Storm-damaged Oregon B&B becomes the scene of a new cozy mystery

Nora Lynn’s Dead Space: A Cozy Resting Place sends Sara Hampton to the Oregon coast for a fresh start that quickly turns into a murder investigation. A windstorm reveals a hidden skeleton inside the inherited bed-and-breakfast, raising questions about the victim, the killer, and who still wants the house’s secrets buried.

Why it matters: - Dead Space expands the Sara Hampton Cozy Mysteries with a locked-room-style puzzle built around inheritance, an old coastal property, and a concealed body. - The setup gives the series a new stakes-driven hook: Sara is trying to rebuild her life while a deadly secret threatens the business she has inherited. - The book adds a historical mystery layer by tying a present-day crime to a former silent-film star’s vacation home.

What happened: - Nora Lynn released Dead Space: A Cozy Resting Place as Book 2 in the Sara Hampton Cozy Mysteries. - Sara Hampton arrives on the Oregon coast with Butch to take over the bed-and-breakfast she inherited from Aunt Jane. - On her first night, a windstorm sends a giant fir through a wall and exposes a skeleton hidden inside the house. - The house has stood through storms for more than 80 years. - The book is available now. - Readers can get the book on Amazon.

The details: - The mansion was once a silent-film star’s vacation home. - The discovery raises questions about the victim and who had the time to kill, pose, and hide the body behind a false wall. - One theory in the story is that the actor may have hidden a harsh critic in the wall. - Another theory is that the actor’s estranged daughter may have killed him to inherit 20 oceanfront acres. - A local antique dealer is also a suspect after stripping much of the mansion’s finery before Uncle Jeffery bought the property for Aunt Jane. - Aunt Jane has lived in the house since 1988. - The skeleton’s age remains unknown. - Threats and break-ins follow the discovery and push Sara to find answers fast. - A warning note tells Sara she could end up inside the wall beside the victim. - The mystery centers on access to the home, the time required to hide the body, and the skeleton’s posed position. - The oceanfront acreage matters because it could affect inheritance and motive. - The mansion’s earlier life as a celebrity retreat and later life as Aunt Jane’s B&B connect the property’s past to the current case.

Between the lines: - The storm does more than damage the house. It exposes a crime that appears to have been carefully staged and long concealed. - The inheritance angle gives the mystery a practical motive. The oceanfront property could be worth killing for. - Lynn also frames Sara as a character motivated by service and responsibility, which keeps the series anchored in cozy-mystery warmth even as the danger rises. - Lynn said Sara is trying to start a new chapter after her husband’s death, and that the storyline was inspired by Lynn’s own situation.

What's next: - Sara must sort through the suspects, the warning note, and the house’s hidden history before the threats escalate further. - The series is set up to keep following Sara as she manages the B&B and confronts the fallout from the discovery. - Nora Lynn says writing remains a passion, and the book continues her Sara Hampton series.

The bottom line: - Dead Space turns a storm cleanup into a murder investigation, using a coastal inheritance and a buried skeleton to launch Sara Hampton’s next case.