Egret Isle Cozy Mysteries Books in Order

Bakery owner Claudia’s hoped-for winter respite ends when victims appear deliberately posed around her island town. Investigating the murders forces her into longstanding feuds and secrets while a killer threatens the community she is rebuilding her life in.

Claudia inherits her estranged father’s Maine bakery on condition she run it for a year. Suspecting his death was not natural, she investigates potential enemies while confronting the demands of returning home and managing his business.

A neighbor’s death interrupts Egret Isle’s Fourth of July celebrations, leaving Claudia and her brother to investigate. Rumors, rivalries, and hidden motives complicate their search as the island’s friendly appearance gives way to a dangerous mystery.

Claudia’s birthday celebration is overshadowed by her brother’s disappearance and a murder at his guesthouse. With local gossip naming him the prime suspect, she searches for both the truth and her missing sibling before danger closes in.

A bakery coworker’s murder charge leaves Claudia torn between her instincts and the evidence. A frightening incident convinces her he is innocent, but reveals that everyone at the bakery may be targeted unless she finds the killer.

A veterinarian’s flirtation unsettles Claudia’s growing feelings for her baking assistant, then his murder interrupts an ordinary pet appointment. Investigating his death forces her to balance clues, complicated attraction, and the demands of her bakery.

Claudia’s busy holiday baking season becomes complicated when an estranged friend returns and another baker is found dead. Suspicion spreads through the island’s baking community, drawing Claudia into secrets that threaten both her business and relationships.

Claudia balances holiday bakery orders, a developing romance, and an unwelcome old friend until two deaths reveal a possible vendetta. To protect her island neighbors, she investigates old feuds and grudges beneath the seasonal celebrations.

Returning to run her inherited bakery, Claudia questions her decision when she witnesses a diner cook’s murder. Investigating with a friend draws her across the island, where tensions between residents and a resort conceal dangerous motives.

While photographing Egret Isle for a community website, Claudia accidentally captures a body she never noticed. Returning to the scene reveals nothing, leaving her to identify the possible victim and prove a murder occurred without physical evidence.

Claudia and Hugo visit a resort to renegotiate their bakery’s largest contract, expecting a pleasant business trip. Witnessing a fatal incident that staff attempt to conceal sends them searching behind the resort’s polished facade for a killer.

Helping her brother find an island rental leads Claudia to the bodies of the previous tenants. Someone has been impersonating the dead couple through text messages, drawing her into secrets concealed beneath the busy tourist season.