Ashworth Library Mysteries
A warm, atmospheric library-and-bookshop cozy mystery series built around rare volumes, hidden marginalia, historical documents, literary rivalries, fair-play clues, and the small-town secrets of Ashworth.
Books, clues, community, and buried history
Each volume combines a self-contained mystery with recurring relationships, literary clues, historical records, and the question of who gets to preserve—or rewrite—the stories hidden inside books and archives.
Start with Book 1
The Last Checkout Murder introduces the library world, rare-volume clues, hidden marginalia, and the small-town secrets that shape the series.
Start the SeriesAshworth Library Mysteries in Order
The Last Checkout Murder
Rare volumes, hidden marginalia, and small-town secrets establish the world of Ashworth Library.
A First Edition to Die For
Literary rivalry, rare bindings, and a secret someone believes is worth keeping forever.
Murder in the Restricted Room
Locked shelves, hidden names, and a library secret that has remained buried for far too long.
The Marginal Note Mystery
Annotated pages, missing folios, and a clue trail written into the margins.
Murder at the Travelling Bookshop
A travelling bookshop expands the folio trail into the world of private collectors and mobile bookselling.
Murder at Reed House
A forgotten women’s reading room, a missing ledger, and physical clues hidden in the fabric of Reed House.
The Banned Book Society
Night readers, hidden keys, forbidden shelves, and a mystery shaped by the history of banned books.
The Children’s Librarian Secret
The Old Chapel Reading Room, a children’s rhyme, hymnals, and a picture book become part of the evidence.
Spend a Little More Time in Ashworth
Bonus stories will appear here between the numbered novels. Each one will clearly show where it belongs in the reading order—for example Bonus Story 1.5 · Read after Book 1—so readers can enjoy extra visits without disrupting the main mysteries.
First Ashworth Bonus Story · Coming Later
This space is ready for the first short mystery, seasonal story, library event, or character-focused interlude.
Miriam Alderwick
Bookish cozy mysteries filled with rare books, hidden notes, literary clues, and small-town secrets.
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