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Come Shell or High Water

HAUNTED SHELL SHOP MYSTERY #1 Coming July 2024! When widowed folklorist Maureen Nash visits a legendary North Carolina barrier island shell shop, she discovers its resident ghost pirate and the mystery of a local’s untimely death.  Available for pre-order in hardback,Read More »

Argyles and Arsenic

A HIGHLAND BOOKSHOP MYSTERY (Book 5) A murder at a baronial manor leads to a poisonous game of cat and mouse—with the women of Yon Bonnie Books playing to win.  Available for pre-order in hardback, e-book, and audio from your locally-owned independentRead More »

Heather and Homicide

A HIGHLAND BOOKSHOP MYSTERY (Book 4) A true-crime author murdered in the charming seacoast town of Inversgail—can the women of Yon Bonnie Books discover the killer’s identity before he or she strikes again?  Available in hardback, e-book, and audio from yourRead More »

Thistles and Thieves

A HIGHLAND BOOKSHOP MYSTERY (Book 3) The women of Yon Bonnie Books are embroiled in the death of a local doctor, which sets off a chain of other curious – and deadly – events. Available in hardback, e-book, and audioRead More »

Crewel and Unusual

A HAUNTED YARN SHOP MYSTERY (Book 6) The latest mystery in the series finds the ever-resourceful Kath Rutledge and shop ghost Geneva tangled up in an embroidery rivalry – and murder.Read More »

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Reviews
Praise for the Highland Bookshop Mysteries:

“Cozy fans are in for a treat.”
~ Publishers Weekly

“A new cozy mystery series in which the drama is tempered with humor.”
~ Marilyn Stasio, New York Times

"Chock-full of intriguing characters and Highland charm.”
~ Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries:

“Cozy fans will enjoy the quirky characters and charming, small-town setting.”
~ Publishers Weekly

“MacRae does a superb job of coordinating her amateur sleuth ensemble cast…set in Tennessee. Snappy repartee and genuine warmth are both conducive to the best sort of cozy.”
~ Library Journal

“MacRae develops her characters, even the ghost, slowly and completely. Reading about Blue Plum is a joy in itself; the setting is stunning and MacRae captures the beauty and serenity very well. By book six, Blue Plum is a character all by itself; this makes reading about the inhabitants all the more fun.”
~ Reviewing the Evidence

Praise for Lawn Order:

"Murder with a dose of drollery . . . Margaret, the independent-bookstore-owner-sleuth, entertains us as much as Nero Wolf's smart aleck sidekick, Archie Goodwin." ~ The Boston Globe