The Devil in the Details: The Eleventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery

by | Nov 1, 2025 | Books, Front Page, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

“A delightful mystery with plenty of suspects.”—Kirkus Coming January 6, 2026 The game is once again afoot in Vicki Delany’s eleventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery,...

O Deadly Night: A Year-Round Christmas Mystery

by | Aug 27, 2025 | Books, Front Page, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

Coming October 14, 2025 ’Tis the season for mischief and murder in the eighth Year-Round Christmas mystery from national bestselling author Vicki Delany.It’s...

Tea with Jam and Dread: A Tea by the Sea Mystery

by | Aug 22, 2025 | Books, Front Page, The Tea by the Sea Series | 0 Comments

Delany delivers another solid entry in the “Tea by the Sea” series (following Trouble Is Brewing). The narrative delightfully blends intrigue with lovely English...

Shot Through the Book:

by | May 14, 2025 | Books, Front Page, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

Lighthouse Library #12 by Eva Gates “The librarian and her quirky friends are always a hoot as they track down mysterious murderers in a charming locale.”—Kirkus...

THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME

by | Jan 4, 2025 | Books, Front Page, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #10 “Plenty of suspects and a well-hidden motive give the sleuths a run for their money.”—Kirkus“Fans who traveled to London with the crew...

The Author

Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the U.S. She has written more than forty books: clever cozies to Gothic thrillers to gritty police procedurals, to historical fiction and novellas for adult literacy. She is currently writing four cozy mystery series: the Tea by the Sea mysteries for Kensington, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series for Crooked Lane Books, the Catskill Resort mysteries for Penguin Random House, and the Lighthouse Library series (as Eva Gates) for Crooked Lane.

The Devil in the Details: The Eleventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery

by | Nov 1, 2025 | Books, Front Page, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

“A delightful mystery with plenty of suspects.”—Kirkus Coming January 6, 2026 The game is once again afoot in Vicki Delany’s eleventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery,...

O Deadly Night: A Year-Round Christmas Mystery

by | Aug 27, 2025 | Books, Front Page, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

Coming October 14, 2025 ’Tis the season for mischief and murder in the eighth Year-Round Christmas mystery from national bestselling author Vicki Delany.It’s...

Tea with Jam and Dread: A Tea by the Sea Mystery

by | Aug 22, 2025 | Books, Front Page, The Tea by the Sea Series | 0 Comments

Delany delivers another solid entry in the “Tea by the Sea” series (following Trouble Is Brewing). The narrative delightfully blends intrigue with lovely English...

MORE THAN SORROW

by | Jun 7, 2025 | Books | 0 Comments

in 2012 Poisoned Pen Press published my standalone domestic thriller, MORE THAN SORROW. Since then, the book has sorta languished, so I decided to republish it myself....

Shot Through the Book:

by | May 14, 2025 | Books, Front Page, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

Lighthouse Library #12 by Eva Gates “The librarian and her quirky friends are always a hoot as they track down mysterious murderers in a charming locale.”—Kirkus...

THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME

by | Jan 4, 2025 | Books, Front Page, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #10 “Plenty of suspects and a well-hidden motive give the sleuths a run for their money.”—Kirkus“Fans who traveled to London with the crew...

A SLAY RIDE TOGETHER WITH YOU

by | Aug 14, 2024 | Books, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

The Seventh Year Round Christmas Mystery. "Cozy queen Vicki Delany decks the halls with a witty and irresistible holiday mystery that offers amusing amateur theatrical...

THE STRANGER IN THE LIBRARY

by | Apr 18, 2024 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

The Eleventh Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates “A neat package of art lore and murder set against the storied background of the Outer Banks.”—Kirkus Reviews Outer...

The Sign of Four Spirits: The Ninth Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Book

by | Dec 30, 2023 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

"Brilliantly executed . . . Will appeal to golden age mystery fans and Holmes fans alike.”—Publishers Weekly “Fans of Holmes and the occult will enjoy following the...

It’s Back! The Year Round Christmas Series Returns

by | Sep 17, 2023 | Books | 0 Comments

After a three year break, Merry and the gang are back, celebrating Christmas and solving mysteries all year long. Coming from Crooked Lane Books on September 19. "Cozy...

STEEPED IN MALICE: The Fourth Tea by the Sea Mystery

by | Jun 26, 2023 | Books, The Tea by the Sea Series | 0 Comments

Now available for pre-order. Coming July 25, 2023 from Kensington Books “Beautifully described setting and a cast of charming, small-town characters” - Booklist “Find a...

Now Available

by | Apr 1, 2023 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

DEATH KNELLS AND WEDDING BELLS: Lighthouse Library #10. Librarian Lucy’s wedding is nearly perfect—aside from a missing guest and the strangled body she finds. Now, she...

The Game is a Footnote

by | Jan 16, 2023 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

Now available. The eighth Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Novel. "Tricky, tricky. Vicki Delany’s latest Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery takes an unexpected turn two thirds of...

MURDER SPILLS THE TEA

by | Jul 24, 2022 | Books, The Tea by the Sea Series | 0 Comments

The third Tea by the Sea mystery from Kensington Publishing "Cape Cod provides an appealing backdrop for a food-centric cozy replete with red herrings and likable...

DEATH BY BEACH READ

by | Apr 11, 2022 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

The Ninth Lighthouse Library Mystery Coming June 7, 2022. Now available for pre-order: Click Here “Exceptional...Cozy queen Gates is at the top of her game.”—Publishers...

March 1, 2022: DEADLY DIRECTOR’S CUT

by | Feb 12, 2022 | Books, The Catskills Summer Resort Mysteries | 0 Comments

The Second Catskills Summer Resort Mystery "A deft touch with characterization, plenty of suspects, and a nostalgic look at the Catskills in the 1950s add up to a fun...

A Three Book Problem

by | Dec 2, 2021 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

The seventh in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series Library Journal Starred Review!   Tourist season is over in West London, Cape Cod, so Gemma Doyle, owner of...

The Catskills Resort Mysteries

by | Aug 12, 2021 | Books, The Catskills Summer Resort Mysteries | 0 Comments

FIRST in a new series. Coming September 7 from Penguin Random House DEADLY SUMMER NIGHTS A summer of fun at a Catskills resort comes to an abrupt end when a guest is...

Murder in a Teacup: The Second Tea by the Sea Mystery

by | Jul 24, 2021 | Books, The Tea by the Sea Series | 0 Comments

July 27 from Kensington "lush descriptions of the scenic terrain, while the number of red herrings is matched by the mouthwatering descriptions of scones and tea cakes....

Deadly Ever After: The 8th Lighthouse Library Mystery

by | May 10, 2021 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

"Plenty of unexpected plot twists and characters the reader can really care about help make this cozy a winner. Gates consistently entertains."—Publishers Weekly "A...

A Curious Incident

by | Jan 12, 2021 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

The Sixth Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery is now available. "The mystery is a good one in A Curious Incident, filled with green-thumbed red herrings and gardening...

A Death Long Overdue: The 7th Lighthouse Library Mystery

by | Nov 6, 2020 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

“Exceptional...Cozy queen Gates (a pen name of Vicki Delany) is at the top of her game.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “A tricky mystery and charmingly quirky...

Dying in a Winter Wonderland

by | Sep 19, 2020 | Books, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

Sept 29.2020: The Fifth Year Round Christmas Mystery: Dying in a Winter Wonderland "Plenty of suspects, likable characters, and lots of possible motives add up to a...

Tea & Treachery: A new Series

by | Jun 27, 2020 | Books, News, The Tea by the Sea Series | 0 Comments

The first in the Tea by the Sea series. Tea and Treachery will be available July 28 from Kensington Books. Now available for preorder. “[A] well-crafted series launch...

There’s a Murder Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Bookshop #5

by | Jan 6, 2020 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

The smart Gemma, the steadfast loyalty of her circle, and the intriguing art milieu keep the reader turning the pages. Cozy fans who are Sherlockians will have fun."...

Read and Buried: The Sixth Lighthouse Library Mystery

by | Sep 14, 2019 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

Praise for Read and Buried:   "Historical injustices combine with a touch of romance and codebreaking in a neatly packaged cozy." —Kirkus Reviews...

Silent Night, Deadly Night: the Fourth Year Round Christmas Mystery

by | Jul 28, 2019 | Books, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

Residents of Rudolph keep the spirit of Christmas alive year-round—but their joy is threatened when a group of grinches visits the town, in the charming fourth...

Something Read Something Dead: The 5th Lighthouse Library Mystery

by | Jan 19, 2019 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

by Eva Gates. Coming March 13 from Crooked Lane Books. Now available for pre-order from all your favourite book-buying sources. Dark deeds in the Lighthouse Library...

A Scandal in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery

by | Oct 24, 2018 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

Coming Nov 13 from Crooked Lane Books These books are so much fun and so well-done, it is clear that Delany is in love with her characters as much as her die-hard fans...

The Spook in the Stacks, the Fourth Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates

by | May 22, 2018 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

I'm delighted that Crooked Lane Books has saved the Lighthouse Library Series, first published by Penguin Random House. This series is written by me, under the pen name...

The Cat of the Baskervilles

by | Jan 12, 2018 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

The Cat of the Baskervilles, the third Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery. When Jayne Wilson’s mother is accused of murder, Jayne and Gemma have to eliminate the...

Hark the Herald Angels Slay

by | Oct 20, 2017 | Books, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

The third Year Round Christmas mystery, HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SLAY, is now available Santa’s summer vacation plans turn deadly in this festive mystery from the author...

Body on Baker Street: Now available

by | Jun 14, 2017 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

The second Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery was released on September 12.  It's now available in e-book and hardcover formats. Gemma Doyle and Jayne Wilson are busy...

Elementary, She Read

by | Jan 8, 2017 | Books, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series | 0 Comments

The first in the new Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series. Elementary, She Read is published by Crooked Lane Books.It's now available in ebook and hardcover formats....

We Wish You A Murderous Christmas

by | Aug 28, 2016 | Books, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

This Christmas, pay a visit to Rudolph, New York, America's Christmas Town! A grinch is spoiling the holiday cheer and causing fear in the latest from the author...

Reading Up A Storm

by | Apr 4, 2016 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

The Third Lighthouse Library mystery written under the pen name of Eva Gates.  Release Date: April 5, 2016. The national bestselling author of Booked for Trouble...

The First in the Year Round Christmas Series

by | Oct 21, 2015 | Books, The Year Round Christmas Series | 0 Comments

Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen is the first book in the Year Round Christmas series from Berkley Prime Crime. Light and cozy and fun, the perfect book for the holiday...

Something Completely Different!

by | Sep 19, 2014 | Books, The Lighthouse Library Series | 0 Comments

I've gone over to the light side!  I have two three book contracts from Penguin (one for Obsidian and one for Berkeley Prime Crime) to write a cozy series. This is...