Not yet for sale
When it goes on sale, a copy includes
- EPUB, DRM-free
- MOBI for Kindle
This title has not cleared the house's storefront check, so it carries no price and cannot be ordered. Chapter one is free to read below.
Read chapter one free →The Lark & Quill Mysteries · Book 02
Dead On Arrival (mail)
A Lark & Quill Mystery · Mira Ellsworth
A poisoned package arrives at the Lark & Quill. It was not meant for Helen Brig—it was meant for anyone who inherited Aunt Eleanor’s routing.
Helen is thirty-four, still new to her own shop, and she does not leave a label alone. Sheriff Hugh Kline is thirty-eight and would like the tea to be only tea. It is not.
A forwarding address in Eleanor’s hand. A courier who asked too many questions at the bakery. Coffee at the station. His hand on her elbow in a crowd. He drives her home in the snow and does not come in.
The killer is small-time. The label is not. Winter is coming, and so is a quilt show.
The Lark & Quill Mysteries
Book 02 of 6
- Heat
- 1–2 of 5 — what this means
- Length
- 52,049 words · 18 chapters · 198 printed pages
- Content
- Murder (tidy). No on-page sex. Adults 34 and 38.
- Point of view
- Single, Helen
- ISBN
- Paperback: ISBN not yet issued · Hardcover: ISBN not yet issued
Read the first chapter free
The whole of chapter one — 3,390 words, about 14 minutes. No email, no account, and it does not stop mid-scene.
Questions about Dead On Arrival (mail)
How long is Dead On Arrival (mail)?
52,049 words across 18 chapters. In the paperback that is 198 pages at 5.5 × 8.5 in, or about 3 hours of reading.
How explicit is Dead On Arrival (mail)?
Heat 1–2 of 5. Kisses, longing, fade to black. Closed door, one implied night. The couple is the A-plot at every level, and every romantic or sexual character in this catalogue is 25 or older.
Do I have to read The Lark & Quill Mysteries in order?
No. Dead On Arrival (mail) is book 2 of 6 and resolves its own couple, so it works on its own. The series plot runs underneath and is better in order.
Can I read part of Dead On Arrival (mail) first?
Yes — the whole of chapter one, 3,390 words, free on this site. No email address and no account, and it does not stop mid-scene.
Are there content warnings for Dead On Arrival (mail)?
Murder (tidy). No on-page sex. Adults 34 and 38. They are printed on the copyright page of the book too.
What do I get when I buy Dead On Arrival (mail)?
The printed book you chose, paperback or hardcover, plus the ebook free in EPUB and MOBI. One price, every format. The ebook is emailed straight away and the book ships within 3 to 5 working days.
More from this series
The Lark & Quill Mysteries
6 books ·
Heddleford, VT