Secret at Skull House

Secrets and Scrabble, Book 2

By: Josh Lanyon

Narrated by: Matt Haynes

Ellery Page is back - and in hot water again!

Unlike everyone else in Pirate's Cove, Ellery Page, aspiring screenwriter, reigning Scrabble champion, and occasionally clueless owner of the village's only mystery bookstore, is anything but thrilled when famed horror author Brandon Abbott announces he's purchased legendary Skull House and plans to live there permanently.

Ellery and Brandon have history. Their relationship ended badly, and the last thing Ellery wants is a chance to patch things up - especially when his relationship with Police Chief Jack Carson is just getting interesting. But then, maybe Brandon isn't all that interested in getting back together either, because he seems a lot more interested in asking questions about the bloodstained past of his new home than discussing a possible future with Ellery. What is Brandon really up to?

Ellery will have to unscramble that particular puzzle post haste. Because after his former flame disappears following their loud and public argument, Ellery seems to be Police Chief Carson's first - and only - suspect.

***This story contains no on-screen sex or violence***

©2020 Josh Lanyon (P)2020 Josh Lanyon

fantastic book!

This series is quickly becoming a favorite of mine! Good mysteries, cute side stories, and lovable characters!

Love Ellery!

Ellery gets caught up in a murder case again! Josh Lanyon creates this likeable relatable guy and then throws him into the midst of another murder where he’s the number one suspect! At least let him get the book store in the black financially before he goes to jail!
This second in the Pirates Cove series is great!

Another One from Josh Lanyon!!!

I have read the first and second books in this series and immediately purchased the audios for both!

Don't miss this!

M/M cozy mystery, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, friendship, bookseller, small-business, small-town, island-life, amateur-sleuth, verbal-humor, situational-humor*****

The story truly follows all the cozy criteria and has a great plot, fascinating characters, and laughs. It also has a police detective, a bookshop owner (and former professional TV actor) named Ellery (like Ellery Queen mystery writer!), a frenetic puppy named Watson (is there any other kind?), the Scallywags, and the Silver Sleuths. It's set in an island off New Jersey (USA) that's accessible by ferry (that's why they can have cars). Ellery inherited the bookshop and rundown Dutch Colonial from an ancient of his father and has only been a resident for four months. An old acquaintance (a real creep) comes to town to write about an old murder at a local cursed old house but winds up murdered himself. Guess who becomes the prime suspect by the police and the goat of the local press. Let the sleuthing begin!
Matt Haynes always does a wonderful job with all the voices and really acts out the story and not just read it with a voice that brings the characters to life with inflections entirely suited the situations and characters.

Secret at Skull House

During the recent sale I bought the first two audiobooks of this series because I wanted to try it. I’ll keep reading the series but I won’t buy anymore audiobooks. The narrator isn’t bad but he’s a loud breather and it’s terrible for me to listen to. And definitely don’t use headphones with it.