Aunt Bessie Cold Case Mysteries Books in Order

Bessie joins Andrew Cheatham's cold case unit to investigate the disappearance of five-year-old Rachel Adams. Meanwhile, a young shop worker asks her to clear a theft accusation without police involvement, dividing Bessie's attention between two troubling mysteries.

Bessie's cold case unit investigates Paul Bernhard's unexplained murder in New York and searches for the woman he intended to meet. Suspicious activity in an empty holiday cottage near Bessie's home provides a second, closer mystery.

Bessie examines Julie Carter's murder during a graduation weekend with five friends at a luxury cottage. Alongside the cold case, she helps search for a missing acquaintance and prepares for the approaching Christmas at the Castle event.

Bessie and Andrew discover an intentionally set house fire while viewing properties on the island. Meanwhile, their cold case unit examines two apparently linked murders in France, although Bessie doubts the same killer committed both crimes.

A visiting inspector brings Owen Evans's unsolved murder to Bessie's cold case unit. Before she can concentrate on it, a wedding showcase ends with another woman's disappearance, splitting her attention between a decade-old death and an urgent search.

Bessie investigates repeated thefts of colleague Charles Morris's hire cars while her cold case unit considers Jack Flowers's disappearance. His girlfriend believes he is missing, but unhelpful family and friends leave the team uncertain whether any crime occurred.

Bessie promises to trace an old acquaintance for a friend while her cold case unit reexamines a department-store Santa's murder. Eleven years after the stabbing, overlooked evidence raises fresh questions about an investigation that failed to identify the killer.

Bessie's cold case unit reopens a pub stabbing with only four possible suspects, yet no solution after decades. Her friend Maggie's insistence that someone is trying to kill her adds an urgent concern to an already frustrating investigation.

Bessie's cold case team welcomes an observer hoping to start his own unit, while she helps arrange his lodging. A stranger claiming kinship with the hotel owner raises her suspicions, creating a delicate investigation involving a friend's trust.