Bee Keeping Mystery Books in Order

The Bee Keeping Mystery series follows Bailey Briggs, a successful mystery writer who returns to her Colorado hometown with her daughter Daisy and quickly finds herself solving murders for real. The setting is Humble Hills, and the heart of the series is Honeybuzz Mountain Ranch, where Bailey's grandmother, better known as Granny Bee, keeps bees, makes honey products, and rules the place with plenty of energy.

The first book, Take the Honey and Run, drops Bailey into a murder case almost as soon as she gets home, and the second, Kill or Bee Killed, turns the town's Bee Festival into another crime scene. Bailey is the main point of view, but she is never alone for long. Daisy brings a younger family angle, Sheriff Sawyer Dunn adds romantic tension and practical resistance, and Granny Bee's friends provide the kind of meddling, funny, surprisingly useful support that cozy mysteries thrive on.

This series knows how to use its small-town setting.

Humble Hills is full of old grudges, local events, family history, and people who have known each other forever, which makes every case messier. The beekeeping angle is not just a cute theme on the side. It shapes the ranch, the town identity, the festival, and the rhythm of daily life. There is a nice multigenerational feel too, because Bailey is not investigating in a vacuum. She is also trying to reconnect with home, raise Daisy, and figure out what comes next.

Tone-wise, these books sit comfortably in the cozy lane. The murders matter, but the pages stay lively and approachable because Marts layers in humor, family banter, gentle romance, and a strong sense of place. The ranch, the hives, the honey, and the town traditions give the series a real personality without taking over from the mystery.

If you like cozy mysteries with a family center, a smart but very human sleuth, and a setting that feels bright even when somebody turns up dead, this series is a good bet.