California zookeeper Theodora Bentley travels to Iceland to pick up an orphaned polar bear cub. The trip is intended to be a combination of work and play. But on day two, Teddy discovers a man lying atop a puffin burrow, shot through the head. The victim is identified as American birdwatcher and lottery winner Simon Parr. Is Teddy a witness - or a suspect? Others include not only Parr's wife, a famed suspense novelist, but fellow members of the birding...

Ellie is slowly settling into her new role as manager of Meadowfield Books. But just as life begins to feel stable, the quiet village of Meadowfield is shaken by another unexpected mystery. This time, the victim is Tim Baker, a young photographer whose life was tragically cut short in 1994. An accusation pointing to a potential murderer has resurfaced under the wallpaper in the bookshop, bringing questions—and long-buried secrets—back into the...

Mercy and Lizzie McCarthy are settling in to the charming seaside village of Shamrock Cove. Lizzie throws herself into organizing a book festival and mystery writer Mercy even agrees to get involved. But then the event's star author is found dead. James Brandt was killed by a falling bookshelf in his own cottage... The local detective is not convinced by Mercy's suspicion of murder but when someone else turns up dead, the police cannot ignore it....