Bound to Execute

The things Harvey Beckett doesn’t know about her neighbors could get her killed.

Spring in St. Marin’s should mean peaceful walks with her dog, cozy bookshop evenings, and maybe a little romance. But when Harvey and Mayhem stumble upon a dead body, she quickly learns that small towns hide big secrets--and some are deadly.

As she and her friends dig into the mystery of the detested local bank manager’s murder, they uncover long-buried grudges, hidden scandals, and a web of deceit that could put them all in danger. Can Harvey solve the case before she becomes the next victim?

Murder and mayhem come to St. Marin’s in Bound to Execute, a gripping, character-driven cozy mystery perfect for fans of small-town intrigue, lovable sleuths, and a touch of heartwarming romance.

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Praise for St. Marin’s Cozy Mystery Series

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Each book more charming than the last.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I’m hooked!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I couldn’t put it down.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Loved it! Never saw the end coming.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great characters, lots of dogs and one cat.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must-read for any cozy mystery reader.

ACF Bookens loves a good mystery, a quaint bookshop, and a good cup of coffee. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where she takes joy in the mountain views and the quiet back roads. She lives with her son and three rescue cats who are, of course, nocturnal.

Aslan, the cat in her books, is based on her departed first cat by that name, who spent an inordinate amount of time digging up her houseplants.

In her books, Bookens addresses issues of justice and writes with intention to disrupt the white supremacy that says that ＂whiteness＂ is normal by making purposeful note of every character’s ethnicity. She is weary of books that assume everyone is white unless the author says otherwise because being white is not the default of reality.

Her hope is that readers enjoy escaping into her stories and are challenged, just a little, to make themselves better people and the world a better place from the reading.