Ex-lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes thought that moving to the small Michigan tourist town of Fair Haven and taking over her uncle’s maple syrup farm would keep her far away from murderers, liars, and criminals. She couldn’t have been more wrong…
MURDER ON TAP – BOOK 4
The truth doesn’t always set you free…
Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes thinks she’d be happy to spend her life making maple syrup and never take part in another murder investigation again. At least, she thinks so right up until the photographer she hired dies on the tour she’s leading and the main suspect is her friend’s niece, Holly.
When Holly disappears as well, Nicole faces what looks like a locked-room mystery. One of the people on the tour must have committed the crime, yet none of them could have done it.
To keep an innocent woman from going to prison, Nicole’s thrown right back into the midst of another hunt for a killer.
A killer who knows exactly where she lives…
DEADLY ARMS – BOOK 5
We have much more to fear than fear itself…
Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes’ week is off to a rough start. Her mom showed up from Virginia for an unannounced visit, there’s a particularly virulent strain of the flu going around Fair Haven, and her friend Mandy discovered blood in one of the guest rooms of her bed-and-breakfast.
A lot of blood.
With Mandy’s livelihood at stake and half of Fair Haven’s police department out sick, Nicole and her mom end up engaged in their version of mother-daughter time—investigating a murder.
The case might prove to be one of the most challenging they’ve faced. The victim’s body is missing. The evidence points to all his co-workers, none of whom seem to have a motive. And Mandy’s attempts to help look a lot more like meddling.
But just because they don’t have a firm lead on who the murderer is doesn’t mean the murderer doesn’t know them…and everything they fear.
CAPITAL OBSESSION – BOOK 6
Home isn’t always sweet…
With all the murder investigations Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes has been involved in since leaving her career as a criminal defense attorney, she’s looking forward to a short vacation back to her hometown of Washington, DC.
The trip turns out to be anything but restful.
Her dog-sitter keeps calling with problems, her parents are up to some scheme that Nicole is sure she won’t like, and someone is sending her best friend messages that are both threatening and intimate. He knows things no stranger could possibly know.
With her best friend’s life on the line, the stakes for Nicole have never been higher. Can she put all the clues together in time? Or will the case that matters the most to her be the one she’s finally unable to solve?
These books are clean mysteries. While the series is best enjoyed in order, each book is a complete mystery on its own.
Emily James grew up watching TV shows like Matlock, Monk, and Murder She Wrote. (It’s pure coincidence that they all begin with an M.) It was no surprise to anyone when she turned into a mystery writer.
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