine rare book appraisal becomes a very real mystery for Ann Beckett. In Whitby, even quiet bookish events can end with murder.

When a shy library regular becomes a bestselling novelist, Whitby plans a celebration. Then her book's real-life inspirations start causing trouble, and Ann Beckett has a murder to solve.

A retiring mystery writer plans one last surprise, but someone else brings the real danger. Ann Beckett has to separate literary games from murder in Whitby.

Whitby's busiest library day turns chaotic when a respected local doctor becomes part of a deadly mystery. Ann Beckett follows the clues through town gossip and medical secrets.

An old library card and a half-forgotten missing-person case pull Ann Beckett into Whitby's past. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous that old mystery becomes.

Whitby's annual silent auction is anything but quiet once it ends with a body. Ann Beckett has to work through polite smiles, hidden grudges, and a killer who counted on the noise staying low.

Some stories sit quietly for years before falling into the wrong hands. When one resurfaces in Whitby, Ann Beckett finds another murder waiting between the shelves.

Another bookish mystery lands in Ann Beckett's lap, this time with high stakes and a case that feels ready-made for Whitby. She has to get to the truth before someone writes the ending for her.

A book club gathering takes a dark turn when fiction suddenly gives way to a real crime. Ann Beckett has to unravel the case before the next chapter gets worse.