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Dead On Arrival (mail)
A Lark & Quill Mystery · Mira Ellsworth
A poisoned package arrives at the Lark & Quill. It was not meant for Helen Brig—it was meant for anyone who inherited Aunt Eleanor’s routing.
Helen is thirty-four, still new to her own shop, and she does not leave a label alone. Sheriff Hugh Kline is thirty-eight and would like the tea to be only tea. It is not.
A forwarding address in Eleanor’s hand. A courier who asked too many questions at the bakery. Coffee at the station. His hand on her elbow in a crowd. He drives her home in the snow and does not come in.
The killer is small-time. The label is not. Winter is coming, and so is a quilt show.
The Lark & Quill Mysteries
Book 02 of 3
- Heat
- 1–2 of 5 — what this means
- Length
- 46,711 words · 18 chapters · 178 printed pages
- Content
- Murder (tidy). No on-page sex. Adults 34 and 38.
- Point of view
- Single, Helen
- ISBN
- Paperback: ISBN not yet issued · Hardcover: ISBN not yet issued
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Read the first chapter free
The whole of chapter one — 3,159 words, about 13 minutes. No email, no account, and it does not stop mid-scene.
Questions about Dead On Arrival (mail)
How long is Dead On Arrival (mail)?
46,711 words across 18 chapters. In the paperback that is 178 pages at 5.5 × 8.5 in, or about 3 hours of reading. The audiobook runs 5 hours 27 minutes.
How explicit is Dead On Arrival (mail)?
Heat 1–2 of 5. Kisses, longing, fade to black. Closed door, one implied night. The couple is the A-plot at every level, and every romantic or sexual character in this catalogue is 25 or older.
Do I have to read The Lark & Quill Mysteries in order?
No. Dead On Arrival (mail) is book 2 of 3 and resolves its own couple, so it works on its own. The series plot runs underneath and is better in order.
Can I read part of Dead On Arrival (mail) first?
Yes — the whole of chapter one, 3,159 words, free on this site. No email address and no account, and it does not stop mid-scene.
Are there content warnings for Dead On Arrival (mail)?
Murder (tidy). No on-page sex. Adults 34 and 38. They are printed on the copyright page of the book too.
Is there an audiobook of Dead On Arrival (mail)?
Yes, 5 hours 27 minutes, and it costs nothing on top — it comes with the printed book like the ebook does.
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