The Unfinished Chapter

Some stories were never meant to be finished. Some were never meant to be found.

The season has turned in Driftwood Cove. The tourists are gone, the fog has settled in, and Maggie Chen has finally started to feel like she belongs behind the counter of The Last Page.

She should know better by now than to trust a quiet town.

Maggie has a way of noticing what other people would rather leave alone - the line that doesn't sit right, the gap where a word should be. And the more time she spends among the things people leave behind, the clearer it becomes that Driftwood Cove has been keeping something to itself for a very long time.

Some pages, it seems, were left blank on purpose.

In Driftwood Cove, there's no telling what Maggie will uncover next.

So pour yourself a Dorothea - a flat white with a whisper of cinnamon - or try this month's blend, brewed to pair with a good book. Settle into the armchair second from the left, and stay a while. Every old book keeps a secret. And every secret keeps someone.

There's always a fresh pour and a good book waiting at The Last Page.

The Unfinished Chapter is the second book in The Last Page Bookshop Mysteries - cozy crime on the Oregon coast, with warm community, fair-play clues, and a slow-burn romance that takes its time. No gore, no cliffhangers - just a mystery to curl up with.

The Secrets of Driftwood Cove run deeper book by book. Start at the beginning, with A Spine for Murder.