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Explore Meg Muldoon's books in publication order, with short book summaries and guides to the individual series to help you choose where to start.

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Murder in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2012

Pie baker Cinnamon prepares for Christmas River’s annual gingerbread competition until a body appears behind her shop. Someone seems determined to ruin her chances, and a mysterious newcomer becomes her ally in discovering who is behind the threat.

Madness in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2013

Between her pie shop and preparations for marrying the sheriff, Cinnamon barely has time to breathe. Her cousin’s disappearance and a wave of violent vandalism pull her into another investigation, threatening to overwhelm both her wedding plans and her safety.

Mayhem in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2013

When fire destroys her best friend’s ornament shop, Cinnamon discovers it was deliberately set. With the Christmas in July festivities drawing crowds, she and her deputy boyfriend race to identify an arsonist before more of the town burns.

Laid off and behind on rent, matchmaking barmaid Loretta already has enough problems without her former boss’s suspicious death. A handsome stranger’s persistent appearances further complicate matters as she becomes caught up in a murder mystery in Broken Hearts Junction.

Malice in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2014

Newly married Cinnamon works through an autumn heatwave to fund a Hawaiian honeymoon with Sheriff Daniel. A disastrous incident at the Christmas River rodeo exposes a sinister threat, placing their travel plans and the life they have built in jeopardy.

Mischief in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2014

Cinnamon looks forward to holiday celebrations until a rival pie shop opens across the street and customers begin disappearing. Strange incidents around town soon turn personal, drawing her and Sheriff Daniel into a mystery that threatens their Christmas happiness.

Roasted in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2014

When Jack Daniels the turkey disappears from his pen, Cinnamon Peters and Daniel investigate a theft that threatens a local family’s Thanksgiving. Finding the missing bird means discovering who wants to spoil the holiday and why.

A country singer’s serious injury at the Stupid Cupid Saloon draws barmaid and matchmaker Bitters Loveless into an old unsolved murder. As ghosts offer clues, her investigation puts both her safety and her newfound happiness at risk.

Magic in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2015

Finding an old class ring hidden in her pie shop draws Cinnamon into a mystery buried for decades. A series of disturbing accidents follows, suggesting that someone will go to dangerous lengths to prevent her from uncovering the past.

Manic in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2015

Cinnamon helps her grandfather open a brewpub during Christmas River’s Fourth of July celebrations. When a rival dies on opening night, she and her sheriff husband must investigate quickly to protect her family from a killer’s unfolding plans.

Mutts & Murder

by Meg Muldoon

2015

After heartbreak sends reporter Winifred Wolf home to Dog Mountain, she finds herself assigned to local canine stories. The suspicious death of a difficult dog-show judge gives her a more serious mystery to investigate beneath the town’s pet-loving exterior.

Bulldogs & Bullets

by Meg Muldoon

2016

Demoted to covering dogs for her Oregon newspaper, Freddie Wolf refuses to ignore a teacher friend’s disappearance. With her police lieutenant boyfriend and puppy Mugs, she investigates a case linked to lawbreaking dog owners and a dangerous trap.

Menace in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2016

Asked to judge a chocolate competition, Cinnamon is tempted by the chance to meet a celebrity chef. A sudden blizzard turns the Valentine’s Day event into a crisis, trapping her in a mystery with someone whose intentions are deadly.

Missing in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2016

A search-and-rescue volunteer vanishes while hunting legendary treasure in the forest near Christmas River. When Cinnamon and Daniel find a fragment of the treasure and become targets of violence, the disappearance takes on a far more dangerous meaning.

The Silence of the Elves

by Meg Muldoon

2016

Banished from the North Pole to a miserable Oregon department store, elf Holly hopes merely to endure her new assignment. When the manager is murdered and she becomes the main suspect, her enthusiasm for mysteries turns into a necessity for survival.

Ginger of the West

by Meg Muldoon

2017

When Broomfield Bay’s mayor dies in a car plunge, witch and café owner Ginger Westbrook becomes entangled in suspicion. Her aunt’s prediction of the death makes accusations worse as they investigate whether the crash was deliberate.

Meltdown in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2017

The suspicious death of notorious gossip Moira Stewart leaves Christmas River full of rumors and possible motives. Pie baker Cinnamon Peters and her sheriff husband investigate a town where many residents might benefit from keeping Moira silent.

Caught in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2018

Two novellas follow Cinnamon and Daniel investigating a cliffside death during an Oregon coast holiday, and a young Warren Peters confronting crime in 1951. A bonus short story and recipes round out these Christmas River mysteries.

Easter preparations give way to an investigation when Cinnamon Peters confronts the mystery of Henrietta O’Reilly’s murder. With someone determined to spoil the holiday, the pie baker must follow the clues and uncover what has happened.

Crushed in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2018

Reluctantly playing Mrs. Claus in a Christmas in July production, Kara Billings struggles with difficult colleagues and exhausting rehearsals. A series of suspicious accidents persuades her to stay and investigate, putting her under increasingly dangerous pressure.

Midnight in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2018

A famous horror writer’s arrival becomes the talk of Christmas River, but excitement turns unsettling when figures from his fiction seem to appear around town. Cinnamon investigates the strange events, determined to uncover what is behind the apparent hauntings.

Mistake in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2018

The sister of a girl who vanished years earlier arrives in Christmas River seeking answers. Cinnamon and Sheriff Daniel agree to investigate the old disappearance, only to encounter secrets that someone in the town is still prepared to protect.

Hounded in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2019

Christmas River prepares for its first dog parade, but its organizer begins receiving frightening threats. Asked to help, Cinnamon and her sheriff husband search for the person responsible before the holiday-weekend fundraiser turns into a disaster.

Already discouraged by a baking competition failure, Cinnamon Peters must prepare a gingerbread wedding castle for a friend. When the best man is found in a ditch, she investigates who is determined to sabotage the celebration.

Corgis & Conspiracy

by Meg Muldoon

2020

A controversial pet-treat celebrity is found dead beneath the stairs at Dog Mountain’s historic Howliday Inn. Reporter Freddie Wolf, Lieutenant Sam Sakai and dog Mugs investigate whether an apparent accident conceals a much more deliberate crime.

Elf Confidential

by Meg Muldoon

2020

Banished elf Holly Hopewell has settled into running a bakery in Mistletoe, Oregon. When a city councilor dies after eating one of her treats, she must investigate quickly to protect herself and the life she is rebuilding.

Framed in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2020

Kara is accused of stealing from another vendor at the Last Chance Holiday Market. Cinnamon Peters and her sheriff husband race to find the real culprit before their friend spends Christmas behind bars instead of celebrating with them.

After an evening together during Christmas week, Cinnamon, her grandfather Warren and friend Kara each experience a dream shaped by the past. The unexpected visits encourage them to revisit forgotten lessons and reconsider what the holiday means to them.

Trapped in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2022

Cinnamon joins a running group to replace Kara in a local race, then finds a notorious online troll badly injured on a trail. When group leader Jess becomes the prime suspect, Cinnamon investigates the attack and hidden motives.

Malarkey in Christmas River

by Meg Muldoon

2025

An accident closes Cinnamon Peters's pie shop just before the town's folk festival, but a famous musician offers a fundraising concert. When another incident leaves her friend gravely injured, Cinnamon and Sheriff Daniel Brightman investigate the danger hiding behind the festivities.

Christmas River books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Murder in Christmas River"

    Murder in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2012
  2. Book cover for "Madness in Christmas River"

    Madness in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2013
  3. Book cover for "Mayhem in Christmas River"

    Mayhem in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2013
  4. Book cover for "Malice in Christmas River"

    Malice in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2014
  5. Book cover for "Mischief in Christmas River"

    Mischief in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2014
  6. Book cover for "Roasted in Christmas River"

    Roasted in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2014
  7. Book cover for "Magic in Christmas River"

    Magic in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2015
  8. Book cover for "Manic in Christmas River"

    Manic in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2015
  9. Book cover for "Menace in Christmas River"

    Menace in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2016
  10. Book cover for "Missing in Christmas River"

    Missing in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2016
  11. Book cover for "Meltdown in Christmas River"

    Meltdown in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2017
  12. Book cover for "Caught in Christmas River"

    Caught in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2018
  13. Book cover for "Cinnamon Peters & The Rabbit Bandit"
  14. Book cover for "Crushed in Christmas River"

    Crushed in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2018
  15. Book cover for "Midnight in Christmas River"

    Midnight in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2018
  16. Book cover for "Mistake in Christmas River"

    Mistake in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2018
  17. Book cover for "Hounded in Christmas River"

    Hounded in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2019
  18. Book cover for "Matrimony in Christmas River"
  19. Book cover for "Framed in Christmas River"

    Framed in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2020
  20. Book cover for "Merriment in Christmas River"
  21. Book cover for "Trapped in Christmas River"

    Trapped in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2022
  22. Book cover for "Malarkey in Christmas River"

    Malarkey in Christmas River

    by Meg Muldoon

    2025

Cozy Matchmaker Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Burned in Broken Hearts Junction"
  2. Book cover for "Busted in Broken Hearts Junction"

Dog Town USA Series books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Mutts & Murder"

    Mutts & Murder

    by Meg Muldoon

    2015
  2. Book cover for "Bulldogs & Bullets"

    Bulldogs & Bullets

    by Meg Muldoon

    2016
  3. Book cover for "Corgis & Conspiracy"

    Corgis & Conspiracy

    by Meg Muldoon

    2020
  4. Book cover for "Pyrenees & Poison"

    Pyrenees & Poison

    by Meg Muldoon

    2023

Holly Hopewell books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Silence of the Elves"

    The Silence of the Elves

    by Meg Muldoon

    2016
  2. Book cover for "Elf Confidential"

    Elf Confidential

    by Meg Muldoon

    2020

Standalone Meg Muldoon books

  1. Book cover for "Ginger of the West"

    Ginger of the West

    by Meg Muldoon

    2017

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