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Folios & Felonies

A Bookshop Cozy Mystery

Folios & Felonies is a bookshop cozy mystery about old documents, buried inheritances, coastal secrets, and the dangerous truths hidden in ink.

Elowen Finch is settling into life at Finch & Fable, her inherited bookshop in Blackwater Quay.

The summer tourists have gone. The harbour is quieter. Atlas the cat has reclaimed his favourite window. And for once, Elowen almost believes the town might give her a peaceful autumn.

Then Nora Castwell dies.

At first, everyone calls it a tragic accident.

But Nora was a careful local historian. She knew her cottage. She knew her stairs. And shortly after her death, a collection of her books arrives at Finch & Fable.

At the bottom of the last box is a hidden folio.

A Dead Historian And A Dangerous Folio

The folio contains decades of research into a forgotten charitable trust, a vanished will, and a long-buried act of theft.

In 1851, Isaac Pellow left property to help the widows and children of fishermen lost at sea. But the trust was never honoured. The money disappeared. The land passed into other hands. And the families who should have been helped were erased from the record.

Nora Castwell had spent thirty years proving what happened.

Now she is dead.

And Elowen may be holding the evidence someone wanted buried.

A Mystery Written In Ink And Blood

This bookshop cozy mystery deepens Elowen’s connection to the Finch gift.

When she touches the folio, she experiences something far stronger than ordinary ink residue. Candlelight. Fear. A voice. A woman’s hands. A document sealed with purpose.

The trail leads Elowen back to Temperance Finch, a nineteenth-century stationer and ink practitioner whose name appears as a witness on the original will.

Her message has lasted more than a century:

The ink remembers.

Blackwater Quay Mysteries — Book Three

With help from Rowan, Benji, Mrs. Tilling, and the ever-watchful Atlas, Elowen begins to uncover the truth behind Nora’s death.

But this mystery reaches further than one dead historian.

It connects the Pellar family, stolen harbour property, generations of silence, and the people in Blackwater Quay who have benefited from a crime hidden inside legal paperwork.

Some crimes do not need blood to do damage.

Some crimes are written neatly, filed correctly, and left to compound for generations.

Why Readers Will Love Folios & Felonies

This book is perfect for readers who enjoy:

• bookshop cozy mystery
• coastal village mystery
• amateur sleuth fiction
• magical ink mystery
• hidden folios and old documents
• local history secrets
• inheritance mysteries
• family secrets
• cat companion mysteries
• gentle supernatural mystery
• atmospheric British cozy crime
• slow-burn historical clues
• mystery series with recurring characters

Perfect For Fans Of Bookshop Mysteries

Folios & Felonies is ideal for readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with atmosphere, emotional depth, and a touch of quiet magic.

This bookshop cozy mystery blends old books, hidden records, coastal-town secrets, historical wrongdoing, and a modern investigation into a death that may not have been accidental.

It is especially suited to readers who enjoy mysteries where the clue is not a fingerprint or a weapon, but a document that someone tried to erase.

A Cozy Mystery About Memory, Justice, And The Records That Survive

Elowen has learned that ink can carry grief, fear, love, deception, and truth.

Now she must decide what to do when the truth reaches back through generations.

Because Nora Castwell did not spend thirty years gathering evidence for it to disappear.

And Temperance Finch did not seal the record for it to stay unread.

In Blackwater Quay, the ink remembers.

And this time, Elowen is ready to listen.

Product Details

• Written by Simon Rudd
• Blackwater Quay Mysteries — Book Three
• First edition published in 2026
• Bookshop cozy mystery
• Coastal mystery with gentle supernatural elements
• Features Elowen Finch, Finch & Fable, Atlas the cat, Rowan, and Benji
• Digital book format
• Best read after Hexes & Hardcovers and Margins & Malice

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