Deb Pines Books in Order

Reporter Mimi Goldman suspects murder when her landlord collapses during a community race in Chautauqua. With help from her son, a colleague, and a detective ex-boyfriend, she investigates his family and tenants before another death brings the threat closer.

Meat deliveries repeatedly vanish from a locked kitchen at a Chautauqua boardinghouse. Reporter Mimi Goldman investigates disgruntled guests, an employee, and a delivery boy, while an appealing engineer adds romance to a puzzle about both culprit and method.

Mimi Goldman returns to her newspaper job in Chautauqua hoping for a quiet season, only to find her boss dead. Investigating the killing brings threats against her and questions about justice and forgiveness involving the area’s Amish neighbors.

At the lakeside Chautauqua Institution, Jimmy, Rosemary, and Joe appear to be enjoying a summer picnic and a fishing outing. Tensions beneath their ordinary holiday activities build toward a disturbing turn in this short tale.

Artist Jenny Van Alstine disappears from Chautauqua, prompting reporter Mimi Goldman to investigate. Her search reveals jealousies and concealed relationships among the summer community, while a killer works to keep Mimi from discovering what happened.

A filmmaker is killed during Chautauqua’s noisy Fourth of July concert, and her stalker is arrested. Asked to clear the suspect, Mimi Goldman puts wedding preparations aside and follows hidden grievances toward a killer who may threaten her next.

A billionaire’s death in his soaking tub looks accidental until a note points to murder. Mimi Goldman questions his seven children and investigates with her elderly friend Sylvia, discovering that someone will use violence to keep family secrets buried.

Socialite Connie dePalma is found dead in a gorge shortly after arriving in Chautauqua. Mimi Goldman refuses to accept an easy explanation and investigates those who benefit, but misleading clues and a threat against her complicate the search.

A disliked satirical newspaper editor apparently dies of COVID-19, but his sister questions the hurried cremation. With police unwilling to investigate, Mimi Goldman examines his bitter relatives, caregiver, and enemies to determine whether the pandemic concealed a murder.

An online announcement draws Chautauqua residents to what they expect is a murder-mystery game. When an intruder is shot dead during a blackout, Mimi Goldman and Sylvia investigate a gathering where the danger has become very real.

True crime podcaster Emmy Diner dies during a Chautauqua book club meeting, but police suspect no crime. Reporter Mimi Goldman and her elderly friend Sylvia investigate anyway, uncovering suspicious connections between the club’s members and the cold cases Emmy pursued.