Quiet Clippings in Briar Hollow
(2026)(The eighth book in the Quiet Discretion Mysteries series)
A Story by Petra Shaw
A ten-second audio clip. A worldwide swarm. And one quiet antique shop owner standing between a terrified stranger and a digital mob.
When a chopped-up recording goes viral, it doesn’t just spread—it selects a target.
In Briar Hollow, Clara Whitlock has survived the town’s watchful silence. But this time, the threat isn’t local gossip… it’s millions of strangers demanding blood, ‘answers,’ and a story they can punish.
The clip points to a young man named Jonah—framed as dangerous, hunted for clicks, and pushed toward disaster by an opportunist who knows exactly how fear converts into money.
Clara’s only weapon? The thing the internet hates most:
Context.
And with Nimbus—her sharp-tongued, too-smart-for-his-own-good cat—Clara has to move fast without becoming the very thing she’s fighting.
In this book, you’ll get:
When a chopped-up recording goes viral, it doesn’t just spread—it selects a target.
In Briar Hollow, Clara Whitlock has survived the town’s watchful silence. But this time, the threat isn’t local gossip… it’s millions of strangers demanding blood, ‘answers,’ and a story they can punish.
The clip points to a young man named Jonah—framed as dangerous, hunted for clicks, and pushed toward disaster by an opportunist who knows exactly how fear converts into money.
Clara’s only weapon? The thing the internet hates most:
Context.
And with Nimbus—her sharp-tongued, too-smart-for-his-own-good cat—Clara has to move fast without becoming the very thing she’s fighting.
In this book, you’ll get:
- A fresh paranormal-cozy twist on modern ‘viral outrage’ and small-town secrets
A relentless, page-turning escalation (because the crowd doesn’t stop scrolling)
A morally thorny mystery: what do you reveal… when revealing can ruin someone?
Witty banter + heart (Nimbus is not here for anyone’s nonsense)
If you love quiet towns with sharp edges, reluctant heroes, and supernatural danger that doesn’t need gore to hit hard—start reading now.
Genre: Cozy Mystery