THE FIRST QUARTO

The First Quarto is a series of contemporary mysteries set in the fictional town of Wahredua, Missouri. They take place approximately five years before the events in Pretty Pretty Boys, and the books do contain minor spoilers for the Hazard and Somerset Mysteries. These books are being released serially through a mailing list (subscribe here) and are then being released in ebook, print, and audio.

The suggested reading order is as follows (click on a book cover to purchase):

"The Slightest Folly"*

1. They Told Me I Was Everything (read the serialized version here)

"As School-boys from Their Books"*

2. Yet a Stranger (read the serialized version here)

"The Woodsong Fog"*

3. The Fairest Show (read the serialized version here)

"We Fools of Nature"*

4. A Fault against the Dead (read the serialized version here)

5. Thuggiana

*Indicates a story collected in Thuggiana.