One of The Wall Street JournalΓÇÖs Best Mysteries of 2025 From Jess Kidd,the bestselling author of Things in Jars who ΓÇ£is so good it isnΓÇÖt fairΓÇ¥ (Erika Swylernationally bestselling author)the first in a cozy mystery series about a former nun who searches for answers in a small seaside town after her pen pal mysteriously disappears. I believe every one of us at Gulls Nest is concealing some kind of secret. 1954: When her former noviceΓÇÖs dependable letters stopNora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in FriedaΓÇÖs letterNora arrives at Gulls Nesta charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent. A seaside towna place of fresh air and relaxed constraintsis the perfect place for a new start. Nora hides her identity and pries into the lives of her fellow guests. But when a series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of Gulls Nest itΓÇÖs time to ask if a dark past can ever really be left behind.


