A Tale of Two Killers

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series: Book 2

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Genres

Rural Suspense, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Cozy Animal Mystery, Culinary Cozy Mystery, Cozy Murder Mystery, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death

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Series

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series — Book 2

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Publication Date

Nov 1, 2026

Page Length

200 pages

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A Tale of Two Killers

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series: Book 2

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Blurb

It was the best of crimes, it was the worst of crimes.

It’s Christmas time in Hawthorne Cove, and new resident bookstore owner Chloe Sinclair has never been more excited to celebrate. The Dickens’ Festival her best friend Daphne is throwing has the charming seaside town looking more magical than ever, and for a moment, Chloe feels like she is living in a storybook. But when a food critic drops dead during dinner, and Jack, the man she’s falling for, is arrested for murder, suddenly things are looking infinitely less merry and bright.

Chloe knows Jack didn’t do this, but proving it is a different matter. With the festival in full swing, Chloe and Daphne must follow a trail of old grudges and buried secrets to uncover the truth. And they’d better do it fast—because in Hawthorne Cove, it may be the season of peace and goodwill—but someone has murder on their Christmas list.

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Genres

Rural Suspense, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Cozy Animal Mystery, Culinary Cozy Mystery, Cozy Murder Mystery, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death

Type of Ending

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Series

Hawthorne Cove Mystery Series — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

Author Prefers A Review On

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Publication Date

Nov 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