Christa Nardi Books in Order

Traveling to Vermont for Thanksgiving, sisters Hannah and Tamar help a young passenger fend off unwanted attention. When she abruptly hands them a package and vanishes at a station, they search for her and investigate what she has left behind.

Hannah’s volunteer work leads to a widow’s simple request: retrieve a beloved cookbook from her former home. Finding the house ransacked, Hannah and Tamar investigate its disappearance and discover that others are pursuing the book’s secrets with dangerous intentions.

Tamar falls for Rusty, a friendly and well-trained newcomer at the animal shelter where she volunteers. His arrival coincides with threatening incidents involving the shelter’s staff, prompting the sisters to investigate whether their new canine friend connects to a crime.

Newly married Sheridan Hendley hopes to settle into life in another town, but her stepdaughter is framed for theft and murder. Clearing the teenagers draws Sheridan into a powerful family's secrets and puts her own safety at risk.

Stacie joins a new foundation supporting domestic-violence survivors, only for boardroom tensions to escalate into murder. A slashed tire and attempted break-in suggest someone wants her removed, forcing her to question whom she can trust with her safety.

A popular athlete asks Hannah and Tamar to investigate troubling changes in his younger sister’s behavior. Meanwhile, smoke-bomb attacks unsettle Rosedale, leading the teen detectives toward a secret society and possible connections within their own high school.

Stacie's impending divorce becomes a widowhood when her estranged husband is murdered. Threats, a break-in, and accusations from his family push her to investigate what he left behind, with her Maltese Jasper offering an early warning of danger.

A night out ends with a body and Stacie's friends under suspicion. As she investigates, clues suggest the victim may have suffered domestic violence, making her increasingly determined to uncover the truth despite resistance from people close to her.

Sheridan's dog-rescue work leads her to an abandoned house filled with malnourished animals and a woman's body. Another death and a lingering family feud complicate her search for the connection between the dogs and a deliberate killing.

Sheridan returns to Cold Creek when a former colleague is accused of murdering his neighbor. Despite his threats against the victim and suspicious deliveries to his home, she believes he is innocent, but her questions attract a killer's attention.

A cybersecurity specialist's murder draws Stacie and her technically gifted friend Trina into an investigation involving confusing emails and suspected illegal activity. Reaching out to his professional contacts helps connect the clues but also attracts the killer's attention.

Holiday shopping turns dangerous when a mall elf becomes a gunman's target and another shooting undermines the first explanation. Stacie investigates the true motive while juggling relationship troubles and a season she is finding increasingly difficult to celebrate.

A holiday gala supporting a dog rescue ends in a mass poisoning that conceals a deliberate murder. Sheridan joins the victim's daughter to investigate, following an accountant's records toward a motive hidden beneath the festive gathering.

Tamar and her friends organize a school fair to raise funds for their junior class. A series of suspicious incidents threatens both a friend and the event, prompting the teen sleuths to help police uncover who is behind the disruption.

A death and a toxic substance threaten a winery whose female manager quickly becomes a target of suspicion. Sheridan investigates at her boss's request, and visits to nearby vineyards reveal crimes extending beyond the original murder.

A romantic first date is interrupted by a scream and gunfire, leaving Stacie and Detective O'Hare as witnesses. When suspicion falls on the victim's husband, Stacie questions circumstantial clues that remind her of her own painful experience with murder.

Gunfire interrupts Sheridan's neighborly babysitting and leaves an unidentified murder victim nearby. Her investigation leads from investment schemes targeting older people to a secretive company whose control over its employees suggests a danger extending well beyond one death.

Stacie finds a body during a coffee stop and learns the victim had been following her. A missing foundation colleague creates another mystery, drawing her deeper into danger while an attractive detective complicates her efforts to stay focused.

Former investigative reporter Izzie struggles to run her family's restaurant when an unsolved murder revives her professional instincts. A powerful family's influence discourages official questions, but her determination to pursue the truth brings threats back to the business.

A wedding celebration collapses into an investigation when the planner is murdered and everyone becomes a suspect. Stacie follows motives among unhappy clients, personal relationships, and the wedding party, only to become the target of suspicious incidents herself.

Sheridan tries to avoid another investigation until her stepdaughter's favorite art teacher is murdered. Clues in the victim's sketches lead toward a piano bar and hidden dealings, while a killer decides Sheridan has already learned too much.

Managing her family's Italian restaurant has replaced Izzie's reporting career until a suspicious death unsettles her hometown. Investigating her sister's friend's fate reawakens old instincts, drawing her through cryptic clues, familiar relationships, and secrets that threaten her rebuilt life.

Izzie investigates a financial adviser's murder at a construction site during a snowstorm while managing her family's restaurant. A missing coworker, an injured foreman, and threats against her suggest a dangerous connection between the victim and the development project.

Staffing problems and unexpected family news already strain Izzie's restaurant duties when she takes on a cold-case murder. Helping the victim's sister brings both women into danger as their search for neglected clues begins to unsettle someone determined to remain hidden.

An urgent call ruins Stacie's romantic New Year's Eve plans and leads her to a friend's murder. A crowded country-club party provides many suspects, while a blogger's claim that Stacie knows the killer places her in greater danger.

An investment adviser is shot dead in quiet Clover Hill, leaving Sheridan to investigate his questionable dealings. Gambling debts, drinking, and attempts to exploit wealthy clients create a crowded suspect list as threats gather around her search for answers.

A body appears on a school soccer field after a storm, and the victim's bewildered son asks Sheridan for help. Following business grievances and family secrets, she begins connecting clues while the killer keeps watch on her progress.

Sheridan and her detective husband seek a quiet cabin holiday, but a persistent Maltese leads them to an injured couple and a dead woman. The discovery turns their mountain retreat into a dangerous investigation alongside another amateur sleuth.

Holiday restaurant chaos and her sister's approaching wedding leave Izzie little spare time when a friend becomes a murder suspect. Investigating a wealthy healthcare figure's death reveals secret relationships and business dealings that make helping Nicole increasingly dangerous.

Mistakenly abducted, Stacie fears for the intended victim, who soon turns up dead. Connections among three coworkers and their dance-studio jobs lead her toward clues, while her kidnappers and a hidden killer give her more reasons to fear.

A retired policeman asks Izzie to investigate an English professor's murder, drawing her toward cryptic quotations and repeated break-ins. The victim's frightened widow and guarded relatives complicate the case as Izzie balances restaurant responsibilities with a killer's growing attention.

A senator's murder at an engagement party draws Sheridan into a tangle of political grudges and personal betrayals. His old college connections and history of broken promises produce competing motives that complicate the search for a killer.

A minor-league pitcher's murder leaves a rival player facing prosecution over competition for a major-league opportunity and a stolen girlfriend. Izzie investigates at his brother's request, uncovering widespread resentment and threats that extend beyond the baseball field.

A child-welfare advocate's murder coincides with rumors that victim-support programs are misusing money. Stacie supports his fiancée while investigating a possible connection, but anonymous warnings escalate as her questions uncover dangers beyond the initial crime.

Stacie's spa day ends when she discovers a murdered model and notices an oddly mismatched earring. Threats against her and Jasper, suspicious strangers, and an overconfident FBI agent turn her search for answers into a struggle for her own safety.