Arizona
The Accidental Detective (Kris Bock) Injured in a bombing, war correspondent Kate Tessler returns to her hometown in Arizona to recover. The hardest part? Seeing her once-sharp and witty mother stuck in an Alzheimer’s unit.
The Anna Florencia Mysteries (Liz Turner) Anna Florencia refuses to let her deafness define her. Raised in Tucson, she’s always had a keen eye for adventure and since she started dating a local police officer, Anna discovered a natural interest in sleuthing.
The Bellarose Cat Cafe Mysteries (Toni Lyn) Cate, Heather, and Rae Bellarose move back home to Cave River, Arizona to fulfill the terms of their grandfather’s will to work together for one year in their family’s cafe and cat rescue. If they succeed, they get a big pile of money. If they fail, they go back to their regular lives.
The Bellarose Cat Cafe Mysteries (L. A. Boruff) Cate, Heather, and Rae Bellarose move back home to Cave River, Arizona to fulfill the terms of their grandfather’s will to work together for one year in their family’s cafe and cat rescue. If they succeed, they get a big pile of money. If they fail, they go back to their regular lives.
The Big Mike Mysteries (Garrison Allen) Penelope Warren and Big Mike, the cat who presides over the Mycroft & Co. bookstore, discover the dead body of Louise Fletcher on their doorstep, and they search for a cunning killer with nine lives.
The Charcuterie Shop Mysteries (J. C. Eaton) If it wasn’t for a flamboyant, self-absorbed ghost occupying Katie Aubrey’s rental house, the thirtysomething former business tech turned charcuterie chef would be able to concentrate on her new sandwich shop and catering business.
The Chocolate Martini Sister Mysteries (Joyce Proell) Twice a year, Emma and Nicole spend a relaxing weekend at the storied Dulce Inn in Wyatt, Arizona celebrating their birthdays. Toasting each other with a chocolate martini is their habit. The series is written by Joyce Proell and Brenda Whiteside.
The Coffee Truck Mysteries (Justine Maxwell) Life is good in Pine Lakes, Arizona for barista Hazel Hewitt. While her mom and grandma run their family’s cafe, she’s buzzing about town in their new coffee truck with her trusty dog, Latte.
The Cupcake Bakery Mysteries (Jenn McKinlay) Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are finally living out their dream as the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery.
The Eugenia Potter Mysteries (Virginia Rich) Virginia Rich wrote three books about an amateur sleuth who divided her time between Arizona and Maine. After her death, her family asked author Nancy Pickard to continue the series.
The Fine Art Mysteries (Paula Darnell) Artist Amanda Trent, accompanied by her beloved golden retriever Laddie and her persnickety calico cat Mona Lisa, is determined to start a new life after her husband divorces her to marry a younger woman, but it isn’t easy.
The Ghost Texter Mysteries (Marcy Blesy) Twenty-four-year old Vivien Belcher teaches a full class of kindergarten students in an underfunded school in Arizona. Trying to maintain control of her students while managing life as a fully-fledged adult, Vivien receives an unlikely and unwelcome text message from her dead ex-boyfriend.
The Glassblowing Mysteries (Sarah Atwell) Glassblower Emmeline Dowell has made a home for herself among the artists of Tucson’s Warehouse District. Between teaching her craft and selling her wares, she has plenty to do—not to mention the occasional murder to put a crack in her routine.
The Gretchen Birch Mysteries (Deb Baker) “Caroline Birch. Put her away.” The message was clutched in the fist of a destitute former doll collector found dead at the bottom of a cliff with a valuable French doll’s parasol in her pocket. And the person seen fleeing the crime scene fits Caroline’s description.
The Hedgewitch for Hire Mysteries (Christine Pope) Self-taught in the arcane arts, hedgewitch Selena Marx is comfortable doing divination for West Los Angeles’ anxiety-ridden housewives, lawyers, and aspiring actresses.
The Ivy Meadows Mysteries (Cindy Brown) Like every actor, Ivy Meadows knows that Macbeth is cursed. But when one of the cast dies on opening night, Ivy is sure the seeming accident is “murder most foul” and that she’s the perfect person to solve the crime.
The Lisa Chance Mysteries (Estelle Richards) Too old for Hollywood at 29, Lisa Chance leaves her failed acting career and a cheating boyfriend in LA and goes home to Moss Creek, Arizona. She plans to turn The Folly, a stately 1870s mansion in the middle of her hometown, into the coffee shop of her dreams.
The Maggie Miller Mysteries (J. R. Ripley) Maggie Miller’s attempt to run from her troubles leads her to Table Rock, Arizona, her own beignet café . . . and disaster.
The Oakley Ranch Mysteries (James Moushon) Oakley Ranch, a large Gated 55+ retirement community just outside of Phoenix in the desert, has a large golf course with lush green fairways that wind through the park. Right in the middle of the Ranch is the Sandtrap Bar and Grille, next to the Golf Shop.
The Prickly Pear Psychic Mysteries (Elle Wren Burke) Alara Beatty has a safe and snug life in Prickly Pear, Arizona, where she’s able to keep her secret psychic powers just where she likes them—a secret.
The Rainbow Ranch Mysteries (Elise M. Stone) When Lilliana MacAlistair agrees to become the hostess at a new Arizona dude ranch, she thinks she’s found the ideal position to supplement her retirement money. Her first guests are loving the activities and food she’s planned.
The Ruby Shaw Mysteries (Janice Peacock) After being placed in witness protection, Ruby Shaw and her daughter move to the former ghost town of Paradise, Arizona, which is nothing like its name implies.
The Saguaro Bookshop Mysteries (Jenna Hendricks) Maisy Bransky’s life takes an unexpected turn when she inherits a quirky bookshop from her beloved Great-Aunt Jo. The giant saguaro cactus out front named Siggy, shelves filled with rare books, and the possibility of a small coffee shop inside seem like the perfect recipe for a peaceful life.
The Shawna Taylor Mysteries (Debbie Ries) Café owner, Shawna Taylor, has a flair for cooking up tasty food and treats for the residents of Bisbee, Arizona. She also learns she has a flair for solving mysteries when her best friend becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.
The Sophie Kimball Mysteries (J. C. Eaton) Sophie “Phee” Kimball is no detective. But her mother, Harriet Plunkett, is convinced she’s the only one who can solve a deadly mystery. Four members of Harriet’s book club have died under mysterious circumstances, and Harriet believes their latest book selection is cursed.
The St. Rose Quilting Bee Mysteries (Annette Mahon) Can a group of “mature” women actually solve a murder, just by discussing it over the quilt frame? The members of the St. Rose Quilting Bee ask themselves this very question when the lead actor in a traveling production of Phantom of the Opera is found dead in the Scottsdale desert.
The Survivors’ Book Club (Lynn Cahoon) New-age Sedona, Arizona seemed like the perfect place to open up a bookstore devoted to healing. But when a member of a local cancer survivor support book club goes missing, will this group’s sleuthing skills be enough to find her?