Death Comes Quietly: The Hawthorne Rest Mysteries

By Lydia Fairmont

Death Comes Quietly

A Hawthorne Rest Mystery

In a town where nothing ever seems to happen, some secrets are buried on purpose.

When professional funeral director Callie Fisher inherits her uncle's small-town funeral home, she expects grief, paperwork, and a slower pace of life. What she doesn't expect is the uneasy feeling that her uncle's sudden death was not as peaceful as everyone insists.

As Callie settles into Hawthorne Rest Funeral Home, she begins to notice quiet inconsistencies-altered records, missing documents, and carefully avoided questions. The more she learns, the clearer it becomes that her uncle was close to uncovering something the town wanted to keep buried.

With the help of a kind librarian, a loyal florist, an over-sharing gossip, and a gentle goldendoodle comfort dog, Callie follows a trail of paperwork, memory, and silence-only to find herself under pressure to stop asking questions. In Hawthorne Grove, loyalty runs deep, and truth is often inconvenient.

But Callie believes every life deserves dignity-and every ending deserves honesty.

Death Comes Quietly is a warm, character-driven cozy mystery featuring a unique funeral home setting, gentle suspense, and no graphic violence. Perfect for readers who enjoy thoughtful mysteries with heart, small-town secrets, and a capable female sleuth.

This is Book One in the Hawthorne Rest Mysteries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJ7GDTQP
• ISBN13: 9798244922479
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"