Horror for Newbies

Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library Series

24 primary works • 24 total works
Join Faith Newberry and her cat, Watson, in the quaint town of Lighthouse Bay on Cape Cod in Massachusetts as she marries her love of books to a penchant for sleuthing. After landing her dream job as librarian at Castleton Manor, an upscale literary retreat, Faith is forced to read between the lines and solve the mysteries she finds among the stack…

Book 1

A Novel Murder
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3.76 · 723 Ratings · 125 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions
Faith Newberry and her cat Watson in the town of L…

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    Book 2

    Bitter Words
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    3.93     · 373 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
    Join Faith Newberry and her cat, Watson, in the qu…

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    Book 3

    The Grim Reader
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    3.94     · 294 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    It's simmering Suspense week at the Castleton Mano…

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    Book 4

    A Deadly Chapter
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    3.95     · 253 Ratings · 30 Reviews · 6 editions
    Christmas is no humbug affair in Lighthouse Bay, M…

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    Book 5

    An Autographed Mystery
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    4.04     · 225 Ratings · 31 Reviews · 5 editions
    A winter storm is brewing in Lighthouse Bay, Massa…

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    Book 6

    Second Edition Death
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    3.99     · 217 Ratings · 32 Reviews · 5 editions
    It's late March in Lighthouse Bay, and Castleton M…

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    Book 7

    A Crime Well Versed
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    3.91     · 195 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
    As librarian at Castleton Manor, the upscale liter…

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    Book 8

    A Murder Unscripted
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    4.01     · 190 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    It's lights, camera, action at Castleton Manor, th…

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    Book 9

    Pride and Publishing
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    4.06     · 167 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2018 · 4 editions
    When bestselling Regency novelist Camilla Courtena…

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    Book 10

    A Literary Offense
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    4.03     · 158 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2018 · 4 editions
    It's Gatsby week and the roaring 20s are in full s…

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    Book 11

    Up to Noir Good
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    4.03     · 140 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2018 · 4 editions
    It's a heat wave on Cape Cod, but you wouldn't kno…

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    Book 12

    For Letter or Worse
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    4.01     · 145 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2018 · 5 editions
    The Nancy Drew Clue Colloquium converges on the ma…

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    Book 13

    On Pens and Needles
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    4.10     · 70 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
    The mansion plays host to a retreat for horror wri…

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    Book 14

    Ink or Swim
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    4.29     · 70 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 3 editions
    The manor is hosting the New England Whaling in Hi…

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    Book 15

    Tell No Tales
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    4.15     · 66 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2018 · 2 editions
    It's Christmastime on Cape Cod, and the magnificen…

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    Book 16

    Page Fright
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    4.32     · 60 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 4 editions
    Librarian Faith Newberry and her friends at Castle…

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    Book 17

    A Fatal Yarn
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    4.26     · 61 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 3 editions
    =-It's Betty Townsend Week, and Dinah Harper, auth…

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    Book 18

    Read Between the Crimes
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    4.39     · 59 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 2 editions
    Theft and murder mar the otherwise lovely Louisa M…

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    Book 19

    From Fable to Grave
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    4.36     · 44 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    Librarian Faith Newberry eagerly anticipates the r…

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    Book 20

    A Fateful Sentence
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    4.00     · 41 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 2 editions
    A missing snake and a mysterious death turn a memo…

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    Book 21

    Cloak and Grammar
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    4.16     · 55 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 editions
    Castleton Manor, the upscale literary retreat in L…

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    Book 22

    A Lost Clause
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    4.35     · 51 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 3 editions
    It's the middle of summer on beautiful Cape Cod as…

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    Book 23

    A Thorny Plot
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    4.35     · 48 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 3 editions
    The beautiful gardens are in full bloom at Castlet…

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    Book 24

    A Scary Tale Wedding
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    4.38     · 42 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 2 editions
    Wedding bells will soon be ringing at the magnific…

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