Grave Mistakes Were Made
(2026)(The first book in the Grave Matter Mysteries series)
A Story by Wynn Valentine
She fixes gravestones. She solves murders. She really needs a nap.
Merritt Vance never wanted to be a detective. She just wanted to carve headstones, eat sandwiches, and avoid her family's strange legacy. But in the swampy town of the Fallows, the dead don't stay buried, and the family business comes with a side of murder.
When a wealthy developer is found dead in one of her freshly dug graves, Merritt becomes the prime suspect. To clear her name, she has to team up with a ghostly uncle she thought was a myth and a nervous paralegal who is terrified of his own shadow.
Uncovering a century-old conspiracy hidden in the Boneyard, Merritt realizes that her ability to hear the "Hum" of the dead isn't a curse—it's the only weapon she has.
Grave Mistakes Were Made is the first book in the The Grave Matters Mysteries series. If you like sarcastic heroines, atmospheric southern settings, and mysteries with a supernatural twist, you’ll love this cozy paranormal adventure.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Merritt Vance never wanted to be a detective. She just wanted to carve headstones, eat sandwiches, and avoid her family's strange legacy. But in the swampy town of the Fallows, the dead don't stay buried, and the family business comes with a side of murder.
When a wealthy developer is found dead in one of her freshly dug graves, Merritt becomes the prime suspect. To clear her name, she has to team up with a ghostly uncle she thought was a myth and a nervous paralegal who is terrified of his own shadow.
Uncovering a century-old conspiracy hidden in the Boneyard, Merritt realizes that her ability to hear the "Hum" of the dead isn't a curse—it's the only weapon she has.
Grave Mistakes Were Made is the first book in the The Grave Matters Mysteries series. If you like sarcastic heroines, atmospheric southern settings, and mysteries with a supernatural twist, you’ll love this cozy paranormal adventure.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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