Jill Smith Books in Order

Berkeley police officer Jill Smith attends a Buddhist lecture with a friend, only to find the visiting guru stabbed during his disciples' applause. Investigating the killing draws her into the secrets surrounding his followers.

Jill Smith reluctantly agrees to check on her ex-husband's missing colleague, Anne Spaulding. Finding Anne's home wrecked and bloodstained is alarming enough, but a familiar pen among the clues points suspicion toward Jill's former spouse.

When a respected Berkeley philanthropist dies in a car crash, cut brake lines reveal that someone deliberately killed him. Detective Jill Smith investigates the wealthy man's circle, where competing ambitions complicate the search for a murderer.

Returning to work after a helicopter crash, Berkeley detective Jill Smith investigates a restaurant owner's death from poisoned soup. The chef's conflicts with employees, neighbors, and other locals give her several suspects to consider.

When an activist Jill Smith recently helped is murdered at Berkeley's Rainbow Village, the detective takes a closer look at the troubled encampment. Disputes over its future and earlier violence complicate her search for the killer.

Detective Jill Smith is drawn into a bitter feud between a Berkeley dentist and his neighbor after a falling tree branch prompts an assault complaint. When someone dies, the neighborhood dispute becomes a homicide investigation.

A poisoned IRS agent's death sends Berkeley detective Jill Smith through the files of taxpayers he antagonized. Several people had reasons to resent him, but her investigation suggests that taxation alone may not explain the murder.

A campaign of pranks against Berkeley's parking enforcement officers leads Jill Smith to retired attorney Madeleine Riordan. When Madeleine is killed before sharing what she knows, Jill investigates the connection between the harassment and her death.

Demoted to patrol duty, Jill Smith encounters naked protesters and a former Olympic diver reporting vandalism at her health club. A shooting raises the stakes as Jill investigates neighborhood rivalries, old grievances, and competing businesses.

A body appears in private investigator Herman Ott's office, and Ott disappears before explaining a secret to Jill Smith. When a prominent mediator is also murdered, Jill's loyalty to her missing friend complicates her police investigation.