Darlene Ryan Books in Order

Kathleen moves to Mayville Heights and takes in strays Owen and Hercules. When murder hits the summer music festival and she becomes a suspect, she discovers her new cats are magical, and very useful investigators.

Kathleen is still getting used to magical cats Owen and Hercules when elderly Agatha Shepherd is found dead near her favorite cafe. To uncover the truth, she will need invisibility, wall-walking, and a lot of careful snooping.

After flooding threatens the local artists' co-op, Kathleen helps move artwork to safety, then finds mask maker Jaeger Merrill dead downstairs. As secrets about the victim pile up, Kathleen and her cats hunt a killer hiding in plain sight.

Mayville Heights hopes a tourism deal will put the town on the map, until loudmouthed Mike Glazer turns up dead on the boardwalk. Kathleen, Owen, and Hercules dig into old grudges and fresh motives to catch the killer.

A theatre festival brings plenty of drama to Mayville Heights, and not just in Kathleen's personal life. When director Hugh Davis is found shot, blackmail, fraud, and a crowded suspect list pull Kathleen and her magical cats into the case.

While organizing a holiday fundraiser for the library's Reading Buddies program, Kathleen is blindsided when a guest dies at the gala. With winter closing in and everyone hiding connections to the victim, she and her cats have to work fast.

Sarah Grayson runs a secondhand shop in North Harbor, Maine, and has recently taken in a scarred stray cat named Elvis. When her friend Maddie is found with a dead man in her garden, Sarah has to clear her name and find the real killer.

A waterfront development fight turns deadly when stubborn baker Lily Carter is murdered in her own shop. Sarah and Elvis dig through town politics, old grudges, and a growing suspect list, with Elvis's lie-sensing instincts giving them an edge.

An art exhibition turns Kathleen's library upside down with tight security and an impossible curator. Then the curator is found dead and a valuable sketch is missing, sending Kathleen, Marcus, Owen, and Hercules after a killer with expensive taste.

Sarah heads to a wealthy collector's estate hoping to find stock for Second Chance, but Elvis uncovers a body instead. A dead appraiser, a valuable wine collection, and feuding relatives pull Sarah and Charlotte's Angels into another messy case.

Kathleen is happy to meet three old friends of Marcus Gordon, until one of them is murdered and the evidence points straight at Marcus. To clear him, Kathleen and her cats must untangle old loyalties, secrets, and a very personal frame-up.

The return of the Janes brothers revives a scandal Mayville Heights never forgot. When Leo Janes is killed and Kathleen's friend Simon is blamed, Kathleen, Owen, and Hercules dig into decades-old history to prove the wrong man is not taking the fall.

Rose sees a customer murdered by his wife, then wakes up to find no one believes her story, because the husband seems to have vanished alive. Sarah, Elvis, and the Angels have to untangle a clever setup before the killer strikes again.

A music festival fills Mayville Heights with visitors, performers, and trouble. When Kathleen and her cats find a dead woman by the river, a striking resemblance between the victim and a cabaret singer points to a puzzle of identity and motive.

When a woman from Mac's past comes to North Harbor and ends up dead, suspicion lands squarely on him. Sarah and Elvis start digging into secrets Mac has kept buried, hoping to prove her right-hand man is no killer.

Kathleen's brother Ethan comes to town with his band, but the visit sours when one musician is tied to a dead businessman. To help her family and find the truth, Kathleen turns to Owen and Hercules for another round of feline sleuthing.

A teenager asks Charlotte's Angels to reopen the case that sent her father to prison after his wife's mysterious death. Sarah and Elvis follow the cold trail, trying to decide whether this is an old tragedy or a miscarriage of justice.

A rebooted baking show brings cameras, catering, and chaos to Mayville Heights, with Kathleen advising on local history. When a judge is found dead, Kathleen and her magical cats have to sort real clues from reality TV noise.

A celebration of North Harbor's redevelopment plans ends badly when a young man tied to a proposed nature preserve is poisoned. Sarah, Elvis, and the Angels have to sort out land disputes, local grudges, and a murder with plenty of personal fallout.

After a local music festival concert, a band member turns up dead and Kathleen suspects it was no simple robbery. As she traces the victim's family history, she begins to wonder whether an older death is tied to the new murder.

Charlotte's Angels take on a case involving sabotage at Maine cat shows, and their boldest move is sending Elvis undercover as a contestant. When a volunteer is murdered, Sarah has to solve the case before the next show turns dangerous.

Sarah's night off ends when she finds library board member Stella Hall standing over a body in the street. With the evidence piling up against Stella, Sarah, Elvis, and the Angels have to find out who really wanted the victim dead.

Kathleen is helping plan a library Halloween event when baker Georgia Tepper is threatened by her former mother-in-law. After the woman is found dead and Georgia is implicated, Kathleen, Owen, and Hercules step in to save a friend.