Daniel Carson Books in Order

Investigative reporter Hope Walker’s latest murder case leads to a grand mansion occupied by an unpleasant matriarch, her unhappy relatives and peculiar servants. Sorting through their secrets offers plenty of suspects, but identifying which one killed Walter Pimsey proves harder than expected.

After twelve years away, investigative reporter Hope Walker returns to Hopeless, Idaho, finding familiar grudges among its eccentric residents. When one of the people hostile to her turns up dead, her difficult homecoming becomes a murder investigation with Hope herself under suspicion.

A Christmas cookie competition brings unexpected danger to Hopeless, leaving reporter Hope Walker and her friends investigating a murder. Sorting recipes from motives also forces Hope to reconsider a long-held career dream and the life she now finds herself building.

The discovery of a woman who vanished three years earlier gives reporter Hope Walker a cold case with few easy answers. Babysitting her friend’s children and navigating feelings for the sheriff complicate an investigation that may test the limits of her persistence.

Celebrations after a major school football victory are disrupted by another death in Hopeless. Reporter Hope Walker investigates a confusing field of suspects and motives while a new romantic possibility complicates her already uncertain relationship with the town’s handsome sheriff.

Recovering from a difficult Christmas Eve, Hope Walker encounters a strange photograph that hints at a story she cannot ignore. Traveling with her friend Katie to Appleton Falls, Nebraska, she seeks answers while once again finding herself entangled with death.

As Valentine’s Day approaches in snowy Hopeless, reporter Hope Walker faces an irritating new mayor, an empty romantic calendar and another unexplained death. Finding out what happened becomes her latest challenge amid the town’s continuing interference and her own unsettled hopes.

A major chess championship brings expert players to Hopeless, along with a crime that draws reporter Hope Walker into the competition’s guarded world. Solving it means matching wits with suspects accustomed to anticipating every move and considering themselves the smartest people present.

Hope Walker faces a hostile mayor, the departure of a man she likes and a local bank robbery. Another murder makes matters worse when the town’s new sheriff obstructs her investigation, leaving the reporter struggling to uncover the truth despite official resistance.

A powerful storm approaches Hopeless as reporter Hope Walker confronts unresolved questions about her mother’s departure and her relationship with Alex. With deaths continuing to trouble the town, the worsening weather threatens to bring personal and investigative pressures together.

Spring reaches Hopeless after a devastating storm, bringing a new murder puzzle for reporter Hope Walker. Questions surrounding her mother, uncertainty about her future with Alex and a contest over the town’s leadership complicate her effort to untangle the latest ingenious crime.

Helping at a local barbecue festival draws Hope Walker and Katie into a murder investigation when a body appears in the auditorium. With fierce competition and the minister’s threatened transfer adding pressure, the friends work to identify the killer before the celebration collapses.

Baker and teacher Delaney Dodge’s thriving life is disrupted when a respected local businessman is murdered and evidence implicates a close friend. With an ambitious prosecutor pressing for an arrest, the overworked sheriff asks Delaney to apply her talents to finding the killer.

The arrival of a rodeo promises to expose a secret Alex has kept from Hope Walker, while Granny prepares an unexpected adventure of her own. Investigating what those closest to her are hiding becomes urgent when the revelations could put someone’s life at risk.

A murder interrupts life in Meadowlark, drawing barn restorer Country Barns into an investigation. Balancing renovation work, an unpredictable family and the town’s eccentric residents, she follows clues through a community whose charming appearance conceals a dangerous mystery.