Cathi Stoler Books in Order

On holiday in Florence, magazine editor Laurel Imperiole spots an art dealer believed dead in the September 11 attacks. She and private investigator Helen McCorkendale follow clues linking his disappearance to a missing masterpiece and stolen money.

A reader's anxious messages about her fiancé's false identities draw magazine editor Laurel Imperiole into an investigation with Helen McCorkendale. Hidden identities, organised crime and international banking complicate their search for someone willing to protect dangerous secrets.

A magazine competition winner is murdered at a luxury Las Vegas resort during a diamond dealers' meeting. Laurel Imperiole and Helen McCorkendale investigate her concealed identity while trying to clear the resort owner's name.

Six mystery stories explore love gone wrong, international intrigue, and the ruthless side of publishing. Characters confront murder, deception, failing luck, and desperate choices, including a seemingly decent man willing to cross a terrible line to protect his muse.

Bar owner Jude Dillane discovers a body in her landlord Sully's apartment and doubts the police's suicide theory. Their investigation into fraud at a food bank uncovers corruption that puts both of them in danger.

Nick Donahue and Marina DiPietro are hired to protect a valuable racehorse from extortionists. The assignment reveals a terrorist scheme involving a weapon of mass destruction, forcing Nick to draw on his skills as a gambler.

On New Year's Day, Jude Dillane discovers a neighbour's brother dead behind her bar, stabbed through the heart. His connection to a longstanding serial killer prompts her investigation and raises the possibility of danger close to home.

Bar owner Jude Dillane remains the target of a serial killer determined to punish her. While pursuing him beyond a stalled FBI investigation, she also examines her landlord’s new romance, uncovering disturbing coincidences in the woman’s past.

Professional gambler Nick Donahue helps a woman in Venice and is kidnapped by jewel thieves. Seeking his banker brother’s assistance draws him into murder, international money laundering, and a confrontation with mobsters demanding repayment for their losses.

A Mediterranean cruise turns deadly for Jude Dillane when a crew member is murdered. Reunited with an old college friend aboard the ship, she investigates a stolen diamond ring, a cryptic notebook, and passengers whose secrets threaten her safety.

A borrowed Artemisia Gentileschi painting is replaced with a forgery just before a London museum exhibition. With curator Gabriella Peake Jones under suspicion, Nick Donahue and Marina DiPietro investigate ruthless thieves running an elaborate con to recover the original.