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Book Details
Death on Dickens Island: A Books on the Beach Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – On Dickens Island, a fictional island in the Long Island Sound between Long Island and CT.
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
Publication date : October 21, 2025
Hardcover
Print length : 320 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8892420488
Paperback
ISBN-13 : 979-8892422536
Digital
ISBN-13 : 979-8892420495
ASIN : B0DTNMGQTK
Audiobook ASIN: B0DT4WXPWL
A divorced sleuth in her thirties must bring peace back to her small town after a murder tears
neighbors and family members apart in this series debut from Agatha Award nominee Allison
Brook, perfect for fans of Cynthia Riggs and Eva Gates.
Delia Dickens has come home to Dickens Island, a small island in the Long Island Sound, after a
twelve-year stint in Manhattan. She’s looking forward to helping her father revitalize the general
store that the family owns as well as curating a small book nook. Most importantly, she wants to
reunite with her fifteen-year-old son. But Dickens Island isn’t the peaceful town Delia remembers–and she might be in more danger here than she ever was in the big city.
Delia’s Aunt Reenie and Uncle Brad, both prominent community leaders, are at odds over the
sale of a farm and its future use. This has created friction, not only in their marriage, but amongst
the citizens of the town. When a young woman, new to the town council and friendly with Brad,
is found murdered, everything escalates and reaches a new boiling point.
With Reenie and Brad both suspects in the case and at each other’s throats, the townspeople start
to take sides. When the ghost of her grandmother visits her, Delia learns how past events have
impacted the present, and it is up to her to expose the farm’s sordid secrets in order to catch a
murderer and restore peace to her beloved island.
About Allison Brook
A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, novels of suspense, and books
for kids. Her books have received many accolades. As Allison Brook she writes the Haunted
Library series. Death Overdue, the first in the series, was an Agatha nominee for Best
Contemporary Novel in 2018. Other mysteries include the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club
series, the Twin Lakes series, and Giving Up the Ghost. Her suspense, Come Home to Death,
was released in April 2024, and her suspense, Dangerous Relations, will be republished in
2025. Death on Dickens Island is the first book in her Books on the Beach series.
Marilyn’s juvenile novel, Rufus and Magic Run Amok, was an International Reading Association-
Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice and has recently come out in a new edition. Rufus
and the Witch’s Drudge, the second book in the series, has been released, and the third, Rufus
and the Dark Side of Magic, will be out later this year. And Don’t Bring Jeremy was a nominee
for six state awards. Her YA horror, The Devil’s Pawn, came out in a new edition in January
2024.
Marilyn lives on Long Island, where many of her books take place. She loves traveling, reading,
doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku, chatting on FaceTime with her grandkids, and playing
with her kittens, Romeo and Juliet.
Author Links
Website/Newsletter Sign Up: http://www.marilynlevinson.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.levinson.10
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/161602.Marilyn_Levinson
X: https://twitter.com/MarilynLevinson
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/marilyn-levinson
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/allison-brook
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marilynlevinsonauthor/
Allison Brook–DEATH ON DICKENS ISLAND Character Interview
Describe yourself.
Hi. My name is Delia Dickens. Yes, I’m one of the Dickens family that founded Dickens Island in Long
Island Sound between Long Island and Connecticut. I’m thirty-eight, divorced, and I’ve been told I’m
rather pretty.
What makes you laugh?
Funny stories. Watching my Bearded Collie’s funny antics. Listening to my 15-year-old son and his best
friend kidding around.
Are you afraid of anything?
My ex-husband ever showing up on Dickens Island.
Do you have a special talent or gift?
Some members of my family think I’m almost as good an arbiter as my mom when it comes to settling
family matters.
Do you have a secret?
Yes.
Tell us about your family.
I now live on Dickens Island with Connor, my 15-year-old son. My parents live nearby. My father sees
himself as the family’s patriarch as well as responsible for the island’s residents’ happiness and well
being. Dad runs the Dickens General Store, which I’m doing my best to update. My mom has moved
into my Manhattan apt. to take a break from Dad’s refusal to accept her suggestions to modernize the
store, and has taken up writing a novel. My brother, a well-known author, lives with his partner on
the island part-time. He owns and edits the island’s weekly newspaper, for which I’ve been writing
articles.
My aunt and uncle also live on the island. Aside from their jobs, they have important positions in the
Island’s government. My grandmother, who died two years ago, has left me her Victorian home.
Helena appears to me as a ghost in the secret room that Connor discovered, and we have many
worthwhile conversations. No one knows this except Riley, Connor’s and my Beardie.
Who is the most important person in your life?
My son Connor.
What do you do for fun?
I go out with my boyfriend, Jack.
Tell me about your author.
Allison likes to write cozy mysteries. She’s created Dickens Island, a place smack in the middle of the
Long Island Sound between Long Island and Connecticut, and filled it with many wonderful
characters. She loves writing about mysteries and secrets as well as about her characters’
relationships with one another
Do you like the way they write you?
I sure do.
Purchase Links:
Amazon B&N Bookshop.org PenguinRandomHouse
Tour Schedule
October 21 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
October 21 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
October 21 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
October 22 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
October 22 – Baroness Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
October 22 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
October 23 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
October 23 – Wine Cellar Library – SPOTLIGHT
October 23 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
October 24 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
October 24 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
October 24 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT
October 25 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
October 25 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
October 25 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
October 26 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
October 26 – Christa Reads and Writes – SPOTLIGHT
October 27 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
October 27 – Salty Inspirations – SPOTLIGHT
October 28 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
October 28 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW
October 28 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
Giveaway
Prize – 3 copies of the book — Hardcover or epub winner’s preference—US only
