A Quiet Murder in Mercy Glen: an Atmospheric Small-town Mystery Steeped in Secrets, Silence, and Second Chances

When disgraced academic Elinor Voss arrives in the fog-shrouded village of Mercy Glen to begin a quiet new life as the curator of the historic Rosebridge Library, she expects dust, books, and solitude—not a body.But when the town’s revered librarian, Agatha Hume, is found dead in the library’s locked reading room, strangled with an antique silk bookmark, Elinor is pulled into a chilling mystery buried beneath decades of silence. The only clues? A stack of cryptic letters, a locked drawer no one can open, and a bell tower that hasn’t rung in fifty years.As Elinor begins to piece together Agatha’s hidden past, she discovers the death is only the latest chapter in a much older story—one that includes a long-buried fire, a missing boy, and a town that knows how to keep its secrets.Teaming up with a world-weary detective who doesn’t trust easily, a café owner with too many memories, and a janitor haunted by the past, Elinor must decide how far she’s willing to go to uncover the truth—and whether Mercy Glen’s secrets are better left undisturbed.Because in this town, silence isn’t just survival—it’s strategy.And the more Elinor digs, the more she realizes that Agatha may have died not because of what she knew… but because of what she was finally ready to say.A Quiet Murder in Mercy Glen is the first gripping installment in the Mercy Glen Mysteries, perfect for fans of Louise Penny, Tana French, and Elizabeth George. With richly drawn characters, evocative prose, and an intricately woven plot, this literary mystery will appeal to readers who enjoy:Atmospheric small-town settingsSlow-burn suspense with emotional depthComplex, intelligent female protagonistsSecrets hidden in old libraries, letters, and forgotten archivesA touch of gothic unease and psychological intrigueStep inside the Rosebridge Library, where every book holds a story—and some stories refuse to stay shelved.