A Webb's Glass Shop Mystery Books in Order

Pane and Suffering begins with Savannah Webb returning to St. Petersburg after her father's sudden death and stepping into the family glass shop. She expects to settle his affairs. Instead, she inherits the business, a tangle of local relationships, and a murder to solve. That setup gives the whole series its shape. Savannah is tied to the city's arts world now, and trouble keeps finding its way back to her shop.

Glass is not a gimmick here.

Cheryl Hollon uses the craft in practical ways, from stained glass and fused glass to recycling workshops, museum exhibits, and bead making. Each book turns a different part of the trade into story material, so the mysteries feel built from real work instead of pasted onto a hobby theme. You get classes, commissions, deadlines, tools, and the everyday pressure of keeping a creative business open.

St. Petersburg matters just as much. The books are rooted in the city's artsy neighborhoods, festivals, museums, waterfront energy, and Florida heat. Most of the series stays close to the shop and its orbit, even when Savannah gets pulled into public events and art-world rivalries. One later book, Shattered at Sea, briefly moves the action onto a cruise ship, but the series never loses its connection to Savannah's home base.

Savannah is a solid center for the series. She is practical, loyal, and good at noticing details, which makes her believable as an amateur sleuth. Around her are coworkers, artists, friends, her boyfriend Edward, and the usual skeptical police presence that cozy readers will recognize. The ongoing tension is not just who committed the crime. It is also whether Savannah can protect the shop, sort through the shadow of her father's past, and build a life that is actually her own.

The tone is warm, but the stakes are real.

The individual mysteries range from art festival rivalry in Shards of Murder to museum secrets in Etched in Tears and a targeted hit-and-run in Down in Flames. Even when the plots get twisty, Hollon keeps the books readable and grounded. If you like craft-centered cozies with a clear sense of place, a working shop at the center, and a heroine who solves problems by paying attention and doing the work, this series fits nicely.