Ally McKinley Mystery Books in Order

Retired Ally McKinley opens a Highland guesthouse, only to find her first paying guest murdered in its courtyard. Discovering his disputed claim to a local title draws her into an investigation of threatened livelihoods and old loyalties.

A writers’ retreat turns deadly when Ally McKinley finds its celebrated host strangled in a bathroom. Rumors of plagiarism and affairs supply plenty of motives, but another death suggests someone is determined to silence the truth.

A walk beside the loch leads Ally McKinley and her puppy to a woman’s body. When a local earl’s new bride is also killed, Ally investigates village secrets while trying to keep suspicion from settling on herself.

When a champion competitor dies during Locharran’s Highland Games, Ally McKinley recognizes murder. Rival athletes, family grievances, and suspicious guests complicate her investigation, especially when her leading suspect is found dead beside the loch.

A threatening letter to Ally McKinley’s elderly neighbor is followed by murder. Learning that other women have received similar messages, Ally investigates their connection to a long-ago death before the anonymous correspondent strikes again.