Finny's NoseMystery Books in Order
Part ofDana Mentink Books in OrderBrowse Dana Mentink’s Finny’s Nose mysteries in order, with quick summaries, quirky series background, and guidance on where to start.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Finny's NoseMystery books in publication order
3 books
Fog Over Finny's Nose
by Dana Mentink
2008
Ruth Budge’s quiet worm-farming life is interrupted by a severed toe, a strange cult, and the first-ever Finny Fog Festival. Soon an old diary and a hot air balloon disaster turn weird into deadly.
Trouble Up Finny's Nose
by Dana Mentink
2008
Widowed Ruth Budge finds both her late husband’s secret novel and a dead body in Finny’s town fountain. Between bizarre townsfolk and mounting clues, she is pushed into a mystery far bigger than she expected.
Treasure Under Finny's Nose
by Dana Mentink
2009
Ruth Budge faces another wonderfully odd Finny mystery when talk of treasure draws greed and danger to town. As usual, the locals are eccentric, the clues are messy, and murder is never far behind.
Finny's NoseMystery books in chronological order
Trouble Up Finny's Nose
by Dana Mentink
2008Finny's NoseMystery, Book 1
Fog Over Finny's Nose
by Dana Mentink
2008Finny's NoseMystery, Book 2
Treasure Under Finny's Nose
by Dana Mentink
2009Finny's NoseMystery, Book 3
Series background & context
The Finny books introduce one of Dana Mentink’s most delightfully offbeat worlds. Set in the coastal California town of Finny, the series follows Ruth Budge, a widowed amateur sleuth whose life is already unusual before bodies, cults, missing treasure, and bizarre clues begin piling up.
The books lean fully into cozy mystery energy. Trouble Up Finny’s Nose opens with Ruth finding both her late husband’s secret manuscript and a body in the town fountain. Fog Over Finny’s Nose adds a golf-course toe, a strange cult, and festival mayhem. Treasure Under Finny’s Nose keeps the series moving with another tangle of greed, danger, and eccentric locals.
What sets these books apart is their humor. Ruth is practical, overwhelmed, and surrounded by people who make normal almost impossible. If you enjoy cozy mysteries that are openly quirky but still anchored by a heroine who keeps showing up when things get weird, Finny is worth a visit.
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