Ellery Adams is the pen name of American cozy mystery author Jennifer Stanley, best known for warm, bookish mysteries built around small towns, food, friendship, and amateur sleuthing. Her Books by the Bay series, beginning with A Killer Plot,... helped establish her reputation for literary-themed crime fiction, while the Book Retreat mysteries and the Secret, Book & Scone Society books deepened her appeal among readers who enjoy mysteries shaped by community, healing, and shared secrets. Adams often centers strong women rebuilding their lives while solving murders in richly imagined settings, from coastal North Carolina to a literary retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her novels are known for accessible pacing, affectionate ensembles, culinary and literary details, and cozy suspense with emotional weight beneath the charm.
