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JM Griffin Books in Order

Explore J.M. Griffin books in order, with series guides, quick summaries, and easy starting points for Vinnie Esposito, Jules and Bun, and more.

Last updated: July 3, 2026

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17 books

For Love of Livvy

by JM Griffin

2007

When her beloved Aunt Livvy dies, criminal justice instructor Lavinia Esposito inherits the house and a mystery. A box of unexplained jewels, vandalism, and threatening calls push Vinnie into a dangerous search for the truth.

Dirty Trouble

by JM Griffin

2009

After surviving a car accident, Vinnie learns her aging aunt has been arrested and is mixed up with mobsters. With Aaron Grant and Marcus Richmond close by, she still has to sort out the threats, the family mess, and her own bad instincts.

Faerie Cake Dead

by JM Griffin

2010

Divorcee Luna Devere runs Faerie Cake Junction, a tea shop surrounded by faerie folk, when a corpse turns up seated inside as if waiting for tea. With a skeptical sheriff, a troublesome ex, and a handsome contractor nearby, Luna has no easy way out.

Dead Wrong

by JM Griffin

2011

After finding a dead man, Vinnie is swept into a mess involving stolen art, her twin brother's innocence, and threats to her own life. Marcus Richmond and Aaron Grant try to protect her, but Vinnie is not the kind to sit still.

Murder on Spyglass Lane

by JM Griffin

2011

Psychic artist Sarah McDougall flees New England for Florida's west coast, hoping distance will quiet her unwanted visions. Instead she finds a body near the golf course behind her home and gets pulled into a dangerous investigation.

Cold Moon Dead

by JM Griffin

2012

A winter case pulls Vinnie back into the kind of trouble she never seems able to avoid. Following one shaky lead after another, she finds that old secrets and fresh danger make a bad situation worse.

Tangled to Death

by JM Griffin

2012

Katie Greer tries to build a quiet life in a New Hampshire town, teaching tangled doodling classes at her art studio. That peace ends when she finds the town gossip dead outside her door and realizes her past may not stay buried.

Season for Murder

by JM Griffin

2013

Vinnie Esposito is back in another Rhode Island tangle where murder, family pressure, and her own stubborn curiosity refuse to stay separate. The deeper she digs, the more clear it becomes that this case could cost her dearly.

The Cadence Caper

by JM Griffin

2013

Sarah McDougall is haunted by visions of an elderly woman's abduction, then learns her lover Raven DeVille's aunt has been kidnapped by treasure hunters. As Sarah's ghost-walking power grows stronger, so does the danger around her.

Faerie Dust Dead

by JM Griffin

2014

Trouble hits Faerie Cake Junction when someone starts stealing faerie dust and dark magic creeps into the air. Luna Devere must sort out the mystery before a stranger, and whatever they are after, turns deadly.

Death Gone Awry

by JM Griffin

2015

Vinnie jumps into the water to save a man, only to learn he has mob connections and trouble of his own. As danger closes in, her shaky relationship with Marcus and her feelings about Aaron make an already messy case even riskier.

Dragon's Touch

by JM Griffin

2016

This fantasy-leaning Griffin novel shifts into a more magical mode, mixing dragon lore, attraction, and danger. Secrets and hidden motives drive the story as the stakes turn personal.

Deader Than Dead

by JM Griffin

2017

A trip to Block Island turns ugly when Vinnie finds a dead mobster under a dock and her best friend Lola gets pulled into family turmoil. With crime bosses, undercover agents, and a kidnapping in play, Vinnie dives straight into chaos.

The Billionaire's Double Take

by JM Griffin

2017

Art gallery owner Erin Cameron hides behind an invented assistant, Penny Boucher, to escape attention and grief. Then a Scottish billionaire arrives to buy her gallery, a painting disappears, and Erin becomes the prime suspect.

Left Fur Dead

by JM Griffin

2019

Rabbit rescue owner Jules Bridge and her telepathic bunny, Bun, find a frozen body on Fur Bridge Farm. The dead man is Arty the Mime, and their search for answers soon uncovers lies, grudges, and danger aimed at the farm itself.

Who's Dead, Doc?

by JM Griffin

2020

At a child's birthday party, Jules and Bun stumble into another murder when rabbit-world figure Evelyn Montgomery is found stabbed in the bushes. Soon Jules is judging a rabbit show, working with the sheriff, and hunting a killer in plain sight.

Hop 'Til You Drop

by JM Griffin

2021

Jules Bridge volunteers at an Easter egg hunt, only to find supervisor Della Meany staged as a corpse among painted eggs. With telepathic rabbit Bun at her side, Jules chases a killer who may be hiding behind an Easter Bunny costume.

Where should I start?

If you want her longest-running mystery series: For Love of LivvyDirty TroubleDead Wrong
If you like cozy mysteries with animals: Left Fur DeadWho's Dead, Doc?Hop 'Til You Drop
If you want light paranormal mystery: Murder on Spyglass LaneThe Cadence Caper
If you want whimsical magic with your murder: Faerie Cake DeadFaerie Dust Dead
If you want a standalone change of pace: Tangled to Death or The Billionaire's Double Take

Author bio

J.M. Griffin grew up in the Maine countryside, and that small-town, close-to-the-woods feeling still runs through much of her fiction. She has said the Nancy Drew books were an early spark for her, and she wrote her first story when she was twelve.

That start never really let go.

Her best-known work centers on Lavinia Esposito, usually called Vinnie, a criminal justice instructor whose life has a habit of colliding with murder, mob trouble, and family drama. Beginning with For Love of Livvy and continuing through books like Dirty Trouble, Dead Wrong, and Death Gone Awry, Griffin built a long-running series that mixes amateur sleuthing with humor, romance, and a lot of Rhode Island atmosphere.

Those books help show what she likes to do as a storyteller. Her heroines are smart, stubborn, and not always good at staying out of danger. The mysteries move quickly, but there is usually room for family friction, romantic tension, and the kind of side characters who make a series feel lived in.

She did not stay in one lane, though. In Faerie Cake Dead, Griffin mixed cupcakes, tea, murder, and faerie lore on the coast of Maine. In Murder on Spyglass Lane, she shifted to a more paranormal setup with psychic artist Sarah McDougall on Florida's west coast. Later, The Cadence Caper pushed that series further into visions, ghost-walking, and treasure-hunter trouble.

She likes a little strangeness in her mysteries.

That same offbeat streak shows up in the Jules and Bun books, which start with Left Fur Dead. There, Juliette Bridge runs a rabbit rescue in rural New Hampshire and solves crimes with help from Bun, her telepathic rabbit. Who's Dead, Doc? and Hop 'Til You Drop keep that mix going, cozy mystery on one side, light fantasy on the other, with plenty of warmth in between.

Across Griffin's catalog, a few things repeat in a good way. She returns often to New England settings, close communities, women who know more than the police would like, and plots that fold in romance without losing sight of the mystery. Even when she moves into faeries, psychic visions, or a rabbit who talks by telepathy, the books stay grounded in everyday worries, work, friendship, family, and survival.

She has also written romance, including work published under the name Dana Stone, which gives a useful clue to another part of her range. Whether she is writing a cozy mystery, a paranormal caper, or a more romantic story, she tends to keep the pace brisk and the tone approachable.

Author notes place her in rural Rhode Island, or more broadly New England, with her husband John and two cats. That feels fitting. Her books often have the same mix of quiet landscape, domestic detail, and trouble just around the corner.

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