Praise for Ink and Shadows 'Lovers of reading and strong women will be impressed by this entertaining cozy packed with mystery, romance, and sisterhood.' - Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Secret, Book & Scone Society series 'A love letter to reading, with sharp characterizations and a smart central mystery.' - Entertainment Weekly on The Whispered Word 'Adams launches an intriguing new mystery series, headed by four spirited amateur sleuths and touched with a hint of magical realism, which celebrates the power of books and women's friendships. It's up to Nora and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society to sort out the clues before more bodies turn up and the secrets from Celeste's past come back to haunt them all. Declared an accident, the ruling can't explain the old book page covered with strange symbols and disturbing drawings left under Nora's doormat. Nora and her friends in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society are doing their best to put an end to the strife-but then someone puts an end to a life. Suddenly, former friends and customers are targeting not only Nora and Miracle Books, but a new shopkeeper, Celeste, who's been selling CBD oil products. But a family-values group disapproves of the magical themes and wastes no time launching a modern-day witch hunt. Known for her window displays, Nora Pennington decides to showcase fictional heroines like Roald Dahl's Matilda and Madeline Miller's Circe for Halloween.

'Entertaining.packed with mystery, romance, and sisterhood.' - Kirkus Reviews Controversy erupts in Miracle Springs, North Carolina, when the owner of the local bookstore tries to play peacekeeper-but winds up playing detective instead.

After all, sometimes the key to happiness, friendship-or solving a murder-can simply be found within the pages of the right book. While people visit Miracle Springs for healing treatments, it's Nora who helps them find peace by prescribing the perfect book along with a fresh-baked scone. Ellery Adams, the author of multiple New York Times bestselling mystery series and a perennial B&N bestseller, offers the fourth in her beguiling cozy mystery series featuring a librarian-turned-bookseller with a penchant for bibliotherapy and a sideline in solving crime.

Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams