Candlekeep Mysteries is an anthology of one-shot adventure modules named after the fictional fortress library on the Sword Coast of the Forgotten Realms.

[2][3]: 4  If set in the Forgotten Realms, the presumed year is 1492 DR.[3]: 4 The adventures, in the order of presentation and including author, are: The new anthology was officially announced on January 12, 2021 and it was released on March 16, 2021.

An alternate art cover edition, designed by the artist Simen Meyer, of the book is only available through local game stores.

But the other thing I learned to do is that, asking someone to write a mystery is a challenge, and it takes time to crack that nut because you don’t know how it’s going to play".

[8] "Other contributors reportedly enjoyed more inclusion in later stages of editing, and public comments have decried the way Wizards of the Coast cut contact with Barber before substantially altering his submission.

[12][13] On CBR's 2021 "Dungeons & Dragons: Candlekeep Mysteries' 5 Best Stories" list the top five adventures are: Shemshime's Bedtime Rhyme, Sarah Of Yellowcrest Manor, A Deep And Creeping Darkness, The Price of Beauty, and The Scrivener's Tale.

[2] Gavin Sheehan, for Bleeding Cool, wrote that "each adventure takes on almost the same introduction, that you have come here and discovered a particular book.

This is essentially the Dungeons & Dragons way of giving the DM a McGuffin to prevent greedy players from coming back over and over if they happened to love one adventure and figure they could abuse the library for more riches.