Murder at Moonhaven Light

About this book

A 300-year-old cold case. A spirit trapped beneath the Atlantic. And a killer who has been planning this since before Sam Blackwood arrived.

The fog over Moonhaven's cliffs smells of salt and cedar — and something that hums just below hearing, the way a live wire hums through a wall. Sam Blackwood has been Guardian for three weeks. She is still learning what that means when the case finds her.

In the attic, locked in a leather journal with silver clasps, is a name: M.T. Margery Thorne. Healer. Murdered by the Ashford family in 1692 and falsely recorded as swept out to sea. Her spirit has been trapped at the bottom of the Atlantic for three hundred years, waiting for someone to correct the record.

Sam opens the case.

What she does not yet know: Nicholas Vane arrived months ago with deep-water diving gear, stolen colonial documents, and a corporate client willing to fund the destruction of everything Eleanor Blackwood spent her life protecting. He has already removed one obstacle. He is already watching Sam.

Meet the crew:

Ezra — century-old ghost, furious and precise, incapable of staying at a safe distance.Moss — the Border Collie who assessed Nicholas Vane in four seconds and rendered a verdict Sam took seriously.Rowan Calloway — forensic pathologist who joined because the toxicology report did not add up.Wren Ashton — historian who handed Sam a sealed envelope and said: open this only if we lose.Lucy — who brought chowder the night before everything and refused to leave until the bowl was empty.

To free Margery's spirit and seal the Nexus, Sam must solve a three-century-old murder, stop a killer racing against the new moon tide, and perform a ritual in freezing Atlantic water — while the man who poisoned her grandmother watches from the dark.

Can Sam close the oldest cold case in Moonhaven's history before Nicholas Vane closes it for her — permanently?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Ezra in the dive sequence made me gasp out loud. I did not see that coming and I will not forget it." — ARC Reader

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Rowan Calloway is the best addition to this series. Sharp, funny, and exactly right for Sam." — ARC Reader

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The ending on the beach destroyed me. In the best possible way." — ARC Reader

Perfect for fans of Angie Fox, Jenna St. James, and Nellie H. Steele — paranormal cozy mysteries where ghosts have unfinished business, dogs outthink everyone, and the magic costs something real.

Why you'll love this book:

✔ A 330-year-old cold case with a justice requirement built into the magic✔ A ghost navigating the limits of what the dead can do for the living✔ A killer who plans in months and moves in silence✔ Ancient colonial secrets, stolen artifacts, and a ritual in freezing Atlantic water✔ Mystery, atmosphere, and an ending that makes you reach for Book 3

The Moonhaven Mysteries:
📖 Book 1: Death at Moonhaven Light — A ghost and a town that agreed to forget.
📖 Book 2: Murder at Moonhaven Light — You are here.
📖 Book 3: Secrets at Saltwick — Ancient crystals. A secret buried beneath the cliffs.
📖 Book 4: Murder at Stoneharbor — Coming soon.

Scroll up and grab your copy — Margery Thorne has been waiting three hundred years.