Country Cousin Books in Order

Joey enjoys country life in Deer Hollow with her dog, until a sunny Sunday in June brings murder to the community. The crime draws her into an investigation that unsettles the quiet town she calls home.

A murder near Joey's property disturbs Deer Hollow as the town expands. With her private investigator boyfriend Hal's help, she searches for answers while the case threatens to expose secrets from her own past.

Joey's mother is arrested after being found over a body with a bloody knife and no memory of what happened. Joey, her boyfriend Hal, and her pit bull Caphy investigate to clear her name.

Hal's parents send his troublesome brother Asher to Deer Hollow, hoping Hal can straighten him out. Joey is drawn into the family problem when Asher's arrival brings murder and treachery into their lives.

Deer Hollow's Christmas celebration ends with its Santa performer, Rudy-Bob Hortmann, dead in a snowbank. Joey joins her boyfriend Hal and her pets in searching for the killer behind the town's festive gathering.

Lucky Lucklin is found dead at Joey's family's auction business, hanging from a tool hook. Joey and Hal investigate whether the killing signals an old enemy's return while danger threatens the people she loves.

A corpse in Deer Hollow's mayor's kitchen makes Joey question his respectable public image. With Hal and her pit bull Caphy, she investigates the killing and the past the new mayor may be hiding.

Joey worries about meeting her boyfriend Hal's visiting parents, but a threat to her mother's life soon takes priority. She must track down the would-be killer while trying to hold together an increasingly stressful family visit.

Unpopular lawyer George Shulz is arrested near a murder victim bearing tire tracks, but insists he is innocent. Joey Fulle reluctantly helps her investigator boyfriend Hal examine the case, despite the town’s eagerness to see Shulz convicted.