Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder by Page One | 2021 | Patricia Sargeant | Buy |
| 2 | Murder Out of Character | 2022 | Patricia Sargeant | Buy |
Peach Coast Mystery is a cozy mystery series by Patricia Sargeant, writing under her pen name Olivia Matthews. The series is set in Peach Coast, a small fictional town on the Georgia coast, and follows Marvey Harris, a librarian who moves to town and finds herself investigating murders.
Murder by Page One (2021) is the first book, and Murder Out of Character (2022) is the second. The series has not expanded beyond two books as of 2026. The small-town librarian amateur sleuth is a familiar cozy mystery setup, and Sargeant uses the Georgia coastal setting to add regional flavor to the formula.
Readers who enjoy this series should also consider Sargeant’s Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series, another cozy mystery series written under the Olivia Matthews name, which began the same year.