Cozy Up Books in Order

Fleeing a vengeful motorcycle gang, Murray Lee reaches an Oregon island just before its bridge washes away. A vampire festival and a series of biting robberies attract police suspicion, trapping him between investigators and enemies who have finally located him.

Placed in a Maine town under a protected identity, Brody Steele inherits a mystery bookstore despite knowing little about books or business. A visitor asking about the previous owner threatens his fragile safety as enemies seek to uncover his whereabouts.

Starting over as a California record-store owner, Owen Hunter hopes to build a successful business without exposing his past. A local murder makes him the chief suspect, forcing him to clear his name before police attention compromises his protected identity.

Hiding as a mall Santa, Ed Belmont hopes to survive the Christmas season without attracting attention. A criminal using the same disguise draws police toward his carefully concealed background, threatening both his freedom and the government protection keeping his enemies away.

Working at a retirement tower under a protected identity, Skeeter Dursky is unsettled by a visitor from his past. A celebrity resident’s murder locks down the building, leaving him to find the killer before police and reporters expose who he really is.

Ned Delahanty prefers his quiet convenience-store job in Wyoming, until a blizzard traps travelers inside with a wanted robbery crew. Protecting the customers forces him into a dangerous contest that could reveal the past the government has helped him conceal.

Custodian Doyle Flanders is unexpectedly assigned a theme park’s popular Yeti costume. The unwanted attention becomes dangerous when mobsters pursue its usual wearer, leaving Doyle to evade criminals while protecting the secret identity that has kept his own enemies away.

A hotel flu outbreak leaves porter Asher Reed struggling through a mystery readers’ conference with minimal staff. After an employee is murdered, he enlists guests to investigate before police inquiries uncover the protected identity linking him to a dangerous past.

Sterling Carter has learned to appreciate his quiet bakery job in a Washington border town. Criminal visitors searching for an informant threaten that new life, forcing him to outwit would-be abductors without exposing the identity government protection was meant to conceal.