The Museum of Unusual Occurrence

Description

Welcome to the Museum of Unusual Occurrence–a place full of strange exhibits and even stranger murders. The first in the new Psychic City mystery series by talented author Erica Wright.

“Every small town thinks it’s special–That might be true, but this one actually is.”

Rational and cynical Aly Orlean’s life in her psychic hometown of Wyndale, Florida couldn’t be more hectic. It’s all about running her business, raising a teenage sister, sending out holiday greetings–and her new task: finding a killer.

For her Museum of Unusual Occurrence not only houses odd curiosities but now has a brand-new display: The body of Rose Dempsey, a local twenty-year-old, set up in one of the exhibits as if she has been ritually sacrificed.

With the police clueless, Aly is worried that this is a vicious warning for her and her solitary way of life. Fearing for her sister Merope’s well-being, she’s determined to find out why the killer murdered Rose and how her body was placed in Aly’s museum . . . But might the killer be someone hiding in plain sight?

Karen Russell’s SWAMPLANDIA! meets Ruth Ware’s THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY in this “suspenseful mystery populated with winning characters” (Booklist on Famous in Cedarville).

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Erica Wright
Published: 04/07/2026
Publisher: Severn House
ISBN: 9781448320233
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 1.00″ H x 8.60″ L x 5.50″ W

About the Author
Wright, Erica: – Erica Wright is the author of eight books, including the essay collection Snake and the crime novels Famous in Cedarville and Hollow Bones. For more than a decade, she was the Poetry Editor at Guernica Magazine and currently teaches at Bellevue University. She holds degrees from New York University and Columbia University. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with her family.