Cat Latimer Mysteries Books in Order
Part ofLynn Cahoon Books in OrderExplore the Cat Latimer Mysteries by Lynn Cahoon in order, with short summaries, series background, and a simple starting point for Colorado cozies.
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Publication Order
11 books
Formal Fatality
by Lynn Cahoon
2024
A formal event in Aspen Hills brings Cat Latimer’s retreat into the spotlight, and that attention turns dangerous fast. When someone is killed, Cat sorts through social status, hidden grudges, and the stories people tell to protect their reputations.
Murder On A Snowy Evening
by Lynn Cahoon
2023
A snowy evening in Aspen Hills should be perfect for a cozy retreat, until Cat Latimer discovers a body and a trail of secrets. With guests snowed in and tensions rising, Cat has to find the killer before anyone else gets trapped with them.
Caught Dead to Write
by Lynn Cahoon
2022
At Cat Latimer’s retreat, writers come to hide from distractions, until a death creates a story no one wants. Cat follows a trail of rivalries, stolen work, and buried secrets, determined to catch the killer and keep her retreat from closing.
Body in the Book Drop
by Lynn Cahoon
2021
Cat Latimer’s love of books becomes a liability when a body turns up where it shouldn’t, in a book drop. The discovery pulls Cat into a fresh investigation and reminds her that in Aspen Hills, even quiet corners can hide danger.
A Killer Christmas Wish
by Lynn Cahoon
2021
A holiday wish list brings guests to Cat Latimer’s writers’ retreat, and someone arrives with more than cheer. When a Christmas season death shakes Aspen Hills, Cat follows the clues through tangled relationships before the killer ruins the holidays for good.
A Field Guide to Homicide
by Lynn Cahoon
2020
A nature-themed getaway brings writers and outdoorsy locals together in Aspen Hills, until someone ends up dead. Cat Latimer follows the trail through cabins, clues, and personal grudges, hoping to keep her guests safe and her business alive.
Sconed to Death
by Lynn Cahoon
2019
A baking-focused retreat at Cat Latimer’s B&B should be a cozy distraction, until a scone, and a secret, turn deadly. As the guest list fractures into rivals and suspects, Cat has to uncover the truth before her retreat becomes infamous.
Slay in Character
by Lynn Cahoon
2018
A themed event at Cat Latimer’s writers’ retreat has everyone playing a part, until someone takes the drama too far. When a guest is killed, Cat has to figure out who was pretending, and who was practicing, before the murderer writes the next scene.
Of Murder and Men
by Lynn Cahoon
2017
Cat Latimer thought running a writers’ retreat would be about pages and deadlines, not crime scenes. When a murder tied to the town’s past lands at her doorstep, Cat has to read the people around her carefully and decide who’s telling the truth.
Fatality by Firelight
by Lynn Cahoon
2017
At Cat Latimer’s writers’ retreat, a cozy evening by the fire should mean brainstorming, not bloodshed. When a guest turns up dead, Cat digs into grudges and rivalries that weren’t on the schedule, determined to keep her retreat from becoming infamous.
A Story to Kill
by Lynn Cahoon
2016
Cat Latimer inherits a Victorian house in Aspen Hills, Colorado, and turns it into a writers’ retreat. Her first weekend hosting a bestselling author ends in murder, and Cat has to sort through egos, secrets, and lies before the killer strikes again.
Series background & context
The Cat Latimer Mysteries are cozy whodunits with a very specific flavor: writers, retreats, and the odd fact that murder keeps following the same woman who just wants to run a business in peace. The series is set in Aspen Hills, Colorado, and it centers on Cat Latimer, a novelist and former professor who inherits a big old house and decides to turn it into a writers’ retreat.
Cat’s retreat is more than a backdrop. It shapes everything, from the guests she hosts to the kinds of problems that show up at her front door. Authors arrive with deadlines, rivalries, and reputations to protect. Locals arrive with curiosity, resentment, and long memories. When you put all of that in one Victorian building, you get plenty of motives before the first body is even found.
Every book drops Cat into a new scenario that plays off the world she’s building. Some mysteries spin out of a themed event where people are literally pretending to be someone else, like in Slay in Character. Others lean into food and hospitality pressure, like Sconed to Death. When the series shifts outdoors, A Field Guide to Homicide brings in a different kind of danger. And there are colder-weather entries too, including seasonal stories like Murder On A Snowy Evening and holiday trouble in A Killer Christmas Wish.
Cat is the kind of sleuth who earns her answers the hard way. She listens, asks uncomfortable questions, and follows the thread even when it makes her unpopular. She also has to keep one eye on the retreat’s survival, because a dead body is bad for business, and a reputation can be harder to fix than a leaking roof.
Shorter entries like Body in the Book Drop add extra texture, showing Cat in moments that don’t always fit the full novel format. Later books such as Caught Dead to Write and Formal Fatality keep mixing writing-world drama with classic small-town suspect lists, so you get fresh setups without losing the familiar cast.
The tone stays cozy, but the stakes feel real. Cat’s relationships with the people around her deepen over time, and the series builds a satisfying sense of place as Aspen Hills becomes a community instead of just a setting.
If you like puzzles with a bookish hook and a heroine who’s good at reading people, this is a great series to sink into. Start with A Story to Kill, then read forward so you can watch the retreat grow and see why Cat keeps choosing truth over comfort.
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