Death on Dickens Island: A Books on the Beach Mystery
by Allison Brook
Death on Dickens Island is the first book in the brand new Books on the Beach Mystery series. I really enjoyed the story, characters, and paranormal elements.
~Sapphyria’s Books
I enthusiastically recommend Death on Dickens Island for other cozy mystery readers. It has a charming small town, an intrepid amateur detective, a ghostly relative (who helps with and adds to the mystery), and even a secret room!
~View from the Birdhouse
I think fans of Allison Brook’s Haunted Library series will enjoy starting this brand new series with Death on Dickens Island. I enjoyed it, and I look forward to future Books on the Beach books.
~Christy’s Cozy Corners
A fun start to a new cozy mystery series, and this time with a grandmother as the resident ghost! Loved that!I’m a big fan of this author’s past work, so I’m happy to get a chance to be introduced to a new series!
~Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books
With likeable characters and a well thought out mystery DEATH ON DICKENS ISLAND is a charming start to a new series.
~Cozy Up With Kathy
Death on Dickens Island has set off this series to a terrific start. This Books on the Beach Mystery will be a hit for fans of Ms. Brook’s Haunted Library series and cozy mystery fans who love a little light paranormal in their stories.
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book
This is a new series by Allison Brook, Books on the Beach Mysteries. Once I started this book, I almost couldn’t put it down; it was that enthralling. I will definitely be reading more in this series and am anxiously awaiting the next installment.
~Melina’s Book Blog
I recommend DEATH ON DICKENS ISLAND to cozy mystery readers, especially those who enjoy stories full of family drama, New York/Long Island-ish settings, and paranormal elements.
~Boys Mom Reads!
About Death on Dickens Island
Death on Dickens Island: A Books on the Beach Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – On Dickens Island, a fictional island in the Long Island Sound between Long Island and CT.
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
Publication date : October 21, 2025
Hardcover
Print length : 320 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8892420488
Paperback
ISBN-13 : 979-8892422536
Digital
ISBN-13 : 979-8892420495
ASIN : B0DTNMGQTK
Audiobook ASIN: B0DT4WXPWL
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.
About Allison Brook
A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, novels of suspense, and books for kids. Her books have received many accolades. As Allison Brook she writes the Haunted Library series. Death Overdue, the first in the series, was an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel in 2018. Other mysteries include the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series, the Twin Lakes series, and Giving Up the Ghost. Her suspense, Come Home to Death, was released in April 2024, and her suspense, Dangerous Relations, will be republished in 2025. Death on Dickens Island is the first book in her Books on the Beach series.
Marilyn’s juvenile novel, Rufus and Magic Run Amok, was an International Reading Association-Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice and has recently come out in a new edition. Rufus and the Witch’s Drudge, the second book in the series, has been released, and the third, Rufus and the Dark Side of Magic, will be out later this year. And Don’t Bring Jeremy was a nominee for six state awards. Her YA horror, The Devil’s Pawn, came out in a new edition in January 2024.
Marilyn lives on Long Island, where many of her books take place. She loves traveling, reading, doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku, chatting on FaceTime with her grandkids, and playing with her kittens, Romeo and Juliet.
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