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Gray Whale Inn Mystery Series

13 primary works • 19 total works
Welcome to the world of Natalie Barnes, proprietor of the Gray Whale Inn. This Agatha-nominated series takes place on quaint Cranberry Island, off the coast of Maine; each book contains several delicious recipes you can make at home.

Book 1

Murder on the Rocks
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3.85 · 6175 Ratings · 606 Reviews · published 2006 · 21 editions
Natalie Barnes buys the Gray Whale Inn, a bed and …

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    Book 2

    Dead and Berried
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    3.92     · 3064 Ratings · 235 Reviews · published 2007 · 17 editions
    Developers have returned to Cranberry Island and a…

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    Book 3

    Murder Most Maine
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    3.93     · 2526 Ratings · 216 Reviews · published 2008 · 13 editions
    It's springtime on Cranberry Island — and love is …

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    Book 4

    Berried to the Hilt
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    4.03     · 1954 Ratings · 169 Reviews · published 2010 · 14 editions
    When a lobsterman discovers a sunken ship, Cranber…

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    Book 4.5

    Blueberry Blues
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    3.85     · 691 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    When innkeeper Natalie Barnes volunteers to host t…

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    Book 5

    Brush with Death
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    4.07     · 1806 Ratings · 133 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    Midnight Ink's top selling, Agatha Award-nominated…

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    Book 6

    Death Runs Adrift
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    4.10     · 1303 Ratings · 118 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions
    With her own wedding fast approaching and her moth…

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    Book 6.5

    Pumpkin Pied
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    3.93     · 568 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    It's almost time for the Cranberry Island Harvest …

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    Book 7

    Whale of a Crime
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    4.29     · 1028 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    When a tour company books the Gray Whale Inn for a…

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    Book 8

    Claws for Alarm
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    4.21     · 806 Ratings · 91 Reviews · published 2018 · 2 editions

    It’s summertime on Cranberry Island, and things ar…

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    Book 8.5

    Iced Inn
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    4.12     · 455 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2018 · 2 editions
    It's Christmastime at the Gray Whale Inn. The inn…

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    Book 9

    Scone Cold Dead
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    4.27     · 864 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 2019 · 2 editions


    Innkeeper Natalie Barnes is living her dream life…

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    Book 9.5

    Lupine Lies
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    4.25     · 235 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    The lupines aren't the only thing coming up on Cra…

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    Book 9.7 - Altar Flowers

    Four Seasons of Mystery: A Gray Whale Inn Cozy Mystery Story Collection
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    4.15     · 137 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    Experience all four seasons at the Gray Whale Inn!…

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    Book 10

    Anchored Inn
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    4.24     · 731 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    Tea, scones, and old bones... It may be autumn on …

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    Book 10.5

    Basket Case: A Gray Whale Inn Novella
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    4.36     · 385 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2023 · 2 editions
    Hop into the Easter season with Karen MacInerney's…

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    Book 11

    Reel Trouble
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    4.43     · 390 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2024 · 2 editions
    Sea breezes, Hollywood starlets, and secrets at th…

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    Book 12

    Rigged for Murder
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    0.00     · 1 edition
    Sail away with the twelfth Gray Whale Inn mystery.…

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    The Gray Whale Inn Kitchen
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    4.60     · 62 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    A collection of recipes from the first six books o…

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