Trails and a Traitor
The town fair has brought visitors to Moonlight Mansion and they’re keeping proprietor Nikki Knight and her cohorts hopping like the bullfrogs the town is named after.
What’s a burgeoning detective with a ghostly grandmother, and two mischievous dogs, supposed to do when she finds a dead body trapped under a massive frog balloon?
Why start up an investigation of course!
Nikki has a sneaking suspicion the person, or persons, responsible for the crime are staying under her roof, and discovering information is harder than she initially thought. She needs the help of the newest member of the Accidental Ghost Detective Agency…which means revealing all of her secrets.
Will Lacey send her off to the looney bin in a glittery pink straitjacket when she learns the truth? Or will her once rival, turned best friend, join forces with the zany cast of characters to help untangle the snarled web that has become her life once again?
More info →The Hellebore Haunting
Pax Hawthorne (née Thatcher) has inherited a new name and a legacy she isn’t sure she wants. And now her deceased mentor’s herb shop belongs to her too.
It’s a lot to process, so when the opportunity arrives to escape for a day and check out an exhibit of ancient plants, Pax and her best friend, Sam, jump at the chance for a little R&R.
When they arrive, however, instead of cool flowers, they find a lonely ghost in need of their help. She’s been haunting the Gilded Age mansion on the property for over a century, unable to remember how she died. Hoping that discovering the answer will let their new friend rest in peace, Pax and Sam start digging for clues.
But the more truth they uproot, the more it seems there’s something much darker that would prefer the past stay buried. And when this dark force proves it isn’t afraid to play dirty to stop the investigation, Pax must call upon her floral friends for help, or else she may join her ghostly friend in the afterlife.
Scroll up and start your cozy mystery today!
More info →Hints and A Homicide
Nikki Knight and the Accidental Ghost Detective Agency should be getting ready for the mystery writers retreat at the Moonlight Mansion.
But when something other than Birdie’s pecan scones is found in the dining room, everyone is on the case.
With the appearance of one of the attendees’ dearly departed’s body, Nikki, Dash, Audrey, Birdie, and Lacey are in a race against the clock to identify whodunnit in a room full of people who write this stuff for a living.
Not to mention a new detective sniffing around the case, more so than Danger Dog.
In the idyllic town of Frog Hollow Georgia, there is never a dull moment, but the bonds of family and friendship are as strong as roots sunk deep into the Georgia clay.
More info →The Aconite Amulet
A Noreaster is coming to Honesty Harbor, but the real danger isn’t from the storm.
The entire town is hunkered down so there’s not much else to do but gossip about the famous people staying at the bed and breakfast.
Until actress, Sabeen, comes running out of the woods, screaming. Pax rushes to investigate the cause but returns with more questions than before. She doesn’t believe that Sabeen saw a “mountain lion attack” in the forest and neither do the trees.
When a mysterious stranger arrives, it’s clear that he knows more than he’s letting on. Especially as more people go missing, leaving only bloody tracks behind.
Can Pax and her friends get to the bottom of the mystery before the storm washes away all traces of it?
More info →Cookies and A Killer
The launching of a new bakery and fundraiser in town should be cause for celebration, not a murder investigation.
Just when Nikki Knight thinks things might be getting back to normal in Frog Hollow, her friend Carla’s business manager is found dead at the scene of her new, year-round Christmas bakery.
When Dale, the gourmet grocer next door, suggests that the cookie fundraiser be held at his place, Nikki and the Accidental Ghost Detective team suspect foul play.
But all signs are pointing to Carla and some strange magical happenings.
Can Dash and Nikki sniff out this case before the cookie crumbles?
Paws, Claws, and Curses
What are cursed artifacts, a talking cat, and a dead body doing in the sweet little town of Citrus Grove? That’s what spirited shopkeeper Rebecca Cuthbert wants to find out, and she had better do it fast because she’s the prime suspect in the murder of the town’s shadiest antiquities dealer.
It’s a troubling start to her reunion with her long-lost grandfather and a far cry from the Southern California vacation she was expecting. So far, nothing in Citrus Grove is quite what it seems. Not her grandfather, who suspiciously disappears at the strangest times, not his curious antique shop, which has more secrets than customers, and certainly not the oddball neighbors, with their hidden motives and questionable connections.
As Rebecca races against time with her new feline friend to uncover the truth behind a mysterious murder, she finds herself tangled in a web of danger and deceit as captivating as Queen Cleopatra herself. With help from unexpected allies and an often-exasperating, yet undeniably handsome detective, Rebecca must outwit the cunning killer before she becomes the next victim.
Dig into this delightful series of cozy mysteries filled with quirky humor, friendships, ancient mysteries, and magic.
More info →Books and A Body
Buried secrets and spells bring murder and mischief to Frog Hollow once again.
Just when I’m prepared for a dull discussion at book club, a collection of old journals written by the town’s illustrious historian and author disappear from the Frog Hollow Library. Everything points to the journals containing secrets that one of the townspeople are willing to kill to keep hidden.
When Dash and I begin our search for the journals we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of a murder scene.
Now, with time in short supply, a clue appears from an unlikely source and points to suspects that place me and the members of the Accidental Ghost Detective Agency in the killer’s crosshairs.
Can Dash and I uncover all the clues before we end up as the latest victims in an unsolved murder mystery?
More info →Hisses, Hexes, and Homicide
Releasing July 8th, 2024
Join Rebecca and Aneksi in this engaging and humorous cozy mystery as they unravel a tale of murder, mystery, and mayhem while discovering more secrets in Citrus Grove.
Rebecca Cuthbert, no stranger to false accusations, rushes to defend her baker best friend when she’s accused of murdering Citrus Grove’s Elvis-loving mayor with a deadly petit four.
But Rebecca recognizes the real clue: this death is the work of the Emerald Scarab, one of the cursed artifacts she vowed to track down after it was stolen from her grandfather’s quirky antique shop.
Now she must navigate a peculiar maze of clues and enchantments, aided by her grandfather’s wise counsel and the scattered recollections of an immortal talking cat, Aneksi, who once encountered the scandalous scarab in Cleopatra’s court. With each revelation, her search becomes a frantic race to find the killer and the amulet before they can hurt anyone else.
But her meddling puts her in the killer’s path, and Rebecca must rely on her fledgling investigative skills to save her friend from jail and herself from becoming the sleepy Southern California town’s latest murder victim.
More info →Petals and a Poison
Does this award-winning flower garden hide a sinister secret?
After the Frog Hollow Garden Tour announces the winner of this year’s contest, all that’s left is to enjoy a delicious banquet with friends and neighbors. But the evening takes a chilling turn when my dog Dash discovers a body near the garden’s beautiful pond.
What was meant to be a night of celebration soon blossoms into a true crime scene. As we try to weed out the culprit, every clue points to my good witchy pal, Pearl, especially when her pet peacock is found nesting in a patch of poisonous plants.
Can Dash and the Accidental Ghost Detective Team unearth this garden of secrets and restore tranquility to Frog Hollow before the poison finds its next victim?
Furballs and Felonies
Releasing August 12th, 2024
What’s worse than a murder victim on your doorstep?
For Rebecca Cuthbert, it’s finding a cursed Egyptian charm tucked into the dead woman’s pocket. The ominous discovery propels the fearless shopkeeper and her immortal, chatty cat on a perilous hunt for the killer and another piece of the missing magical collection.
Unfortunately, Citrus Grove’s annual summer festival is tying up police department resources—including Rebecca’s new beau, Detective Nick Devon—which leaves Rebecca, her grandfather’s wisdom, and Aneksi’s mystical powers to crack the case.
As her investigation delves into the amulet’s eerie peculiarities and the deceased’s shocking connections with a menacing foe, as well as an unwelcome old flame from Rebecca’s past, Rebecca doesn’t know who to trust. Can she rely on her newfound friends in her adopted hometown, or will deadly revelations turn her into the killer’s next target?
Prepare to journey through unexpected twists, ancient mysteries, and a dash of romance in this cozy mystery that will keep you guessing till the very end!
More info →The Accidental Ghost Detective: Books 1 – 3
When Nikki Knight returns home to the majestic Moonlight Mansion in Frog Hollow, Georgia, she’s shocked to discover that her late grandmother’s charming B&B holds more than a few skeletons in its closet.
The next thing she knows, Nikki finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery! Now, with her loyal dachshund, her band of eccentric friends, and a few ghostly allies at her side, she’ll take on new adventures and confusing cases.
This set includes the first three books in the bestselling The Accidental Ghost Detective series: Scents and a Suspect, Trails and a Traitor, and Hints and a Homicide.
If you enjoy cozy mysteries with lovable doggie detectives and a dash of mysterious magic, and plenty of laughs, you won’t want to miss this special boxed set. Here’s your chance to binge read a fun series of curious cases filled with twists, turns, and surprise endings. Enjoy!
More info →Black Cat Comes Back
Releasing September 23rd
I’m Audrey Fernsby, just a ghost of my former self floating around Moonlight Mansion in Frog Hollow, Georgia. My death was ruled accidental… but nothing is farther from the truth.
When my precious black cat, Mocha, returns on the same night that two friends, Tilly and Sunny arrive from Maine, I plan to out my ghostly self and enlist their clever sleuthing capabilities.
Mocha knows the truth but can she help catch the killer before someone else ends up dead in my rose bushes?
Black Cat Comes Back can be read as a stand-alone. Chronologically it fits as the PREQUEL before Scents and a Suspect in the Accidental Ghost Detective series.
Black Cat Comes Back has characters from the Mint Chocolate Chip Series. Get started with Book 1 Claws of Justice or catch up with the full series.
More info →