Keslar Mansion Mystery Books in Order

The Keslar Mansion Mystery series is a cozy offshoot of Sheri Richey’s Spicetown world. Its main setting is the large Keslar Mansion near Spicetown, Ohio, where wealthy widow Grace Keslar opens her home to paying guests. A bed-and-breakfast and spa bring a steady stream of visitors, family complications, staff concerns, and plenty of chances for a small problem to become a mystery.

Grace is an unusual host. She is confident, particular, and inclined to give people names of her own choosing. She also has a sharp eye for what is happening around her, even when her busy schedule threatens to pull her in several directions at once. Her mansion is grand enough to attract guests with secrets, yet close enough to Spicetown that familiar local characters and town business remain part of the picture.

Then there is Chauncey.

Chauncey is Grace’s large gray, wild-whiskered cat, and he does not treat the mansion like a neutral place. In Cat in Cahoots, Grace is launching the lodging business while Chauncey objects to the whole arrangement. As guests arrive, he begins turning up bits of jewelry and reacting to behavior that does not seem right. The book establishes the series’ playful question of whether he is simply a very observant cat, or something even more uncanny.

Cat Incognito keeps the focus on the mansion’s crowded household. Wedding plans for a Spicetown friend, a troubling new guest, long-lost relatives, and a strange traffic patrolman all add to Grace’s workload. Chauncey’s instincts again point toward the trouble, while the people around him try to keep the household running without letting the chaos ruin an important celebration.

In Cat In Control, Grace must split her time between the mansion and its health spa after her spa manager suddenly disappears. While Grace investigates a business operation that does not add up, Chauncey is left to supervise the bed-and-breakfast side of the property. The setup lets the series balance practical mysteries, guests with private troubles, and the cat’s tendency to notice what people miss.

This is a cozy series with a roomy setting and an ensemble cast. The mysteries are tied to guests, family history, local disagreements, theft, and secrets rather than graphic crime. Grace and Chauncey are the continuing anchors, while Spicetown’s mayor, police, and residents occasionally connect the stories to the wider town.

Start with Cat in Cahoots. The books build on the mansion’s opening, the recurring household, and Chauncey’s role in the investigations. Readers who like quirky homes, animal helpers, wedding bustle, and small-town mysteries with a warm rather than grim tone should feel at home here.