Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop

Bailey Briggs adores her year-round Halloween-themed town of Elyan Hollow, Oregon, but when she takes over her grandfather’s beloved bookshop, Lazy Bones Books, she accidentally discovers the town’s secret dark side . . .

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Death Unfiltered

A Ground Rules Mystery #4

Arriving March 26, 2024!

As the owner of Portland, Oregon’s popular Ground Rules coffee cart, hard-working young master barista Sage Caplin is excited to expand her business with a brick-and mortar store. But not everyone gives her a warm welcome . . .

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Flat White Fatality

A Ground Rules Mystery #3

With its hipster-run Portland food truck pod and focus on real-world social issues like homelessness, gentrification, school affordability, and bicycle commuting, this third Ground Rules Mystery is a fresh, modern cozy featuring coffee barista Sage Caplin. She’s ready to take a shot at a new side hustle – her boyfriend’s gaming company – until a programmer’s pranks get her burned…

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Double Shot Death

Ground Rules #2!

Sage Caplin is taking her Portland coffee cart on the road to a sustainable music festival, but murder is an unwanted special guest . . .

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Fresh Brewed Murder

Master barista Sage Caplin is opening a new coffee cart in Portland, Oregon, but a killer is brewing up a world of trouble . . .

Ground Rules #1 by Emmeline Duncan, in stores now!

“Portland’s beloved food carts provide a tantalizing backdrop for a new cozy mystery by Portland author Emmeline Duncan…A creative way to address both the quirkiness and the more dismaying aspects of life in contemporary Portland.” –The Sunday Oregonian

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Kirkus review of Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop!

May 18, 2024

“An exciting mystery whose answers lie deep in the past of the complex characters.”

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Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble Signing!

Date September 14, 2024Time 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmCategory author event, book event, Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop

Website https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062172864-0

Come join Roz Noonan and me at Clackamas Barnes & Noble on Saturday, September 14th, from 2-4 PM for a book signing!

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About Emmeline Duncan

Emmeline Duncan is a mystery writer based out of Portland, Oregon. Her novels include the Ground Rules series, starting with 2021’s Fresh Brewed Murder. She also writes for teens as Kelly Garrett.

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Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop

Death Unfiltered

Flat White Fatality

Double Shot Death

Fresh Brewed Murder

Kirkus review of Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop!

Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble Signing!

Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble Signing!

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