A Sheridan Hendley Mystery Books in Order

Newly married Sheridan Hendley hopes to settle into life in another town, but her stepdaughter is framed for theft and murder. Clearing the teenagers draws Sheridan into a powerful family's secrets and puts her own safety at risk.

Sheridan's dog-rescue work leads her to an abandoned house filled with malnourished animals and a woman's body. Another death and a lingering family feud complicate her search for the connection between the dogs and a deliberate killing.

Sheridan returns to Cold Creek when a former colleague is accused of murdering his neighbor. Despite his threats against the victim and suspicious deliveries to his home, she believes he is innocent, but her questions attract a killer's attention.

A holiday gala supporting a dog rescue ends in a mass poisoning that conceals a deliberate murder. Sheridan joins the victim's daughter to investigate, following an accountant's records toward a motive hidden beneath the festive gathering.

A death and a toxic substance threaten a winery whose female manager quickly becomes a target of suspicion. Sheridan investigates at her boss's request, and visits to nearby vineyards reveal crimes extending beyond the original murder.

Gunfire interrupts Sheridan's neighborly babysitting and leaves an unidentified murder victim nearby. Her investigation leads from investment schemes targeting older people to a secretive company whose control over its employees suggests a danger extending well beyond one death.

Sheridan tries to avoid another investigation until her stepdaughter's favorite art teacher is murdered. Clues in the victim's sketches lead toward a piano bar and hidden dealings, while a killer decides Sheridan has already learned too much.

An investment adviser is shot dead in quiet Clover Hill, leaving Sheridan to investigate his questionable dealings. Gambling debts, drinking, and attempts to exploit wealthy clients create a crowded suspect list as threats gather around her search for answers.

A body appears on a school soccer field after a storm, and the victim's bewildered son asks Sheridan for help. Following business grievances and family secrets, she begins connecting clues while the killer keeps watch on her progress.

Sheridan and her detective husband seek a quiet cabin holiday, but a persistent Maltese leads them to an injured couple and a dead woman. The discovery turns their mountain retreat into a dangerous investigation alongside another amateur sleuth.

A senator's murder at an engagement party draws Sheridan into a tangle of political grudges and personal betrayals. His old college connections and history of broken promises produce competing motives that complicate the search for a killer.