The Bluebell Detective Agency
@thebbda.bsky.social
When an eccentric, Portland, Oregon, PI and a jilted client team up to track down a cheating fiancée, they stumble onto murder, mayhem, & family secrets. They must trust one another before they become the next victims and the family is torn apart forever.
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Mo Montgomery is a neurodivergent (dyslexic), disabled, queer writer, and this is her first book, so please be kind. She resides in lovely Portland, Oregon, with her partner, their two cats/overlords, a plethora of half-dead houseplants (RIP), and a growing herd of dust bunnies.
Them: why did you write a book about immigration disguised as a mystery?
Me: (points in every direction of the U.S.)
Me: (points in every direction of the U.S.)
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Them: why did you write a book about immigration disguised as a mystery?
Me: (points in every direction of the U.S.)
Me: (points in every direction of the U.S.)
Rose’s apartment isn’t just a setting—it’s a character. 🛋️🕯️
It’s eclectic, cozy, a little chaotic, and full of stories. Vintage furniture, mismatched patterns, thrifted treasures, and just enough clutter to feel lived-in.
#TheBBDA #Vintage #CozyMystery #CozySpaces #VintageStyle
It’s eclectic, cozy, a little chaotic, and full of stories. Vintage furniture, mismatched patterns, thrifted treasures, and just enough clutter to feel lived-in.
#TheBBDA #Vintage #CozyMystery #CozySpaces #VintageStyle
January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Rose’s apartment isn’t just a setting—it’s a character. 🛋️🕯️
It’s eclectic, cozy, a little chaotic, and full of stories. Vintage furniture, mismatched patterns, thrifted treasures, and just enough clutter to feel lived-in.
#TheBBDA #Vintage #CozyMystery #CozySpaces #VintageStyle
It’s eclectic, cozy, a little chaotic, and full of stories. Vintage furniture, mismatched patterns, thrifted treasures, and just enough clutter to feel lived-in.
#TheBBDA #Vintage #CozyMystery #CozySpaces #VintageStyle
Beta reading can feel intimidating — especially if you’ve never done it before. 💭
If you’re beta-reading The Bluebell Detective Agency, this one’s for you. Thank you for being part of this process — it truly means more than you know. 💙
#betareader #reading #books #book #thebbda
If you’re beta-reading The Bluebell Detective Agency, this one’s for you. Thank you for being part of this process — it truly means more than you know. 💙
#betareader #reading #books #book #thebbda
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Beta reading can feel intimidating — especially if you’ve never done it before. 💭
If you’re beta-reading The Bluebell Detective Agency, this one’s for you. Thank you for being part of this process — it truly means more than you know. 💙
#betareader #reading #books #book #thebbda
If you’re beta-reading The Bluebell Detective Agency, this one’s for you. Thank you for being part of this process — it truly means more than you know. 💙
#betareader #reading #books #book #thebbda
My TBR for the year 📚✨
Mystery, romance, and a little bit of everything—across genres and voices.
What’s on your TBR this year?
#TBR #bookstagram #readinglist #booksbooksbooks #readmorebooks
Mystery, romance, and a little bit of everything—across genres and voices.
What’s on your TBR this year?
#TBR #bookstagram #readinglist #booksbooksbooks #readmorebooks
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
My TBR for the year 📚✨
Mystery, romance, and a little bit of everything—across genres and voices.
What’s on your TBR this year?
#TBR #bookstagram #readinglist #booksbooksbooks #readmorebooks
Mystery, romance, and a little bit of everything—across genres and voices.
What’s on your TBR this year?
#TBR #bookstagram #readinglist #booksbooksbooks #readmorebooks
Meet Rose Kachel…
Rose Kachel is the heart behind The Bluebell Detective Agency.
A free-spirited private investigator in Portland, she solves cases with curiosity, compassion, and a healthy dose of stubbornness.
Slightly chaotic. Deeply kind.
#PI #theBBDA #MCenergy #maincharacter #FMC
Rose Kachel is the heart behind The Bluebell Detective Agency.
A free-spirited private investigator in Portland, she solves cases with curiosity, compassion, and a healthy dose of stubbornness.
Slightly chaotic. Deeply kind.
#PI #theBBDA #MCenergy #maincharacter #FMC
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Meet Rose Kachel…
Rose Kachel is the heart behind The Bluebell Detective Agency.
A free-spirited private investigator in Portland, she solves cases with curiosity, compassion, and a healthy dose of stubbornness.
Slightly chaotic. Deeply kind.
#PI #theBBDA #MCenergy #maincharacter #FMC
Rose Kachel is the heart behind The Bluebell Detective Agency.
A free-spirited private investigator in Portland, she solves cases with curiosity, compassion, and a healthy dose of stubbornness.
Slightly chaotic. Deeply kind.
#PI #theBBDA #MCenergy #maincharacter #FMC
Meet Tim Bremington 🩺☕️
Originally from the U.K., Tim is a physician assistant who likes things orderly, logical, and on schedule. He believes in facts, routines, and doing the right thing—even when life is quietly unraveling around him.
#TheBBDA #CozyMystery #Portland #mystery #mainCharacter
Originally from the U.K., Tim is a physician assistant who likes things orderly, logical, and on schedule. He believes in facts, routines, and doing the right thing—even when life is quietly unraveling around him.
#TheBBDA #CozyMystery #Portland #mystery #mainCharacter
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Meet Tim Bremington 🩺☕️
Originally from the U.K., Tim is a physician assistant who likes things orderly, logical, and on schedule. He believes in facts, routines, and doing the right thing—even when life is quietly unraveling around him.
#TheBBDA #CozyMystery #Portland #mystery #mainCharacter
Originally from the U.K., Tim is a physician assistant who likes things orderly, logical, and on schedule. He believes in facts, routines, and doing the right thing—even when life is quietly unraveling around him.
#TheBBDA #CozyMystery #Portland #mystery #mainCharacter
Reading “Get A Life, Chloe Brown” when you also have fibromyalgia is heart breaking and soothing at the same time. I'm very thankful for authors who include characters with chronic illness.
#chronicillness #fibromyalgia #fibro #sick #stillsick #book #books #spoonie #disability
#chronicillness #fibromyalgia #fibro #sick #stillsick #book #books #spoonie #disability
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Reading “Get A Life, Chloe Brown” when you also have fibromyalgia is heart breaking and soothing at the same time. I'm very thankful for authors who include characters with chronic illness.
#chronicillness #fibromyalgia #fibro #sick #stillsick #book #books #spoonie #disability
#chronicillness #fibromyalgia #fibro #sick #stillsick #book #books #spoonie #disability
If you:
✔️ love quirky mysteries
✔️ can read 65k words by Feb. 28, 2026
✔️ enjoy giving thoughtful, honest feedback
You can apply at www.thebbda.com/beta. Feedback will be anonymous and deeply appreciated.
#betareader #betareaderswanted #writingcommunity #amwriting #mysterybooks
✔️ love quirky mysteries
✔️ can read 65k words by Feb. 28, 2026
✔️ enjoy giving thoughtful, honest feedback
You can apply at www.thebbda.com/beta. Feedback will be anonymous and deeply appreciated.
#betareader #betareaderswanted #writingcommunity #amwriting #mysterybooks
January 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
If you:
✔️ love quirky mysteries
✔️ can read 65k words by Feb. 28, 2026
✔️ enjoy giving thoughtful, honest feedback
You can apply at www.thebbda.com/beta. Feedback will be anonymous and deeply appreciated.
#betareader #betareaderswanted #writingcommunity #amwriting #mysterybooks
✔️ love quirky mysteries
✔️ can read 65k words by Feb. 28, 2026
✔️ enjoy giving thoughtful, honest feedback
You can apply at www.thebbda.com/beta. Feedback will be anonymous and deeply appreciated.
#betareader #betareaderswanted #writingcommunity #amwriting #mysterybooks
I needed this reminder this week. Some things are out of my hands—and obsessing won’t change them.
I’m choosing to shift my energy back to what is in my control: creating stories I love.
#writing #amwriting #writer #author #books
I’m choosing to shift my energy back to what is in my control: creating stories I love.
#writing #amwriting #writer #author #books
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I needed this reminder this week. Some things are out of my hands—and obsessing won’t change them.
I’m choosing to shift my energy back to what is in my control: creating stories I love.
#writing #amwriting #writer #author #books
I’m choosing to shift my energy back to what is in my control: creating stories I love.
#writing #amwriting #writer #author #books
How does one write a book? Well… I use notebooks to jot down notes, plot points, research, dialogue, and more! Every notebook = one book in the series. Do you use notebooks or journals?
#author #writer #amwriting #write #books #notebook #book #mystery #bookseries #novel #portland #oregon
#author #writer #amwriting #write #books #notebook #book #mystery #bookseries #novel #portland #oregon
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Me spiral after reading vague rejections? Lololol… okay yes. How did they know?!
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January 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Me spiral after reading vague rejections? Lololol… okay yes. How did they know?!
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Debut books ask you to be brave in very quiet ways.
To trust your voice.
To let the story exist outside your head.
This one is the book of my heart—messy, hopeful, a little weird, and very Portland. 💛
For every writer cracking their first story open and letting it breathe: I see you.
To trust your voice.
To let the story exist outside your head.
This one is the book of my heart—messy, hopeful, a little weird, and very Portland. 💛
For every writer cracking their first story open and letting it breathe: I see you.
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Debut books ask you to be brave in very quiet ways.
To trust your voice.
To let the story exist outside your head.
This one is the book of my heart—messy, hopeful, a little weird, and very Portland. 💛
For every writer cracking their first story open and letting it breathe: I see you.
To trust your voice.
To let the story exist outside your head.
This one is the book of my heart—messy, hopeful, a little weird, and very Portland. 💛
For every writer cracking their first story open and letting it breathe: I see you.
My desk essentials: supplements, cozy murder mystery candle from bestie, airplant I hope survives, notebook with dialogue snippets, plot map, character bios, and more, and noise-cancelling headphones strong enough to drown out the lawn tools right outside my window.
#writer #writingtools
#writer #writingtools
January 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
My desk essentials: supplements, cozy murder mystery candle from bestie, airplant I hope survives, notebook with dialogue snippets, plot map, character bios, and more, and noise-cancelling headphones strong enough to drown out the lawn tools right outside my window.
#writer #writingtools
#writer #writingtools
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Check out my profile on Goodreads!
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#reading #books #literature #writing #writer #author #cozymystery #novel
March 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Let’s follow each other on Goodreads!
Check out my profile on Goodreads!
www.goodreads.com/user/show/18...
#reading #books #literature #writing #writer #author #cozymystery #novel
Check out my profile on Goodreads!
www.goodreads.com/user/show/18...
#reading #books #literature #writing #writer #author #cozymystery #novel
I've had editors look over and revise my manuscript, but what I really needed was an agent’s advice. Thank you @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social for offering agent consultations. Before you query, meet with an agent. You’ll be glad you did!
#writing #writer #querying #amwriting #book #books
#writing #writer #querying #amwriting #book #books
January 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I've had editors look over and revise my manuscript, but what I really needed was an agent’s advice. Thank you @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social for offering agent consultations. Before you query, meet with an agent. You’ll be glad you did!
#writing #writer #querying #amwriting #book #books
#writing #writer #querying #amwriting #book #books
Fell asleep with my nose on the keyboard this morning. I guess it’s best to wait until you’re caffeinated to edit.
#writer #book #books #novel #writersofinstagram #writing #amwriting
#writer #book #books #novel #writersofinstagram #writing #amwriting
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Fell asleep with my nose on the keyboard this morning. I guess it’s best to wait until you’re caffeinated to edit.
#writer #book #books #novel #writersofinstagram #writing #amwriting
#writer #book #books #novel #writersofinstagram #writing #amwriting
Keep Portland Weird! It’s your civic duty. #portland #portlandoregon #pdx #portlandOR #keepportlandweird
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Keep Portland Weird! It’s your civic duty. #portland #portlandoregon #pdx #portlandOR #keepportlandweird
📚 October reads: equal parts cozy and cursed.
TBR stack:
🩸 Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones
🕯 Murder, She Wrote: Trick or Treachery
🏚 How to Sell a Haunted House
🔥 Diavola
💀 Bodies in the Library
#OctoberReads #SpookySeason #CozyMystery #BookBluesky #CurrentlyReading #FallVibes
TBR stack:
🩸 Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones
🕯 Murder, She Wrote: Trick or Treachery
🏚 How to Sell a Haunted House
🔥 Diavola
💀 Bodies in the Library
#OctoberReads #SpookySeason #CozyMystery #BookBluesky #CurrentlyReading #FallVibes
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
📚 October reads: equal parts cozy and cursed.
TBR stack:
🩸 Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones
🕯 Murder, She Wrote: Trick or Treachery
🏚 How to Sell a Haunted House
🔥 Diavola
💀 Bodies in the Library
#OctoberReads #SpookySeason #CozyMystery #BookBluesky #CurrentlyReading #FallVibes
TBR stack:
🩸 Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones
🕯 Murder, She Wrote: Trick or Treachery
🏚 How to Sell a Haunted House
🔥 Diavola
💀 Bodies in the Library
#OctoberReads #SpookySeason #CozyMystery #BookBluesky #CurrentlyReading #FallVibes
📚 The life cycle of a book is wild.
By the time a story hits the shelf, it’s often years old. Drafts have been written, rewritten, caffeinated, cried on, and spell-checked within an inch of their life.
#TheBluebellDetectiveAgency #amwriting #authorlife #bookcommunity #writersofinstagram
By the time a story hits the shelf, it’s often years old. Drafts have been written, rewritten, caffeinated, cried on, and spell-checked within an inch of their life.
#TheBluebellDetectiveAgency #amwriting #authorlife #bookcommunity #writersofinstagram
October 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
📚 The life cycle of a book is wild.
By the time a story hits the shelf, it’s often years old. Drafts have been written, rewritten, caffeinated, cried on, and spell-checked within an inch of their life.
#TheBluebellDetectiveAgency #amwriting #authorlife #bookcommunity #writersofinstagram
By the time a story hits the shelf, it’s often years old. Drafts have been written, rewritten, caffeinated, cried on, and spell-checked within an inch of their life.
#TheBluebellDetectiveAgency #amwriting #authorlife #bookcommunity #writersofinstagram
The Bluebell Detective Agency mostly takes place in a Portland neighborhood named Goose Hollow. The neighborhood is home to some of my favorite places in SW. @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social @timbers.com @timbersarmy.org #portland #goosehollow #pdx #portlandOR
October 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The Bluebell Detective Agency mostly takes place in a Portland neighborhood named Goose Hollow. The neighborhood is home to some of my favorite places in SW. @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social @timbers.com @timbersarmy.org #portland #goosehollow #pdx #portlandOR
Getting lost in my favorite section. What am I saying? The whole store is my favorite section.
#PowellsBooks #PowellsBeaverton #Powells #BookstoreLove #Bookstagram #BookTok #OregonReads #BeavertonOregon #PortlandMetro
#PowellsBooks #PowellsBeaverton #Powells #BookstoreLove #Bookstagram #BookTok #OregonReads #BeavertonOregon #PortlandMetro
September 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Getting lost in my favorite section. What am I saying? The whole store is my favorite section.
#PowellsBooks #PowellsBeaverton #Powells #BookstoreLove #Bookstagram #BookTok #OregonReads #BeavertonOregon #PortlandMetro
#PowellsBooks #PowellsBeaverton #Powells #BookstoreLove #Bookstagram #BookTok #OregonReads #BeavertonOregon #PortlandMetro
After seeing his fiancée kissing another guy and getting hit by a Meat Cakes food truck, Tim Bremington hires Private Investigator Rose Kachel, but the case takes a turn for the worse when the two soon find themselves in the middle of murder, mystery, and all the weirdness Portland can muster
August 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
After seeing his fiancée kissing another guy and getting hit by a Meat Cakes food truck, Tim Bremington hires Private Investigator Rose Kachel, but the case takes a turn for the worse when the two soon find themselves in the middle of murder, mystery, and all the weirdness Portland can muster
Hello Cozy Mysteries, goodbye what’s left of my paycheck.
#mystery #mysterynovels #cozymystery #books @barnesandnoble.com #readinglist #cozyreads #mysteries #bookstore
#mystery #mysterynovels #cozymystery #books @barnesandnoble.com #readinglist #cozyreads #mysteries #bookstore
August 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Hello Cozy Mysteries, goodbye what’s left of my paycheck.
#mystery #mysterynovels #cozymystery #books @barnesandnoble.com #readinglist #cozyreads #mysteries #bookstore
#mystery #mysterynovels #cozymystery #books @barnesandnoble.com #readinglist #cozyreads #mysteries #bookstore
Mo Montgomery is a neurodivergent (dyslexic), disabled, queer writer, and this is her first book, so please be kind. She resides in lovely Portland, Oregon, with her partner, their two cats/overlords, a plethora of half-dead houseplants (RIP), and a growing herd of dust bunnies.
August 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Mo Montgomery is a neurodivergent (dyslexic), disabled, queer writer, and this is her first book, so please be kind. She resides in lovely Portland, Oregon, with her partner, their two cats/overlords, a plethora of half-dead houseplants (RIP), and a growing herd of dust bunnies.