Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Novel Murder | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 2 | Bitter Words | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 3 | The Grim Reader | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 4 | A Deadly Chapter | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 5 | An Autographed Mystery | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 6 | Second Edition Death | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 7 | A Crime Well Versed | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 8 | A Murder Unscripted | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 9 | Pride and Publishing | 2017 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 10 | A Literary Offense | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 11 | Up to Noir Good | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 12 | For Letter or Worse | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 13 | On Pens and Needles | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 14 | Ink or Swim | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 15 | Tell No Tales | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 16 | Page Fright | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 17 | A Fatal Yarn | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 18 | Read Between the Crimes | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 19 | From Fable to Grave | 2018 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 20 | A Fateful Sentence | 2019 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 21 | Cloak and Grammar | 2019 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 22 | A Lost Clause | 2019 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 23 | A Thorny Plot | 2019 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
| 24 | A Scary Tale Wedding | 2019 | Sandra Orchard | Buy |
Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library is a cozy mystery series published by Annies Fiction, set in a stately English manor house with a grand library at its center. The series follows the manor’s librarian as she encounters mysteries connected to the books, the estate’s history, and the people who visit. The titles have a bookish flair, with names like A Novel Murder, The Grim Reader, and Ink or Swim.
Like other Annies Fiction series, this is a multi-author project where several writers contribute installments using shared characters and settings. Sandra Orchard is among the contributing authors. The 24 books were published between 2017 and 2019, and each one is a self-contained mystery. Readers who enjoy literary-themed cozies with a cozy English manor backdrop will find plenty to like in this series. The book-related puns in the titles give a good idea of the tone: light, clever, and focused more on puzzle-solving than anything dark.