Digging Up Murder (A Garden Cove Library Cozy Mystery Book 1)

Digging Up Murder (A Garden Cove Library Cozy Mystery Book 1)

by Penny Brooke

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Amazon:★★★★4.4(942)
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Added on January 12, 2026

Description

A quaint seaside New England town. A historic library. And a mystery to solve.Elly Hockette returns to her hometown of Garden Cove, Massachusetts, just in time to help her librarian grandmother with last-minute preparations for the historic library’s Halloween festivities. Determined to forget her recent past and start anew, she spends the rest of her free time doing something that always brought her joy—gardening.But when she makes a grisly discovery, her world is flipped upside down. It isn’t until the local authorities point to her grandma as their number-one suspect that she needs her old friends—and some new furry ones—to help her crack the case.Can Elly solve the mystery and clear her grandma’s good name? Or will she go too far and put her own life in jeopardy?This fun-filled and clean librarian cozy mystery will have you guessing until the very end.

Reader Reviews

★★★★★Tari

I really enjoyed the first in this new series! I’ve liked everything I’ve read in the author’s other series, so I was eager to read this when it came out. It was just as fun as the other series and I love these characters and pets! Since I wasn’t totally sure whodunit but knew there was someone I hoped did, I enjoyed reading as Elly and her high school bestie Claire got reacquainted and did their sleuthing. It’s super handy to have a best friend who’s a 911 dispatcher lol. I can see a sweet futu

★★★★★Catriona Kupper

An enjoyable and fun read, looking forward to the next

★★★★Donna

Garden Grove Mystery set in small town. Elly comes home to help her Grams in the library. It's the beginning of a delightful series. Grams is arrested when a hand is found buried in her back garden. Elly and friends investigate and quickly find several suspects. I loved the clever ending.