Miss Pink Books in Order
Part ofGwen Moffat Books in OrderRead Gwen Moffat's Miss Pink books in order, following climber and magistrate Melinda Pink as she investigates crimes amid remote landscapes and communities.
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Miss Pink books in publication order
16 books
Lady with a Cool Eye
by Gwen Moffat
1973
Bett Martin is found dead in her husband's crashed Jaguar beneath a cliff near Plas Mawr Adventure Centre. Director Melinda Pink questions the apparent accident and investigates, discovering that the centre may conceal more serious activities.
Miss Pink at the Edge of the World
by Gwen Moffat
1975
Two climbers die on a sea stack off Scotland's coast, and police initially consider their deaths accidental. Their climbing friends argue that murder occurred, making themselves suspects and leaving Miss Pink to untangle the technical evidence.
A Short Time to Live
by Gwen Moffat
1976
A landslide isolates the Lake District village of Sandale during torrential rain, trapping Miss Pink amid blackmail and criminal activity. When a woman is murdered and another disappears, she investigates with an enigmatic man claiming to be press.
Over the Sea to Death
by Gwen Moffat
1976
Climbing guides and their clients gather at a hotel in Skye's mountains, where jealousy and resentments create a volatile atmosphere. Miss Pink must investigate two disguised murders, drawing on her climbing knowledge and understanding of human motives.
Persons Unknown
by Gwen Moffat
1978
Miss Pink visits a Welsh coastal village for Roderick Bowen's birthday after he has defeated plans for a reactor on his land. His suspicious fall and a woman's death in a fire demand a closer investigation.
Die Like a Dog
by Gwen Moffat
1982
In Snowdonia, landlord Richard Judson angers local residents by letting trained guard dogs roam a nature reserve. When a vicious dog disappears, followed by Judson and his bailiff, Miss Pink investigates alongside detectives Pryce and Williams.
Last Chance Country
by Gwen Moffat
1983
Miss Pink visits a wealthy ranch in California's desert and explores its canyons on horseback. News of two women dying in a car plunging over a cliff draws her into an investigation involving conflicting identities and local secrets.
Grizzly Trail
by Gwen Moffat
1984
Miss Pink travels through the winter Rockies and visits friends at a ranch in Cougar Canyon. Nearby residents include wildlife poachers, and when bodies are discovered she questions whether grizzly bears really account for the deaths.
Snare
by Gwen Moffat
1988
Miss Pink senses trouble in a Highland crofting village where handyman Ivar Campbell hints at secret intelligence work. After his cottage burns and he is murdered, she investigates residents whose relationships conceal deeper tensions and further danger.
The Stone Hawk
by Gwen Moffat
1989
At a Utah ranch, Miss Pink joins the search for Birdie, a girl seeking ancient ruins in the canyons. When Birdie is found murdered and another child vanishes, she investigates dangers hidden within the small community.
Rage
by Gwen Moffat
1990
Miss Pink's publisher asks her to locate a travel writer who has disappeared while journeying through the Rockies. She follows his trail to Dogtown, where it ends abruptly and contradictory stories suggest that residents are concealing the truth.
The Raptor Zone
by Gwen Moffat
1990
Miss Pink arrives in the Oregon community of Sundown, where writers enjoy a cultivated lifestyle amid threatened wildlife habitats. A screenwriter's troublesome assistant intensifies existing tensions, and apparently civilized neighbors begin taking matters into their own hands.
Veronica's Sisters
by Gwen Moffat
1992
Exploring a New Mexico canyon, Miss Pink discovers human remains and a rifle in a cave dwelling. With nobody reported missing nearby, she stays in Regis to investigate secrets surrounding a young woman's recent apparent suicide.
The Lost Girls
by Gwen Moffat
1998
A drought exposes remains at a Lakeland reservoir, reviving memories of little Joannie Gardner's disappearance forty-five years earlier. When another violent death follows, Miss Pink investigates connections that the flooded dale had allowed residents to leave buried.
Private Sins
by Gwen Moffat
1999
While visiting a friend in the Canadian Rockies, Miss Pink becomes entangled in wealthy Charlie Gunn's family conflicts. His disappearance and violent death prompt an investigation through bitter rivalries, hazardous landscapes and a granddaughter's long-unexplained disappearance.
Retribution
by Gwen Moffat
2002
Miss Pink's holiday in a picturesque Lakeland dale reveals fraud, neglected livestock and damaging rumors beneath its welcoming surface. When the village busybody is found in a flooded stream, the elderly amateur detective investigates on the locals' behalf.
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