
Prequel · Start here
The Forty at the Crooked Lantern
Forty guests. One impossible place card. A Halloween mystery of small-town secrets and the things people try to keep hidden.
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Welcome to the Crooked Lantern
A warm light. A locked door.
A truth someone hoped you would never find.
Step inside. Look a little closer.The Crooked Lantern collection
Begin with the prequel. Then follow the lantern into Book 1.

Prequel · Start here
Forty guests. One impossible place card. A Halloween mystery of small-town secrets and the things people try to keep hidden.
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Book 1 · Read next
Return to the world of the Crooked Lantern, where appearances invite questions, secrets linger in the shadows, and the truth asks to be brought into the light.
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The Forty at the Crooked Lantern02 / Then · Book 1
The Crooked Lantern CasebookAbout the Crooked Lantern
A little light can change everything you thought you saw.
At the Crooked Lantern, light offers a glimpse of the truth. Shadows hold secrets—and the pieces we have yet to understand.
But even a lantern can bend what it illuminates. A familiar room, a carefully kept appearance, a door that stays locked: each invites a second look.
These mysteries explore the distance between what is visible and what is real. Step inside with curiosity. Leave room to be surprised.
Keep a light in the window
New mysteries. New releases. Behind-the-scenes notes from the Crooked Lantern.