The Crying Child

Ashwood Library Mysteries (Book 2)

By: N.X. H

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Book 2: The Crying Child

A cozy paranormal mystery featuring a silent ghost, rearranged books, and one librarian who would prefer her nights uninterrupted.

Something is moving the books in Emma Patterson’s bedroom. Very carefully. At two in the morning.

Ellie Ward is called in to take a look. This, unfortunately, is becoming a pattern.

A message is being left behind. Not spoken. Not written. Simply… arranged. Over and over, until someone pays attention.

Ellie is paying attention. It’s a professional habit. She wishes, occasionally, that it wasn’t.

What begins as a small inconvenience quickly turns into something far more persistent—something that refuses to be ignored, and even more stubbornly refuses to make sense.

Ellie is left to follow a trail that feels deliberate, relying on a message that won’t explain itself and two ghosts—one who measures everything, and one who catalogues everything—neither of whom considers this a simple matter.

Add a journalist who keeps turning up where he isn’t expected, and a cat who already knows exactly how this ends—and has decided not to mention it—and Ellie’s nights are looking anything but uninterrupted.

A silent message. An unfinished story. A truth that refuses to settle.
Some things don’t stay where they’re put. Especially when they’re trying to be found.

Perfect for readers who enjoy dry wit, gentle mysteries, and ghosts who are far more persistent than frightening.

The Crying Child is the second book in the Ashwood Library Mysteries.