A Woman of WWII Mystery Books in Order

The A Woman of WWII Mystery series follows Poppy Redfern, a young woman from the tiny English village of Little Buffenden who is determined to do her part for the war. In Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders she serves as the local Air Raid Warden, walking darkened lanes to check blackout curtains and calm nervous neighbors. Her grandparents’ farm has been taken over for a new American airfield, bringing waves of unfamiliar pilots into a place that once changed only with the seasons.

Poppy is practical and observant, but she is also a storyteller, quietly composing scenes in her head even as she works. Through her eyes, readers see how rationing, air raid drills, and the strain of separation press on a small community. That close-knit world makes the first murders she encounters feel especially shocking, because the victims and suspects are people she has known all her life.

Those crimes strike at the uneasy alliance between locals and the American servicemen stationed at the airfield. When young women who have been spending time with US airmen are found dead, old suspicions surface and gossip turns ugly. Poppy teams up with an American pilot named Griff, trying to balance her growing feelings for him with her duty to ask hard questions about his friends.

In Poppy Redfern and the Fatal Flyers, the war pulls Poppy to London, where she begins work as a scriptwriter for the Crown Film Unit. Her first assignment sends her to document the daring women of the Air Transport Auxiliary, the civilian pilots who ferry aircraft from factories to active bases. She is thrilled by their skill and independence, right up until a supposed training accident makes her wonder whether someone is trying to ground these women for good.

As more crashes follow, Poppy and Griff find themselves caught between official explanations and what they have seen with their own eyes. The investigation takes them from airfields to film sets and back again, showing both the camaraderie and the rivalries that grow under wartime pressure. Through it all, Poppy’s loyalty to the women around her becomes as important as catching any single culprit.

Taken together, the series blends the comfort of a village mystery with the urgency of a country at war. The tone is warm and often light on the surface, with touches of romance and humor, yet every case is shaped by blackouts, ration books, and the risk of loss. Readers who enjoy character-driven historical mysteries will find in Poppy a companion who is curious, brave, and very much alive to the complicated world of 1940s Britain.