Margaret Loudon Books in Order

Mac Daly agrees to write the lovelorn advice column for her high school paper and bets she can win over Travis Cooper, one of the most popular boys in school. Then she learns he is about to become her stepbrother.

This early young adult standalone shifts away from Peg Cochran's later mystery series into teen drama. It centers on high school friendships, attraction, and the fallout from one risky choice.

An American novelist takes a position at a British bookshop hoping to overcome writer’s block, only to become involved in a local murder. Helping another writer clear her name draws Penelope and her new friends into the town’s hidden conflicts.

A ducal wedding turns deadly when the groom’s former girlfriend is murdered at the reception. American writer Penelope Parish and her friends at the Open Book bookstore must unravel the motives behind the killing before the celebration brings further danger.

Determined to finish her novel and stop investigating crimes, Penelope Parish plans to leave real villains alone. An author’s murder inside her bookshop changes that resolve, forcing her and the town’s residents to identify the threat among them.

A gourmet-shop owner’s poisoning disrupts Penelope Parish’s hopes of retiring from amateur detection. With angry local competitors providing plenty of suspects, she relies on her friends at the bookshop to untangle another crime threatening their seemingly tranquil English town.