St. Marin's Cozy Mystery Series

Latest release: April 23, 2024
Series
11
Books

About this ebook series

Change is hard in a small Southern town, especially when it brings a side of murder.

All Harvey Beckett wants to do is help the residents of St. Marin's find the perfect book for that moment, snuggle with her hound dog Mayhem, and be ignored by her cat Aslan. But when the small, waterside town's newest resident discovers the body of the community's persnickety reporter in her bookshop storeroom just before her grand opening, Harvey can't help trying to solve the crime, even when it might cost her business and her life. The more questions Harvey asks, the more secrets she uncovers.

Will Harvey and her friends be able to solve the murder of the town reporter without her becoming a victim herself?

Publishable By Death
Book 1 · Nov 2019 ·
4.6
Change is hard in a small Southern town, especially when it brings a side of murder.

All Harvey Beckett wants to do is help the residents of St. Marin's find the perfect book for that moment, snuggle with her hound dog Mayhem, and be ignored by her cat Aslan. But when the small, waterside town's newest resident discovers the body of the community's persnickety reporter in her bookshop storeroom just before her grand opening, Harvey can't help trying to solve the crime, even when it might cost her business and her life. The more questions Harvey asks, the more secrets she uncovers.

Will Harvey and her friends be able to solve the murder of the town reporter without her becoming a victim herself?

Entitled To Kill
Book 2 · Jan 2020 ·
4.9
Mother-daughter bonding time shouldn't involved running from a big tractor.

When Harvey Beckett stumbles upon the body of the community's most reviled dairy farmer, she, her friends, and her parents are launched into an investigation that reveals a family secret that wasn't really that secret after all. Soon, Harvey's curiosity lands her and her mother in a heap of danger that may mark the end of her sleuthing.

Can Harvey help find the murderer and protect the victim's family before the murderer finds her?

Bound To Execute
Book 3 · Mar 2020 ·
4.5
The things Harvey Beckett doesn’t know about her neighbors could get her killed.


In the perfect days of early May, bookshop owner Harvey Beckett is looking forward to evenings of walking Mayhem, reading before bed, and maybe even enjoying a snuggle with her favorite mechanic.


But a meandering dog walk pushes pause on those plans when she and Mayhem stumble upon the body of the much-detested local bank manager. Harvey and her friends discover that there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in quiet St. Marin’s, a lot that people are hiding.


Can Harvey help, or will her helping only end up creating more trouble for everyone around her? 

Plotted For Murder
Book 4 · Aug 2020 ·
4.9
She has always said if she was running, it’s because she was being chased. That’s never been more true. 

It's Autumn, bookstore owner Harvey Beckett’s favorite time of year, and she's most excited about two things – her bookshop's float in the annual Harvest Parade and pumpkin everything. But when her best friend Mart finds the body of her running coach and high school gym teacher behind the bleachers one fall morning, Harvey becomes enthralled in a mystery that uncovers their quaint town's darkest secrets.

When Harvey's curiosity gets the best of her, she and her pup Mayhem find that maybe there are just some secrets better left undiscovered.

Tome To Tomb
Book 5 · Nov 2020 ·
5.0
A dead body in Santa's lap is not what Harvey Beckett wanted for Christmas. 

The streets of St. Marin’s are decorated for Christmas, and Harvey Beckett has decided that she’ll host Santa Claus at her bookstore, reviving the town’s long-standing tradition. But on the first day of the holiday season, a man stumbles into Santa’s lap and dies, threatening the holiday spirit . . . and bringing a slew of questions that Harvey can’t resist trying to answer.

Will Harvey’s queries land her, her friends – and their dogs – in a load of trouble?

Scripted To Slay
Book 6 · Jan 2021 ·
4.7
Snow days aren't supposed to end with dead bodies.


Harvey Beckett has just finished a quiet meal after shoveling the sidewalks around Main Street when the body of the new bartender in town is discovered behind the bar. When Harvey begins to look into the victim's pseudonym, she finds out far more than she bargained, enough to put her in real danger.


Can she and her friends find the murderer before they become victims themselves?

Proof Of Death
Book 7 · Jul 2021 ·
4.6
The murders in St. Marin’s Library’s mystery section just got very real. 

When the local librarian is found dead among the stacks, the rumors about his reputation reach a fever pitch. Harvey Beckett can’t let a fellow book-lover’s name be sullied, but when she drags her friends and her dogs into the investigation, she finds that it’s more than just rumors she has to contend with.

Will Harvey’s curiosity be the end of her this time?

Epilogue Of An Epitaph
Book 8 · Oct 2021 ·
5.0
Everyone loves getting mail, but not when it’s clasped in someone’s cold, dead hands.

Harvey Beckett had heard the tale of how the postmistress steams open people’s mail to feed her gossip-hungry customers, but when the postmistress is murdered, Harvey learns that the mail carrier might have been doing more than passing along juicy details. Soon, Harvey and her father find themselves embroiled in a hunt to find a killer, a quest that might stop her dad’s heart.

Can they find the truth amongst the tall tales without becoming legends themselves? 

Hardcover Homicide
Book 9 · Dec 2021 ·
4.5
Nail guns have always terrified Harvey Beckett, and now she knows why.

Harvey loves sharing the parking lot of her bookstore with the hardware store across the way, but when an unruly customer is killed in the lot one night, she begins to wonder if the men who own the store are responsible. A few inquiries and a bit of spying later, and Harvey and her best friend find themselves with nowhere to run.

Will the killer be caught before the two women are silenced forever?

Picture Book Peril
Book 10 · Dec 2022 ·
5.0
Secrets long held are sometimes secrets best kept, right? 

When the sweet but reclusive clockmaker in town reaches out to Harvey to ask for her advice about a situation, the bookstore owner finds herself wrapped in a web of tales that leaves her unclear about what’s true and what’s not.  

As Harvey and her friends begin to unravel the truth from the legend, they discover a whole lot more than they bargained for, including a body.  

Can they discover who is the villain and who the hero before they become lost to the story themselves?  


Dog-Eared Danger
Book 11 · Apr 2024 ·
5.0
The belief is that all animal lovers are good people, but sometimes, that's just not true.


In preparation for her wedding day and to thank her loyal companions, Harvey Beckett has scheduled a spa day for her pups, Mayhem and Taco, at the brand new doggy daycare in town. But when the pups return from their escape bedraggled and anxious, Harvey gets curious, and we know what curiosity did to the cat. 


Who knew pampering pooches could be so scary?