Books & Brew Mystery Series

Ravenwick, New York is exactly what it looks like: a lakeside town of historic mansions, friendly storefronts, and small-town charm. Jacqueline "Jax" Quill knows better than most how beautiful it is. She also knows that she left for a reason. But she's back now, with her best friend Simon Sinclair and a dream of running Books & Brew — a bookstore and café where the coffee is strong, the shelves are full, and nobody gets murdered. That last part doesn't quite work out. When a local teacher is killed shortly after their grand opening, Jax finds herself pulled into an investigation that reaches further than anyone in Ravenwick seems willing to admit. And when a mysterious package arrives — left behind by the dead man — it contains something Jax never expected: a puzzle her father built and encrypted decades ago, apparently knowing that one day, she would need to read it. The Books & Brew Mysteries follow Jax across six books as she decodes her father's puzzle layer by layer, solves the murders that keep turning up in Ravenwick's picturesque streets, and slowly uncovers the truth about the shadow network that has controlled her town for generations — and silenced everyone who came too close. Each book is a complete mystery. Together, they tell one larger story.