Clearance

When Mary’s Mystery Bookshop hosts an event featuring a famous author, Mary can’t help but notice that one of the guests in the audience looks remarkably like her old friend, Claire! But when Mary goes to reintroduce herself to her once-best friend, she disappears without a trace. As if this wasn’t profound enough, rumors begin to spread around Ivy Bay about a secret relationship between Claire and Mary’s husband, John.  Are the rumors just rumors, or was there an unwelcome romance that Mary was never aware of? And what exactly is it that Claire is running away from?

Mary’s sister, Betty, has received a most unwelcome letter; she is being sued by the Hopkinses, who claim that her family’s mill belongs to them! Betty, unwilling to relinquish control of a landmark that has belonged to her family for generations, confides in Mary to get to the bottom of this accusation. But will history tell a tale that sides with the Emerson family, or do the Hopkinses have a legitimate claim to the Emerson Grist Mill? Find out in this fantastic page-turner that will take you away to the small town of Ivy Bay in Cape Cod, where the weather is always fine and guests are always welcome!

Mary has made a potentially newsworthy discovery! When she finds a poem by Katherine Lee Bates that could potentially be the progenitor to the classic song “America the Beautiful,” she brings it to Lincoln King to have it authenticated. However, during Lincoln’s research, the poem is mysteriously stolen! With a wide variety of suspects and only a small window of time to recover the poem, will Mary be able to find the culprit? Join her in the investigation on another cozy adventure and escape to the beautiful town of Ivy Bay, where mysteries are abounding!