Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Writing on the Wall | 2012 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 2 | By Word of Mouth | 2012 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 3 | Rewriting History | 2012 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 4 | A New Chapter | 2012 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 5 | A Book by Its Cover | 2012 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 6 | Reading the Clues | 2013 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 7 | Poetry in Motion | 2013 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 8 | Between the Lines | 2013 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 9 | Missing Pages | 2013 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 10 | By the Book | 2013 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 11 | Disappearing Acts | 2013 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 12 | A Classic Case | 2013 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 13 | Cover Story | 2013 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 14 | A Thousand Words | 2013 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 15 | The Lost Noel | 2013 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 16 | Work in Progress | 2013 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 17 | Words of Wisdom | 2013 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 18 | Cooking the Books | 2013 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 19 | Lost for Words | 2014 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 20 | Snowbound | 2014 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 21 | Digging Up Clues | 2014 | Vera Dodge | Buy |
| 22 | Shady Characters | 2014 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 23 | Hidden Meaning | 2014 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
| 24 | Mixed Motives | 2014 | Vera Dodge | N/A |
Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop is a Guideposts cozy mystery series that follows Mary Fisher after she retires to Ivy Bay, a fictional village on Cape Cod. Mary opens Mary’s Mystery Bookshop and quickly discovers that her new small town has plenty of real mysteries to go along with the ones on her shelves. Each book presents a new case, from stolen rare books and missing antiques to local legends and family secrets buried for generations.
The series ran for 24 books between 2012 and 2014, written by several different authors who maintained a consistent setting and cast of characters. Mary’s sister Betty, along with a regular group of townsfolk, appears throughout the series. The mysteries are light in tone, with touches of faith and community woven into each story. Fans of Guideposts’ other mystery series, like the Patchwork Mysteries, will recognize the format and feel of these Cape Cod-set stories.