Bitterport Mysteries are here!
- Kerrie Paterson
- Jul 6
- 3 min read
My co-authors, Raven Corbin and Suzanne Gilchrist, and I are thrilled with the initial reception of the first two books in the Bitterport Mysteries series.
Book 1, Murder at Millmerran House and Book 2, The Body in the Bath House came out at the end of June. The next two books in the series (including mine!) release in late November / early December. And if sales are good enough, hopefully there will be more to come in the Tasmanian ghost town of Bitterport.
Murder at Millmerran House
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A crumbling mansion. A ghost seeking justice. A mystery that someone will kill to keep buried.
In the abandoned gothic town of Bitterport, Tasmania, Millmerran House has been waiting. When London hotelier Aiden Bellingan inherits the neglected Victorian estate, he discovers the renovation comes with a resident ghost — Elvira Brown silenced in 1945, and furious about it.
Interior designer Marielle McGregor knows she shouldn’t take the job. The mansion already claimed her father, who vanished while uncovering its wartime secrets. But Elvira is surprisingly helpful for a dead woman, and Aiden is surprisingly hard to resist.
As hidden passages reveal decades of betrayal, conspiracy, and stolen justice, Marielle and Aiden race to uncover the truth before the killer still protecting those secrets claims their next victims.
In Millmerran House, the past isn’t dead. It’s just waiting to be restored.
The Body in the Bath House
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A fresh start. A gruesome discovery. And a killer with a dangerous obsession.
Mercy Galanis needs a new beginning. Inheriting a crumbling historic bathhouse in the remote Tasmanian ghost town of Bitterport seems like the universe delivering. Until she gets there.
The weather is brutal. The town is barely breathing. The bathhouse is in ruins. And Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something — or someone — is watching her every move.
Then her dog unearths a mummified body, and Bitterport’s silence takes on a darker meaning.
Determined to uncover the dead man’s identity — and her own unsettling connection to him — Mercy reluctantly teams up with Zac Alexander, the infuriatingly capable single-dad plumber with renovation plans of his own and zero interest in complications. Mercy, apparently, is nothing but.
As they dig deeper into Bitterport’s buried past, someone determined to protect their secret at all cost decides they have come too close.
In Bitterport, the ground always gives up its dead. The question is whether you survive the discovery.
What GoodReads reviewers say about this series
'A fabulous start to a new series. This one had me turning the pages'. - Helen
'Well written, excellent characters, creepy, ghostly vibes (Elvira played her part well!) and a brilliant mystery - I have no hesitation in recommending this cosy mystery highly.' - Brenda
'This new series is going to be one of my favorites, I can tell that without a doubt. It simply doesn’t get any better than, ghosts, murders, conspiracy and family secrets that span decades. It was absolutely titillating seeing everything unfold. So excited for the other two books in the series.' - Shannon
'A cosy mystery with lively pacing and a narrator who brings gentle humour to every clue. The atmosphere feels warm and inviting, with small details that make the setting come alive as the investigation unfolds.' - Annarella
To buy Book 1 and 2 or pre-order the next two books, head to our publisher Tule Publishing's website for links - https://tulepublishing.com/series/bitterport-mysteries/
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