The Saint Mary's Cipher

A Homefront Sleuths Mystery (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series, Book 9)

By: Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

Narrated by: Iona Campbell

Palm Sunday brings spring to Crofter’s Green and a deadly secret.

When a postal van crashes outside the Cozy Cup, Dorothy agrees to hold a registered parcel for the shaken driver. Minutes later, the parcel vanishes and the postman is found murdered.

The only clues are an address in London and a faint cipher that points back to St Mary’s Church.

As Alice, Blake, Harry, and Evie follow the trail, the Homefront Sleuths uncover a chilling wartime plot that could leave the village in ruins. With blackout-darkened church bells, a father’s fate hanging in the balance, and a wedding at risk, they must stop a ruthless local ring before the first bombs fall.

Narrated by the brilliant Iona Campbell, The Saint Mary’s Cipher is a charming, suspenseful wartime cozy mystery filled with clever clues, village warmth, and danger close to home.

©2026 Charles Veley and Anna Elliott (P)2026 Charles Veley and Anna Elliott

So glad it's only 1942!

Loving this series and each book is better than the last one if that's possible. The sleuths plus two very different dogs plus a street smart boy plus a plot that is always unfolding in different directions kept me glued to the end. The Veleys really know how to write a good book. As always the narrator does a good job and is not a distraction. Hopefully there are many more books in this series to go! After all, it's only 1942.

Wonderful series

This book, like all the others, is a murder mystery wrapped in a spy novel. The characters are lovely and the author paints the scenes like an artist. The story is a roller coaster of tense moments. The narrator is very good. I hope there are more books to come.

Better than Maise Dobbs

I really like this series. This is a book the entire family could listen to on a long car trip. Characters of all ages, clever dogs, and an interesting mystery with just the right amount of tension.

Very suspenseful cozy

I love this series and think the writing is absolutely great. But with each book in this series, each book became more and more suspenseful and more like a thriller. I am a cozy mystery reader. I don't want my nervous system jacked. Maybe cozy doesn't sell anymore, because even with Acorn TV, it is the same way.
If this series doesn't affect your nervous system, then this is a 5 star series.

Another great one!

I have loved this entire series. Clean cut multifaceted murder mysteries with characters I love. The characters are kind and caring people who do what is required of them, but they never are the revengeful and bloodthirsty heroes. There are true villains, but not the kind that give you nightmares. I sure hope the series continues for a long time.