Clara McKenna Books in Order

Traveling secretary Hattie Davish arrives in Eureka Springs during a fierce temperance campaign and cannot find her employer. When the movement’s leader is murdered, Hattie follows cryptic threats through a town with no shortage of possible suspects.

Hattie Davish assists her employer’s Civil War research in Galena, where old grudges remain bitterly alive. The murder of a general’s unpopular son draws her into an investigation complicated by holiday preparations and unexpected visitors from her past.

Secretary Hattie Davish hopes for relaxation in Newport, but labor unrest and a prominent resident’s murder disrupt her stay. Evidence points toward a union member, yet her investigation exposes secrets beneath the respectable surface of a wealthy household.

Returning to St. Joseph for a friend’s father’s funeral, Hattie Davish finds suspicion surrounding his death and her former school. Doubts about the body in the coffin lead her through troubling secrets and increasingly dangerous places.

Hattie Davish’s research trip to Washington is disrupted by a fatal carriage accident and the murder of a protest marcher. As she searches for connections amid public unrest, her investigation suggests a conspiracy reaching into the highest government circles.

American heiress Stella Kendrick arrives in England expecting a horse-related visit, only to discover her father has arranged her marriage to Viscount Lyndy Lyndhurst. When a vicar is found dead in the library, their interrupted wedding plans turn into a murder investigation.

After a pony show, Stella and her fiancé Lyndy discover Lord Fairbrother's body in a river. His wife, once considered a suitable match for Lyndy, becomes a suspect, while the couple uncovers secrets among the aristocratic acquaintances surrounding the death.

With Stella and Lyndy's wedding approaching, a stranger dies after being trampled in Southampton, carrying a clipping about their marriage. Another killing draws suspicion toward Lyndy's family, forcing the couple to connect the crimes before their guests' secrets overwhelm the celebration.

Stella and Lyndy's York honeymoon is disrupted when the chocolatier occupying their intended suite dies of suffocation. Stella doubts the official explanation and investigates missing chocolate recipes, hotel employees' secrets, and preparations for a royal visit that complicate the case.

Stella and Lyndy’s first Christmas together is overshadowed by their housekeeper’s death and another killing during a Boxing Day race. Investigating missing possessions, false identities, and hidden affairs forces them to question the people serving at Morrington Hall.

Visiting Scotland for a golf tournament, Stella and Lyndy encounter evasive relatives and tension at Glenloch Hill. When an unwelcome guest is murdered and suspicion falls on Lyndy, Stella must untangle the household’s secrets to protect him.

Stella and Lyndy join a fossil dig at her mother’s Montana ranch, only to discover murder among the excavations. Missing bones, a stolen notebook, and another death force them to question rival scientists and their own companions.

A visit to a reclusive man’s estate leads Stella and Lyndy to an unidentified woman’s body in a mill pond. Evidence of poisoning prompts them to investigate her identity, the household’s secrets, and rumors surrounding their host.