An April 2025 Library Reads Pick
Praise for How to Seal Your Own Fate
“Along with strong emotional connections between characters on the page and with readers, the mystery is complex, and the clues plentiful, while the charming location and tight-knit community will encourage a cozy reread. The end is satisfying on multiple levels, including the promise of more mysteries to come. A perfect choice for readers of Agatha Christie and Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce series.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Kristen Perrin has done it again – a wonderful murder mystery set in Castle Knoll investigating the death of the fortune-teller Peony Lane. I really enjoyed the dual timeline sleuthing with the lovable Annie and Great Aunt Frances and I can’t wait for book three.”—C.L. Miller, USA Today bestselling author of The Antique Hunters Guide to Murder
“A brilliant follow-up that proves Kristen Perrin is here to stay. It was wonderful to revisit the characters from How to Solve Your Own Murder, especially the infamous Peony Lane, who offers a new prediction that once again leads to surprisingly murderous results. How to Seal Your Own Fate is a thrilling story that ends with a big reveal you won’t see coming, even though the clues were in front of you the entire time!”—G.T. Karber, international bestselling author of Murdle
“Kristen Perrin delivers a captivating blend of mystery and suspense in How to Seal your Own Fate, where the charming village of Castle Knoll harbors secrets that span generations. A thoroughly engaging read that kept me guessing until the very end.”—Joanna Wallace, national bestselling author of You’d Look Better as a Ghost
“It was such a delight to return to Castle Knole with Kristen Perrin’s charming but deadly characters in How To Seal Your Own Fate. This time, we get a glimpse of the swinging sixties as Great Aunt Frances proves as determined a sleuth as Annie. A fantastic follow-up to a cracking debut!”—Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates
“What a great read! Full of shadowy corners and lost diaries. Prepare to joyously lose yourself in the dark secrets of Gravesdown Hall.”—J. M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder
“Each character is so well-written and believable, all of them bringing something different to a really original, atmospheric story.”—Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants
“Perrin adroitly maneuvers the plot to keep the suspense at maximum levels, throws constant curveballs we aren’t expecting, and reveals information about the characters we certainly never would have guessed.”—Bookreporter
“Perrin mixes gothic and cozy tropes with a steady hand, and Annie is a suitably plucky heroine…an entertaining ride.”—Publishers Weekly
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