Liz Talbot Mystery Books in Order

Private investigator Liz Talbot returns to her South Carolina island home after her grandmother is murdered. Excluded from the official investigation by her police-chief brother, Liz pursues her own enquiries, complicated by further deaths and the appearance of her deceased best friend.

Calista McQueen resembles Marilyn Monroe and fears that her uncannily similar life will end the same way. Liz Talbot investigates the people surrounding her client, juggling romantic complications while trying to uncover a plot before Calista's fears become reality.

Liz Talbot is hired to find Kent Heyward, a young Charleston heiress who vanished a month earlier. What looks like a voluntary departure grows more troubling as family arguments, inheritance ambitions and ghostly clues complicate the search.

Days before her wedding, Liz Talbot helps her friend Olivia, who claims to have seen a corpse inside a bordello she partly owns. Liz must untangle suspicious patrons, family complications and ghostly presences while trying to keep Olivia out of jail.

A Charleston law firm hires Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews to clear the husband of a woman pushed from her library window. Their investigation leads through charitable circles and an exclusive book club, where polite appearances conceal grudges and secrets.

Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews investigate a husband's secrets for Tammy Sue Lyerly, expecting a relatively harmless domestic case. When he is found dead after they deliver incriminating photographs, they examine his colourful claims and troubled past to help their client.

A woman claiming to help at a flooded Charleston accident scene becomes a suspect because of damage to her car. An anonymous benefactor hires Liz and Nate to investigate, leading them toward domestic troubles and a waterfront bookshop.

Television star Darius Baker returns to Stella Maris, only to be arrested when his high school girlfriend is killed. Believing him innocent, Liz and Nate investigate a tangled collection of former spouses, lovers and other suspects while trying to protect him.

A hemp farm investment draws Darius Baker back into trouble when a Charleston professor and potential investor is murdered. Liz and Nate investigate suspects from the victim's personal and professional life, while Colleen warns that the stakes exceed Liz's expectations.

Liz Talbot's Christmas worries become a murder investigation when she finds a man dressed as Santa dead in a grounded rowboat. The victim belongs to a wealthy Charleston family, forcing Liz and Nate to revisit a clan full of secrets.

A Talbot family Christmas trip to St. John is interrupted by an amateur investigation into an unfaithful husband. When the women involved cross a dangerous criminal organization, Liz and Nate must find a killer and protect them.

Five stories explore Liz Talbot's life between major investigations, including Colleen's past, Liz's first meeting with her dog, and a family Thanksgiving. Cases and local encounters add background to the people of Stella Maris.