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Death on Dickens Island: A Books on the Beach Mystery

by Allison Brook (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
A divorced sleuth in her thirties must bring peace back to her small town after a murder tears neighbors and family members apart in this series debut from Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook, perfect for fans of Cynthia Riggs and Eva Gates.

Delia Dickens has come home to Dickens Island, a small island in the Long Island Sound, after a twelve-year stint in Manhattan. She’s looking forward to helping her father revitalize the general store that the family owns as well as curating a small book nook. Most importantly, she wants to reunite with her fifteen-year-old son. But Dickens Island isn’t the peaceful town Delia remembers–and she might be in more danger here than she ever was in the big city.

Delia’s Aunt Reenie and Uncle Brad, both prominent community leaders, are at odds over the sale of a farm and its future use. This has created friction, not only in their marriage, but amongst the citizens of the town. When a young woman, new to the town council and friendly with Brad, is found murdered, everything escalates and reaches a new boiling point.

With Reenie and Brad both suspects in the case and at each other’s throats, the townspeople start to take sides. When the ghost of her grandmother visits her, Delia learns how past events have impacted the present, and it is up to her to expose the farm’s sordid secrets in order to catch a murderer and restore peace to her beloved island.
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    A Books on the Beach Mystery
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    314 pages
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    English
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    Crooked Lane Books
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    October 21, 2025
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Praise for Death on Dickens Island:
“An enjoyable, sandy cozy with the author’s promise of more to come from Dickens Island.”
—First Clue Reviews

“[A] delightfully appealing new series.”
—Dru's Book Musing

“[A] well constructed 'whodunnit' . . . that involves an amateur female sleuth, interestingly fashioned characters, and a wealth of unexpected plot twists and turns.”
—Midwest Book Review

“Sure to be a huge success.”
—Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

“[A] bookish treat.”
—Gumshoe Review

About the Author

A former Spanish teacher, Allison Brook writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for young readers. She loves traveling, reading, knitting, doing Sudoku, and visiting with her grandchildren, Olivia and Jack, on FaceTime. She lives with her feisty red cat, Sammy, on Long Island, where she writes her charming Haunted Library mysteries.

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    A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for young readers. Her books have received many accolades.

    As Allison Brook she writes the Haunted Library mystery series. DEATH OVERDUE, the first in the series, was an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel in 2018. DEWEY DECIMATED, the sixth book in the series, was released September 6, 2022.

    THE DEVIL'S PAWN, Marilyn's horror-suspense YA that will give you chills but leave you smiling when you've read the last page, is on Book Town's Summer 2016 Reading List.

    Her Golden Age of Mystery Book Club mysteries have received many wonderful reviews. MURDER A LA CHRISTIE, the first in the series, was a Kings Rivers Life Magazine's "Best of 2014" and on Book Town's 2014 Summer Mystery Reading List. Professor Lexie Driscoll leads discussions about Christie novels as she solves the murders of various members of her book club. In the sequel, MURDER THE TEY WAY, Lexie and the book club talk about Josephine Tey's mysteries as she investigates murders and unravels secrets.

    Untreed Reads has brought out new e-editions of Marilyn's Twin Lakes mysteries. A MURDERER AMONG US, was awarded a Suspense Magazine "Best Indie" and on Book Town's Summer Reading List. The sequel, MURDER IN THE AIR, was on Book Town's Fall Reading List. Both books are available as audiobooks. Uncial Press e-publishes her ghost mystery, GIVING UP THE GHOST, and her romantic suspense, DANGEROUS RELATIONS. Most of Marilyn's mysteries take place on Long Island, where she lives.

    Her books for young readers include NO BOYS ALLOWED, RUFUS AND MAGIC RUN AMOK, which was awarded a "Children's Choice," GETTING BACK TO NORMAL & AND DON'T BRING JEREMY.

    Marilyn loves traveling, reading, knitting, doing Sudoku, and visiting with her grandchildren, Olivia and Jack, on FaceTime. She is co-founder and past president of the now defunct Long Island chapter of Sisters in Crime.

    Her website is: www.marilynlevinson.com Stop by and visit. She loves to hear from readers.

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