The books
Choose your next mystery
Four series, 18 books, four very different places to be a stranger when the body turns up. Every series stands alone — start wherever the scenery appeals.
The four series
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Sea Isle, Scotland
Scottish Isle Mysteries
Dr. Emilia McRoy
An American doctor takes the post of village physician on a Scottish isle, and discovers that a place this beautiful can be remarkably bad for your health.
- Books
- 5
- Start with
- An American in Scotland
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Shamrock Cove, Ireland
Mercy McCarthy Mysteries
Mercy McCarthy & Mr. Poe
A bookshop on a rain-slicked Irish street, a small dog with strong opinions, and a village that keeps turning up bodies between the shelves.
- Books
- 6
- Start with
- An Irish Bookshop Murder
- Next
- A Body at the Bakery · November 2026
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Dillynaidd, Wales
Welsh Village Mysteries
Dr. Gwen Griffith
A journalism professor crosses the pond for a quiet Welsh valley, a university department of her own, and — inconveniently — a murder on her doorstep.
- Books
- 2
- Next
- The Curious Case of the Bludgeoned Birder · January 2027
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Sweet River, Texas
Ainsley McGregor Mysteries
Ainsley McGregor Written as Candace Havens
Written as Candace Havens. A restored small-town square, a Great Dane, and characters who found a second life on screen.
- Books
- 5
- Start with
- A Case for the Winemaker
Every book
The whole library
In reading order, series by series.
Scottish Isle Mysteries
Sea Isle, Scotland
Mercy McCarthy Mysteries
Shamrock Cove, Ireland
Welsh Village Mysteries
Dillynaidd, Wales
Ainsley McGregor Mysteries
Sweet River, Texas
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