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Stranger in the Kingdom

Stranger in the Kingdom
  • Author(s): Howard Frank Mosher
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Howard Frank Mosher has earned both critical acclaim and a wide readership for his vivid historical portraits of northern New England residents in his fictional Kingdom County, Vermont. A Stranger in the Kingdom tells the unforgettable story of a...

Tell Me What I Am

Tell Me What I Am
  • Author(s): Una Mannion
  • Location(s): Philadelphia, Vermont
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Two women, wrenched apart by a terrible crime, must find a way back to each other When Deena Garvey disappears in 2004, she leaves behind a daughter and a sister. Deena’s daughter grows up in the country. She learns...

The Inn at Tansy Falls

The Inn at Tansy Falls
  • Author(s): Cate Woods
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present (c. 2021, when it was published)

At loose ends after a tough few years, a London bookkeeper in her mid-30s embarks on a sad trip to scatter the ashes of her late BFF in the small Vermont town of Tansy Falls. What starts as a...

The Lake Escape

The Lake Escape
  • Author(s): Jamie Day
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

JULIA, DAVID, AND ERIKA grew up together spending summers at their idyllic Vermont lake homes for as long as they can remember. Now adults— with their own sullen teens, endless mortgages, and low-voltage sex lives— the three friends have...

The Prize

The Prize
  • Author(s): Lars D H Hedbor
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Revolutionary

The biggest heroes of the Revolution were sometimes unsung… Caleb’s father is serving with Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys as the long-anticipated open war against the British rages up and down the length of Lake Champlain. Between his duties...

The Weight of Snow and Regret

The Weight of Snow and Regret
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Gauffreau
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1927-1968

For over 100 years, no one wanted to be sent to the Sheldon Poor Farm. By 1968, no one wanted to leave. Amid the social turmoil of 1968, the last poor farm in Vermont is slated for closure. By...

Truly Devious

Truly Devious
  • Author(s): Maureen Johnson
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): 1930s and 21st century

New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. Ellingham Academy is a famous private...

What Have You Done?

What Have You Done?
  • Author(s): Shari Lapena
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill, Vermont. The teenagers get their kicks telling ghost stories in the old graveyard. The parents trust their kids will arrive home safe from school. Everyone knows everyone. Curtains rarely twitch. Front doors...

Witness

Witness
  • Author(s): Caroline Mitchell
  • Location(s): Vermont
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

To Rebecca it was a brave decision that led to her freedom from domestic abuse. To Solomon it was the ultimate betrayal. It’s been ten years since Rebecca’s testimony saw Solomon locked away. Enough time for the nightmares to...

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