Hester Thursby Mystery Books in Order

Harvard librarian Hester Thursby uses her research skills to find missing people. Tracking a woman's long-absent brother brings her into Boston's wealthy circles, where his assumed identity and deceptive schemes make being discovered a potentially deadly threat.

A cryptic message draws Hester Thursby to a remote Maine island recovering from a storm. A missing child and a murder pull her into the community's secrets, challenging her resolve to abandon the dangerous business of finding people.

Hester Thursby questions a reported break-in at the home of a family that owns a for-profit university. Asked to locate missing alumni, she uncovers financial misconduct and old secrets, while a student's death reveals the investigation's danger.