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...

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 Roaring Twenties closed-room train mystery and another whodunit for Doro Banyon.After spending the summer with her parents in Colorado, Doro, college librarian and amateur sleuth, plans to enjoy a luxurious respite in posh surroundings on the train trip home. Traveling with her best friend and her grandmother adds to her enthusiasm until an accident occurs, and part of the train must be left behind. Hours later, a passenger who has crossed swords with several oth...

A Precarious Homecoming (Book 1)What happens when an Army Corps Signal Corps operator returns home from the Great War determined to save her family resort and get her life back to normal? She finds the body of a neighbor and becomes involved in the murder investigation, much to the dismay of the town constable, her childhood friend and girlhood crush. But Jax Hasting's job is on the line, so he needs all the help he can get. As Bella and Jax probe the case, they navigate precarious...

What happens when a sanatorium for shell-shocked soldiers of the Great War comes under scrutiny for nefarious activity? Amateur sleuth Arabella Stewart once again investigates.When patients disappear and die at a remote hospital, Bella joins Jax Hastings, her childhood friend and potential suitor, in digging for evidence. The receptionist going missing adds to the urgency. Past cases have put the pair in harm's way, but this time, they are in more danger than ever ...

A Fatal Reunion (Book 5)Bella and her best friend Ida join girlfriends for a remote island getaway. When a storm wreaks havoc, the group is stranded. After one young woman dies under suspicious circumstances, Bella and Ida investigate. Jax Hastings—now a Prohibition agent—soon arrives on the island and joins the pair in unraveling the cause of a fatal reunion.A Surreptitious Undertaking (Book 6)When shell-shocked veterans disappear ...

Travel back to small-town America during the Roaring Twenties and join Doro Banyon, college librarian and amateur sleuth, as she sets her sights on solving another murder.As the fall semester ends, Doro's hands are full as a professor, librarian, and volunteer. She looks forward to planning and celebrating her hometown's annual Christmas festivities, but her enthusiasm is tested when the chairwoman's dictatorial ways create dissension among the committee members. D...

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...

Journey back to the Roaring Twenties in small-town America and join Doro Banyon, college librarian and armchair detective, as she confronts another mystery.Spring is in the air, and Doro is looking forward to her hometown's May Day celebration. When her friend Aggie wins the baking contest, their celebration is short-lived because the two local lawmen—judges for the competition—fall ill after consuming extra portions of Aggie's jam roll. Rumors run rampant, especia...

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.

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...

What happens when Arabella Stewart's sweetheart, Jax Hastings, is blackmailed and framed for murder? Bella must overcome old doubts to keep him out of the electric chair.As the Christmas season approaches, Arabella Stewart feels more festive than she has since before the Great War. Not only is her family resort flourishing, she and Constable Jax Hastings are finally courting. The future looks bright until Celeste Bouchard, a former French nurse, comes to town claim...