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Leann Sweeney Books in Order

This page lists Leann Sweeney’s cozy mystery series in order, with book summaries, series background, and suggestions on where to begin her South Carolina set Cats in Trouble stories and other gentle mysteries.

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Pick Your Poison

by Leann Sweeney

2004

Wealthy Texan Abby Rose is uncertain what to do after finishing school and leaving work. Discovering her gardener dead in the greenhouse gives her a new purpose, but solving the murder brings complications money can't resolve.

A Wedding to Die For

by Leann Sweeney

2005

Houston investigator Abby Rose is drawn into a wedding disaster when a guest is killed with a gift. As the celebration gives way to suspicion, she must uncover the truth behind a bride's ruined occasion.

Dead Giveaway

by Leann Sweeney

2005

New private investigator Abby Rose specializes in finding answers for adoption cases. A search involving a baby abandoned years earlier becomes entangled with a present-day murder, forcing her to investigate a past someone would rather conceal.

Shoot from the Lip

by Leann Sweeney

2007

Abby Rose works with a television crew to help Emma Lopez reunite with her missing mother. Emma has raised three younger siblings alone, but someone appears determined to prevent the family's hoped-for reunion from happening.

Pushing Up Bluebonnets

by Leann Sweeney

2008

Abby Rose is asked to identify a young woman left critically injured after an attempted murder. A possible link to a prominent Houston family brings dangerous questions about the victim's past and threats to Abby herself.

Dying Embers

by Leann Sweeney

2009

Twelve-year-old Amanda struggles to imagine a happy Christmas while her mother drinks and her father behaves abusively. With younger siblings depending on her, she faces the holiday without hope until the possibility of Christmas magic offers something unexpected.

When Jillian Hart's home is burgled and her cat Syrah disappears, she begins investigating a suspected catnapping. Finding a murder victim makes her a suspect and reveals that other purebred cats may also be in danger.

Quilter Jillian Hart investigates a milk cow's disappearance from a friend's farm. The search leads her to dozens of stray cats and a murder victim, turning an unusual theft into a much more dangerous mystery.

The Cat, the Lady and the Liar

by Leann Sweeney

2011

A stray cat introduces Jillian Hart to wealthy Ritaestelle Longworth, who fears someone is drugging her. When a body appears in the lake and Ritaestelle is found nearby, Jillian investigates secrets reaching back decades.

Jillian Hart returns home to discover Tom missing and his estranged half-brother occupying his house. A dead stranger in Tom's wrecked car makes finding her friend urgent, while his escaped diabetic cat adds another concern.

Helping relocate feral cats from an abandoned textile mill, Jillian Hart discovers a woman missing for years living there. A later discovery connects the mill to old disappearances, prompting Jillian to investigate its concealed history.

Jillian Hart fosters Clyde, a cat whose long journey home ended beside his dead owner. Learning the man was murdered, she becomes involved in the investigation as Clyde escapes again and uncovers another body.

As Jillian and Tom prepare to marry, their family's new cat steals an antique locket. Trying to return it draws them into a murder investigation, where the animal's habit of collecting objects may reveal crucial evidence.

A disoriented woman is found carrying a kitten, and a search of her crowded home reveals a dead man. Jillian Hart doubts the woman's guilt and investigates the many enemies who may have wanted him dead.

Cats In Trouble Mysteries books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse"

    The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse

    by Leann Sweeney

    2009Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Cat, the Professor and the Poison"

    The Cat, the Professor and the Poison

    by Leann Sweeney

    2010Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Cat, the Lady and the Liar"

    The Cat, the Lady and the Liar

    by Leann Sweeney

    2011Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon"

    The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon

    by Leann Sweeney

    2012Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Cat, the Mill and the Murder"

    The Cat, the Mill and the Murder

    by Leann Sweeney

    2013Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim"

    The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim

    by Leann Sweeney

    2014Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret"

    The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret

    by Leann Sweeney

    2015Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The Cat, the Collector and the Killer"

    The Cat, the Collector and the Killer

    by Leann Sweeney

    2016Cats In Trouble Mysteries, Book 8

Yellow Rose Mysteries books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Pick Your Poison"

    Pick Your Poison

    by Leann Sweeney

    2004Yellow Rose Mysteries, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Wedding to Die For"

    A Wedding to Die For

    by Leann Sweeney

    2005Yellow Rose Mysteries, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Dead Giveaway"

    Dead Giveaway

    by Leann Sweeney

    2005Yellow Rose Mysteries, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Shoot from the Lip"

    Shoot from the Lip

    by Leann Sweeney

    2007Yellow Rose Mysteries, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Pushing Up Bluebonnets"

    Pushing Up Bluebonnets

    by Leann Sweeney

    2008Yellow Rose Mysteries, Book 5

Standalone Leann Sweeney books

  1. Book cover for "Dying Embers"

    Dying Embers

    by Leann Sweeney

    2009

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