The Moonhaven Mysteries
Retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood inherits her grandmother's cliffside house in Moonhaven, Maine — and her magic. With a century-old ghost for a partner, a loyal Border Collie by her side, and cold cases that span three centuries, Sam must protect a town built on secrets. Part detective story, part paranormal mystery.
11 books · 3 box sets
All books in this series
Book 1Death at Moonhaven Light
Book 2Murder at Moonhaven Light
Book 3Secrets at Saltwick
Book 4Murder at Stoneharbor
Book 5Murder at Cairn Cove
Book 6Murder at Tidefall
Book 7Shadows at Greyfell
Book 8Death at Harrow Point
Book 9Murder in the Old Wood
Book 10The Last Light at Moonhaven
Book 11A Christmas Murder at Moonhaven LightReading order
Every book is a complete story on its own, but the series rewards reading in order — the characters and the town carry forward.
- 1Death at Moonhaven LightFebruary 26, 2026
- 2Murder at Moonhaven LightMarch 12, 2026
- 3Secrets at SaltwickMarch 29, 2026
- 4Murder at StoneharborApril 9, 2026
- 5Murder at Cairn CoveApril 15, 2026
- 6Murder at TidefallApril 22, 2026
- 7Shadows at GreyfellApril 28, 2026
- 8Death at Harrow PointMay 13, 2026
- 9Murder in the Old WoodJune 4, 2026
- 10The Last Light at MoonhavenJune 7, 2026
- 11A Christmas Murder at Moonhaven LightOctober 18, 2026
About the books
Death at Moonhaven Light
February 26, 2026 · 230 pages
Sam Blackwood spent thirty years in homicide and the same thirty years not speaking to her grandmother. Then a lawyer calls at three in the morning: Eleanor is dead at ninety-two, natural causes, the certificate already signed, the estate papers ready for a…
Murder at Moonhaven Light
March 12, 2026 · 300 pages
It's January in Moonhaven, Maine. Snow taps at the attic window, and retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood is learning what it means to be the town's new Guardian. Then she opens a leather journal with a silver clasp in her grandmother's attic.
Secrets at Saltwick
March 29, 2026 · 220 pages
Spring comes late to Saltwick, Maine, a harbor town two hours up the coast from Moonhaven. Retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood has been hearing about its singing cave all winter. She arrives in March to find the town's librarian, Arthur Pendleton, dead…
Murder at Stoneharbor
April 9, 2026 · 240 pages
November comes early to Stoneharbor, New Hampshire, a granite town a hundred and twenty miles inland from Moonhaven. Retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood goes there on a letter from the last man she ever expected to trust: Sterling Vane, out on bail and…
Murder at Cairn Cove
April 15, 2026 · 250 pages
February holds hard to Cairn Cove, a lobstering village of three hundred and eighty people at the end of a peninsula on Casco Bay, Maine. Retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood comes for the fourth node on her list. Its last Guardian, Ed Trahearne…
Murder at Tidefall
April 22, 2026 · 264 pages
Tidefall sits on the Sagasset River, sixty-odd miles inland from the Maine coast. Its mid-century dam was poured against stonework older than the state’s records.
Shadows at Greyfell
April 28, 2026 · 278 pages
Greyfell is a town of twelve hundred in the granite hills of inland Maine, far from the salt. Four miles out of town stands a barn Thomas Cray built in 1887 around a twelve-foot face of granite. The locals call it the singing rock.
Death at Harrow Point
May 13, 2026 · 264 pages
The police call it a cardiac event. But the Foundation file open on her table was back on its shelf before they arrived. Whoever was with her tidied up.
Murder in the Old Wood
June 4, 2026 · 330 pages
The clues are small and plain: a pencil note on a tide chart, a bright new brass pin beside an old benchmark, a man who says he was in Portland till ten.
The Last Light at Moonhaven
June 7, 2026 · 279 pages
Two and a half years after retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood inherited her grandmother’s house on the cliff, the work Eleanor started is nearly done. One node is lost somewhere in the bay. Harrow Point is running on a clock. A law firm in Edinburgh has…
A Christmas Murder at Moonhaven Light
October 18, 2026
The town is busy getting ready for the Lantern Walk, when everyone in Moonhaven carries a light up the cliff road to the old lighthouse on Christmas Eve. Retired homicide detective Sam Blackwood is busy too, with a warm kitchen, a doctor who knows exactly how…
Questions about The Moonhaven Mysteries
What order should I read The Moonhaven Mysteries in?
In publication order: 1. Death at Moonhaven Light; 2. Murder at Moonhaven Light; 3. Secrets at Saltwick; 4. Murder at Stoneharbor; 5. Murder at Cairn Cove; 6. Murder at Tidefall; 7. Shadows at Greyfell; 8. Death at Harrow Point; 9. Murder in the Old Wood; 10. The Last Light at Moonhaven; 11. A Christmas Murder at Moonhaven Light. Reading in order is the best way to follow the characters and the setting.
How many books are in The Moonhaven Mysteries?
There are 11 books and 3 box sets.
Are the The Moonhaven Mysteries books included in Kindle Unlimited?
10 of 11 titles are listed as included with Kindle Unlimited at the time of writing. Availability can change, so check the Amazon page of each book.
