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SEBASTIAN HART Mystery & Thriller Author
Complete Catalog

Books by Sebastian Hart

Discover all published titles across four distinct series. Find your next cozy mystery, paranormal puzzle, or historical sea adventure.

Coastal LGBTQ+ Cozy Mystery

The Fog Harbor Mysteries

Small-town coastal cozy mysteries with closed-case investigations, archival clues, maritime secrets, and a slow-burn bond between a bookish archivist and the town's police chief.

Murder in the Curiosity Nook
Book 1

Murder in the Curiosity Nook

A Small-Town LGBTQ+ Cozy Mystery

Elias Thorne wanted a quiet life running a seaside archival bookshop. But when a rare edition and a body are discovered behind the blue door, Elias and Police Chief Silas Kane must untangle decades of harbor secrets.

Arson and First Editions
Book 2

Arson and First Editions

A Small-Town LGBTQ+ Cozy Mystery

A fire along the historic pier exposes forged wills and an ancient ledger. Elias and Silas follow the paper trail through the town's most contentious estates.

Poisons and First Recipes
Book 12

Poisons and First Recipes

Season 2 Finale & Milestone Release

The landmark 12th volume of the beloved Fog Harbor series. When an estate auction uncovers a handwritten culinary notebook with deadly annotations, Elias and Silas face their most intimate inquiry yet.

Small-Town Paranormal Cozy Mystery

The Last Ten Seconds Mysteries

When medical examiner Dr. Adrian Vale touches the newly dead, he witnesses their final ten seconds. Together with Detective Marcus Rowe, they turn broken fragments into ordinary forensic evidence.

The Last Ten Seconds at the Clock Shop
Book 1

The Last Ten Seconds at the Clock Shop

A Small-Town Paranormal Mystery

When Grayhaven's sharp-tongued clockmaker is found dead with all clocks frozen at 10:10, medical examiner Adrian Vale sees the final ten seconds: a brass key, a blue sleeve, and a forced clock hour. With Detective Marcus Rowe, they turn fragments into court-ready proof.

The Last Ten Seconds at the Library
Book 2

The Last Ten Seconds at the Library

A Small-Town Paranormal Mystery

Arthur Ellery protected records other people wanted forgotten. When she dies in the locked basement archive, Adrian and Marcus follow airflow records, old inspection notes, and a quiet woman's final protective gesture.

The Last Ten Seconds at the Dollhouse Museum
Book 5

The Last Ten Seconds at the Dollhouse Museum

A Small-Town Paranormal Cozy Mystery

Beloved museum guide Judith Pell is found dead beside the town's treasured dollhouse. Adrian sees two blue doors—one miniature, one life-sized. To verify what he knows, Adrian risks the dangerous Second Echo.

Maritime Adventure & Mystery

The Fog Harbor Sea Legends

Ten maritime legends along the treacherous Maine coast. Elias and Silas investigate historic wrecks, foggy shore stations, and the truth hidden beneath sixty years of coastal superstition.

Never Answer the Third Signal
Book 1

Never Answer the Third Signal

A Coastal LGBTQ+ Cozy Mystery

Sixty years ago, a girl didn't answer. The town called her a coward. Now three horn calls have sounded across the harbor again. Bookseller Elias Thorne and Police Chief Silas Kane investigate ten maritime legends, starting with an old shore station, a rescue memorial, and a light where no light should be.

Witty Stage-Magic Cozy Mystery

The Vespera Double Act Mysteries

A legendary retired mentalist who runs an eccentric bookshop and a sharp former detective who runs a magic shop next door. Two unlikely friends solve impossible puzzles and theatrical crimes.

The Seer's Thirteenth Letter
Book 1

The Seer's Thirteenth Letter

A Cozy Mystery with a Bookshop Mentalist and a Magic-Shop Detective

Julian West, a charismatic retired mentalist running a bookshop, and Elliot Rowan, a razor-sharp ex-detective running a magic shop next door, team up to solve the Grand Seer's twelve impossible predictions—and locate the secret thirteenth letter.