A Fake Worse than Death

The Charm Island Mystery Series: Book 4

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Paranormal Cozy Mystery, Ghosts, Paranormal Women's Fiction, Supernatural Cozy Mystery, Women Sleuths, Amateur Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, and Novels

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The Charm Island Mystery Series — Book 4

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May 15, 2026

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A Fake Worse than Death

The Charm Island Mystery Series: Book 4

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Blurb

She wants the truth about her fiancé’s death—too bad her best lead is keeping secrets of her own.

The last person Violet Woods wants to team up with is Lucy Litton, her high school rival-turned-nosy reporter. But when Lucy dangles new intel about Violet’s murdered fiancé, she reluctantly agrees to help with the newshound’s latest scoop. Then Lucy ghosts her at a lavish estate auction, where the bidding begins with a dead body.

Desperate for the answers she was promised, Violet uses her magic to discover the high-priced gems for sale are phonies. Between confronting the former estate owner’s ghost and her entitled heirs, Violet is tangled in a web of fraud, family secrets, and old grudges. Worse, Lucy has buried the lead, and the deeper Violet digs, the closer she comes to making the obituaries.

Can she unmask the con before the next headline spells death?

A Fake Worse Than Death is the magical fourth book in the cozy Charm Island Mystery series. If you love vivid characters and a twisty mystery, then fall under the spell of Casey Griffin’s latest ghost story.

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Genres

Paranormal Cozy Mystery, Ghosts, Paranormal Women's Fiction, Supernatural Cozy Mystery, Women Sleuths, Amateur Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, and Novels

Type of Ending

Series

The Charm Island Mystery Series — Book 4

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is required

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Publication Date

May 15, 2026

Page Length

210 pages

Available Formats

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Author

Casey Griffin spent her childhood dreaming up elaborate worlds and characters. Now, she writes those stories down. As a jack of all trades, her resumé includes registered nurse, heavy equipment operator, English teacher, photographer, and pizza delivery driver. She’s a world traveler and has a passion for anything geeky. With a wide variety of life experiences to draw from, she loves to write stories that transport readers and make them smile. Casey lives in Southern Alberta with her family, and when she’s not traveling, attending comic conventions, or watching Star Wars, she’s writing every moment she can.