College librarian Doro Banyon discovers the body of her nemesis, Professor Hemet Corlon, near the card catalogues when she arrives for work. Evidence points to a terrible accident, but the new school security officer disagrees. Because Doro and Corlon have been at odds over the status of women at the formerly all-male school, she falls under suspicion—and she isn't alone. Most professors and students supported women's suffrage and welcomed coeducation, so they stand steadfast against the o...

Fresh from their joyous wedding weekend, college librarian Doro Banyon and federal agent Ev Mallow set out for their long-anticipated honeymoon in Florida. They are barely out of town when their plans derail as a speeding car filled with masked men nearly run them off the road. The couple returns to town to alert the constable, Ev's best friend, only to find the man bleeding on the steps of the bank. Since the robbery is one in a string of local heists, Ev is thrust into the temporary role...

With her dream of becoming the college library director about to come true and her marriage to sweetheart Everett Mallow only weeks away, amateur sleuth Doro Banyon looks forward to Thanksgiving with a happy heart. Complications arise when the basketball coach is murdered and a witness is missing. Doro again dons her sleuthing cap, but ill winds blowing across the campus hamper the investigation and threaten her future.

In small-town, Prohibition Era America, murder lurks beyond the library stacks.Continue following college librarian and amateur sleuth Doro Banyon through three absorbing cozy mysteries set amidst intrigue, danger, and the shifting social landscape of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.From a stranded train with a killer onboard, to a dead bootlegger and a speakeasy shootout, to a campus celebration hampered by theft and death, Doro relies on her shrewd insight, ...

College librarian Doro Banyon turns amateur sleuth to solve a series of whodunits in small-town America during the Roaring Twenties. She is joined by her best friend and two local lawmen. Dashes of romance, drama, and humor mesh with authentic historical details in these standalone mysteries.

What happens when a teacher from a girls' boarding school near Ballantyne resort is late getting back from vacation? Arabella Stewart is asked to substitute, but she finds the position involves more than lesson planning. Her sleuthing skills are needed, especially after the school secretary also goes missing. Bella and her friend Ida Byington, a faculty member, start investigating. Soon, Constable Jax Hastings is also on the case, and the trio work against time to solve more than one baffl...

Arabella Stewart survived the Great War, but she has not escaped its shadows. Returning to find her family's resort failing and a neighbor dead in the snow, she's determined to prove herself useful again—even if it means working alongside Jax Hastings, the veteran and current constable who once knew her best and now can barely meet her glance.Jax's job hinges on solving this murder, but the last person he wants help from is Bella. What happened in France puts a stone wall between t...

After returning home from her service as a United States Army Signal Corps operator in the Great War, Arabella Stewart's goal, to save her family's resort, seems within reach as the summer season progresses. She and her business partner, Mac MacLendon, look forward to re-establishing a successful championship golf tournament, once the signature event of the resort's year. Problems arise when one of the contestants, an overbearing snob who has created problems at other competitions, clashes...

A local bootlegger killed. Doro's would-be sweetheart undercover to investigate. And Doro searching for him when he disappears.Doro Banyon, college librarian and amateur sleuth, is excited to step out with Everett Mallow, campus security officer and deputy town constable, on their first date. The perfect evening ends on a sour note when a local bootlegger is murdered and his wife disappears. That leads to Ev temporarily returning to the Prohibition Bureau, where he...

Arabella Stewart and her best friend, Ida Byington, look forward to a long weekend with college girlfriends on a remote Lake Erie island. Bootlegged booze and hidden grievances soon shatter the peace. When a gale knocks out electricity and telephone service, the women become stranded. After one dies, Bella's suspicions increase. Who is responsible?Jax Hastings, now a Prohibition agent, returns home to see Bella, only to find her away. When he and Griff Biggins, Ida's beau, try to r...

Months after arriving home from her service as a United States Army Signal Corps operator in the Great War, Bella is determined to save her family's resort and boost her hometown, both of which are in dire straits. Opening day of the summer season begins with optimism but ends with a murdered guest. Eager to solve the crime quickly and avoid negative publicity, Bella again volunteers to help Constable Jackson Hastings, her dead brother Matt's best friend and former comrade-in-arms, investi...

Will another murder turn amateur sleuth Arabella Stewart's long-awaited wedding into an uncertain ceremony? She and her betrothed are determined to crack the case ahead of their nuptials, but can they?Excitement is in the air as Bella and her best friend prepare for their double wedding. Only days ahead of the big event, the young women head to the final fittings of the gowns, only to find their dressmaker strangled with Bella's veil. Shreds of lace and silk are st...