Buttercup Bend Mysteries Books in Order

Animal rescue owner Cathy Carter investigates when a wealthy cat lover dies and leaves her estate to local animal charities. The woman’s estranged siblings resent the will, and a second death makes Cathy’s search for answers increasingly urgent.

Cathy Carter discovers a murdered professor and joins her reporter friend Nancy in investigating his tangled relationships. Former wives, relatives and a talking parrot club offer possible clues, while threatening messages warn Cathy to abandon the case.

Cathy Carter goes undercover at a farm to investigate a retired librarian’s suspicious death. Recreating the victim’s final dinner brings relatives and employees into focus, but a possible clue from Cathy’s grandmother is complicated by her unreliable memory.

Cathy Jefferson’s Long Island honeymoon turns into an investigation when a former hotel employee dies from snake bites. Asked to clear the manager’s name, Cathy enlists her friends and follows connections among hotel staff, reptile volunteers and the victim’s former husband.

Planning three weddings on Long Island brings Cathy Carter and her friends into a murder investigation. A wedding planner who also guides whale watching trips is found dead aboard a boat, exposing suspicious relationships within the tour company.

Cathy Jefferson’s plans for a new home unravel when her builder is found dead at the construction site. Meanwhile, a discovery in her grandmother’s attic raises questions about her parents’ fatal accident, drawing Cathy into two intertwined investigations.