One of Our Darcies is Dead

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series: Book 1

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Genres

Rural Suspense, Jane Austen Esque, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, Novels, and Debut

Trigger Warnings

Death

Type of Ending

Series

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series — Book 1

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Publication Date

Sep 1, 2026

Page Length

200 pages

Available Formats

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One of Our Darcies is Dead

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series: Book 1

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

The literary festival's most eligible bachelor just became its least alive.

After a devastating breakup derails her carefully planned future, literature professor Chloe Sinclair escapes to the charming seaside town of Hawthorne Cove to attend its inaugural Jane Austen Festival and spend time with her best friend, Daphne, the festival's event planner.

But when one of the actors hired to portray Mr. Darcy is found murdered on opening night, the celebration is thrown into chaos. With the festival—and the town's livelihood—hanging in the balance, Chloe and Daphne set out to uncover the truth.

As they dig beneath Hawthorne Cove's picture-perfect literary charm, they discover long-buried secrets, simmering rivalries, and more suspects than they ever imagined. To catch a killer, Chloe will have to read this town the way she reads Austen: closely, and between the lines.

Details

Genres

Rural Suspense, Jane Austen Esque, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, Novels, and Debut

Trigger Warnings

Death

Type of Ending

Series

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series — Book 1

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads, Amazon, or BookBub

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Sep 1, 2026

Page Length

200 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Grace Caldwell writes cozy mysteries for people who'd bring a book to a murder. An award-winning screenwriter and a professor of creative writing and literature, she's published across more genres than she can reasonably list at a dinner party, but cozy mysteries are where she feels most at home.

She lives in central Florida with two fluffy feline assistants, Elsa and Anna, who supervise every page and approve of none of her deadlines. When she isn't teaching or plotting her next Hawthorne Cove murder, you'll find her in the kitchen earning the occasional blue ribbon—and yes, the recipes make it into the back of the book. One of Our Darcies Is Dead is her debut cozy mystery.

Publisher

Paper Lantern Press