Adele Merchant

One of the pens behind the press

Adele Merchant

Mystery · Thriller · Things that happen after dark

Adele writes locked rooms, last ferries and the hour when the tide goes quiet. She believes every small town keeps exactly one secret too many, and her novellas are built to be finished in a single nervous sitting. Ask her what really happened on the crossing and she will only smile.

27 books in print · 12 journal pieces

Novel & FictionMystery & ThrillerShort Stories

Books by Adele Merchant

Cover of The Eighteen Masks The Eighteen Masks Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Drum That Waited The Drum That Waited Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Ballad on the String The Ballad on the String Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Bee Tree The Bee Tree Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Bothy Book The Bothy Book Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Hill Line The Hill Line Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Tide Clock The Tide Clock Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Borrowed Light The Borrowed Light Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Last Milonga The Last Milonga Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Up Train The Up Train Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Twelfth Horse The Twelfth Horse Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Unfinished Peal The Unfinished Peal Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Winter Guest Book The Winter Guest Book Mystery & Thriller Cover of You Were in the House You Were in the House A Psychological Thriller Cover of The Fourteenth Landing The Fourteenth Landing Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Twice-Worn Bangle The Twice-Worn Bangle A Penang Heirloom Mystery Cover of The Seventy-Third Step The Seventy-Third Step Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 7 The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 7 The Hour Before Six Cover of The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 6 The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 6 Water and Salt Cover of The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 5 The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 5 Signals Cover of The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 4 The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 4 Markets Before Morning Cover of The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 3 The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 3 The Care Shift Cover of The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 2 The Night Shift Almanac, Vol. 2 Roads and Crossings Cover of The Last Show at the Rex The Last Show at the Rex Mystery & Thriller Cover of The House of Seven Clocks The House of Seven Clocks Mystery & Thriller Cover of The Midnight Ferry The Midnight Ferry Seven passengers board the last ferry to Pangkor. Only six tickets were ever sold. Cover of The Night Shift Almanac, Volume 1 The Night Shift Almanac, Volume 1 Ten stories for the hours when the rest of the world is asleep

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