Ben Abbott Books in Order

Back in Newbury to rescue the family real estate business, Ben Abbott takes a grubby surveillance job and instantly regrets it. Then a lover is murdered, a cousin dies, and Ben stumbles into his first real case.

After a select weekend party, a body turns up at an isolated covered bridge in a death that seems impossible. Ben Abbott must sort through old friendships, family ties, and hometown grudges to explain it.

Ben Abbott expects a fat commission from an ex-diplomat's estate, but gets a land dispute, a ruined dam, and a deadly explosion instead. As old loyalties fray, he tries to learn who wanted the new arrival hurt.

When Newbury's most hated developer is found crushed beneath his own bulldozer, the obvious suspect is a young environmental activist. Ben Abbott starts pulling at the case and finds a town full of people with motives.

A flashy new mausoleum lands in Newbury's old cemetery, and soon its owner is found dead inside it. Ben Abbott digs through town feuds, immigrant scapegoating, and tercentennial politics to find the real killer.