Jenn McKinlay

Mel Cooper and Angie DeLaura open Fairy Tale Cupcakes in Scottsdale, only to find a body on the premises before the grand opening even begins.

A baking competition turns deadly when a rival is found dead, and Mel must clear her name while keeping the bakery afloat.

A celebrity chef's cooking show comes to Scottsdale and brings murder with it, putting Mel and Angie squarely in the investigation.

A rodeo event provides the backdrop for murder, and Mel discovers that country life holds just as many secrets as the city.

A charity bake-off organised by a local media mogul goes wrong when the host is found dead and the suspects number in the dozens.

A winter festival in Scottsdale is disrupted by murder, and the investigation leads Mel into the town's fiercely competitive holiday baking scene.

A rock band's tour stop at a local venue ends in death, and Mel finds herself untangling the world of music, fame, and grudges.

A food truck rivalry escalates to violence, and Mel must navigate the cutthroat mobile-catering scene to find the killer.

A local fashion show provides glamour and a body, drawing Mel into a world of competitive design and dangerous ambition.

A high-profile wedding commission for Fairy Tale Cupcakes goes catastrophically wrong when a guest is murdered at the reception.

A high school reunion stirs up old rivalries and buried grievances — and when someone ends up dead, Mel suspects the past is the motive.

An autumn harvest festival in Scottsdale turns sinister when murder strikes and Mel finds the seasonal spirit spoiled by a killer.

Wedding bells for Mel are complicated by a murder investigation that threatens to upend the most important day of her life.

A summer strawberry festival becomes the setting for a deadly dispute, and Mel must separate sweet community spirit from bitter motives.

The holiday season brings a poisoning to Scottsdale, and Mel must untangle Christmas cheer from calculated murder.

A sports sponsorship deal for the bakery goes sideways when a player is found dead and Mel is drawn into the world of professional athletics.

New library director Lindsey Norris arrives in Briar Creek and quickly discovers that the small Connecticut town has more secrets than its shelves can hold.

A library patron is found dead and Lindsey must look past overdue fines and quiet reading rooms to find a killer hiding in plain sight.

A local fisherman's murder pulls Lindsey into Briar Creek's working waterfront, where old rivalries and new money make for dangerous currents.

A film crew arrives to shoot a movie in Briar Creek, and when a cast member is found dead, Lindsey must separate on-screen drama from real danger.

A beloved community member is murdered and Lindsey discovers that even the most trusted figures in a small town can harbour deadly secrets.

A reclusive author turns up in Briar Creek with a past she'd rather forget — and someone is willing to kill to keep that past buried.

The return of a long-absent Briar Creek resident stirs up old grudges, and Lindsey finds herself investigating a murder rooted in decades-old grievance.

A body is discovered in the library itself, and Lindsey must investigate a murder that strikes at the heart of the institution she loves.

A literacy programme at the library becomes entangled in murder when one of its participants is found dead and Lindsey is the closest thing to a witness.

A visiting scholar's research uncovers something someone in Briar Creek would rather keep hidden — fatally so.

A community reading event is upended by murder, and Lindsey must use every resource at her disposal — including the library's archives — to find the killer.

A genealogy project leads a patron to unsettling family discoveries — and then to death, leaving Lindsey to follow the research wherever it leads.

A Halloween event at the library sets the stage for murder, and Lindsey finds the line between performance and reality disturbingly blurred.

A rare first edition donated to the library proves more dangerous than valuable, bringing a killer to Briar Creek's doorstep.

A festive holiday event at the library is marred by murder, and Lindsey must find the killer before Christmas cheer turns to lasting grief.

American milliner Scarlett Parker arrives in London to help her cousin Vivienne run a Notting Hill hat shop — and stumbles into murder before she has even unpacked.

A themed hat party for a wealthy family ends in death, and Scarlett must navigate English society and old money to find a killer.

A high-profile hat commission for a society wedding draws Scarlett into a web of jealousy and secrets that turns fatal.

A counterfeit hat scandal in London's fashion world leads Scarlett and Viv to a murder hidden beneath layers of glamour and deception.

A Paris buying trip for the hat shop turns deadly when a contact is murdered and Scarlett finds herself investigating in a foreign city.

A local garden show provides the backdrop for murder, and Scarlett discovers that Notting Hill's polished surface conceals some very sharp edges.

A royal event commission brings unprecedented attention to the hat shop — and a murder that Scarlett cannot ignore without putting the business at risk.