Death On Demand (Carolyn G Hart) Books in Order

Annie Laurance's mystery bookstore becomes the center of a locked-room killing when a visiting author dies during a gathering of crime writers. Annie and Max must solve it before Annie takes the blame.

Annie is asked to stage a mock murder for a spring house tour, but a real corpse appears before the night is over. The setup is theatrical, social, and perfectly suited to a classic cozy.

Newly married Annie and Max should be settling into bliss, but trouble follows them quickly. What begins with romance turns into a lively mystery packed with suspects, danger, and cozy banter.

During a spooky stretch on Broward's Rock, Annie and Max find that playful scares can hide very real malice. Hart uses the festive surface to frame a tight mystery about deceit and revenge.

Annie takes a teaching gig on the great women of crime fiction, then finds herself in the middle of campus scandal. A suicide, two killings, and faculty politics give the case real bite.

A lavish Valentine's ball at Howard Cahill's estate ends with Sydney Cahill dead and Laurel caught in the fallout. Annie and Max have to cut through jealousy, wealth, and romantic ruin.

Annie's love of classic mysteries is tested when a Christie-flavored puzzle on Broward's Rock turns all too real. Books, fans, and murder make this one especially playful.

Annie steps into a case shaped by an old Southern house, a local ghost story, and a vanished heiress. Atmosphere matters here, but so do greed and very human lies.

At the Dixie Book Festival, Annie is assigned to babysit a group of honored authors just as a tell-all publisher turns up dead. Literary egos and Southern charm make a lively mix.

Broward's Rock's Fourth of July festivities erupt when bullying retired general Bud Hatch is shot. Annie and Max investigate a case tangled up with local history, prejudice, and long memory.

A stormy night, a Women's Club van, and one dead volunteer leave Annie's friend Henny under suspicion. Annie and Max dig into blackmail, buried tragedies, and a killer who counted on confusion.

Christmas on Broward's Rock ought to be bright, but Annie is drawn into a case shadowed by family bitterness and old betrayals. The holiday trimmings only make the danger feel sharper.

Worry around Rachel's school turns deadly when a teacher dies and bad jokes stop being funny. Annie has to sort out pranks, hidden motives, and the damage adults do.

A society woman's engagement announcement is derailed when her younger artist fiance is found dead. Annie and Max investigate love, money, and the stories people tell about respectable lives.

Annie's costume mystery cruise begins as a fundraiser and ends with a guest overboard and the body count rising. The festive setup hides a bigger plot involving kidnapping, robbery, and murder.

A grand celebration on Broward's Rock turns grim when several polished guests have reasons to hate the host. Annie and Max sort through old injuries, good manners, and very bad motives.

A desperate plea for help pulls Max into a case that turns personal and dangerous. Annie refuses to stand back when accusation and murder close in around him.

A dying woman says she hid something in the Franklin house Annie and Max are restoring, and a stolen coin collection soon turns murder into a family crisis. Break-ins and gunfire make this one especially tense.

A mysterious young woman named Iris returns to Broward's Rock and seems to unsettle everyone she meets. Annie's attempt to help ends in murder and a hunt for an enemy hiding among friends.

Three linked deaths around Broward's Rock's youth recreation center pull Annie and Max into a knot of money, missing teens, and family strain. The puzzle spreads wider with every clue.

When police call a local woman's death a suicide, Annie spots details that do not fit. Her refusal to let it go leads to more killings and a tense trap for a careful murderer.

After a charity-shop volunteer leaves Annie urgent messages about a scandal, Annie finds her dead with an ax nearby. What looks simple quickly opens into a deeper tangle of gossip, secrets, and murder.

Shell Hurst vanishes during Broward's Rock's Fourth of July celebrations, and a second disappearance makes the case darker. Annie and Max trace blackmail, adultery, and betrayal through the height of tourist season.

Annie suspects there is more to an apparent suicide on Broward's Rock, especially after a second killing rattles the island. The clues point toward money, status, and people who want the truth buried.

When a missing man is linked to an abandoned car, a murdered woman, and a weapon hidden in the trunk, Annie and Max face a case built to deceive. The deeper they dig, the less anyone's story holds together.

Thrift-shop owner Ellen Gallagher finds a first edition of Poirot Investigates signed to the Queen of England, then loses it to a thief. Annie Darling steps in for a compact, book-loving mystery about rare treasures and loose talk.

During a quiet winter on Broward's Rock, Annie is pulled into danger when Ves Roundtree says someone is trying to kill her and make it look accidental. Money, resentment, and old lies soon crowd the case.