Murder By Month Mystery Books in Order

Mira James leaves the Twin Cities for a clean start in Battle Lake, where she quickly finds new work, new hope, and a dead boyfriend in the library. To survive, she has to learn what this polite little town has been hiding.

A summer treasure hunt sends Mira searching Whiskey Lake for prize money and a good story. Instead she finds a deeper mystery, a murder, and a man from her past she never wanted to see again.

When a giant statue disappears before a holiday celebration, Mira expects a quirky local story. Then a kidnapping and a lakeside corpse turn it into one of her messiest investigations yet.

Before the August Moon Festival, Mira's young library assistant is murdered and suspicion falls on a nearby Bible camp. The case mixes grief, small-town grudges, and a lot of uncomfortable questions.

At the Minnesota State Fair, a local dairy queen drops dead while posing for her butter sculpture. Mira digs through gossip, pageant rivalries, and bigger cover-ups to find out who wanted her silenced.

Battle Lake's October Fest begins with polka, politics, and a blogger found dead at a packed motor lodge. Mira has to sort through campaign mudslinging, tourists, and local secrets to catch the killer.

Home for Christmas, Mira James walks into a town gripped by the Candy Cane Killer. When a woman from her old class is murdered, the case becomes personal fast.

What looks like a hunting accident doesn't sit right with Mira James, especially when old resentments start surfacing. Her search through frozen fields and town gossip uncovers a scandal that never really died.

At a church retreat in Bemidji, sharp-eyed Mrs. Berns watches a rude husband drop dead after a mayonnaise tasting. Her investigation is funny, nosy, and unexpectedly merciful.

A skating outing turns grim when Mira spots a corpse frozen beneath the ice. The dead man's last days lead her toward local history, ghost stories, and a killer waiting for the thaw.

Mira James boards a Valentine's train to Oregon expecting romance and a professional conference. When a woman is murdered and her family vanishes in a Rockies blizzard, the trip turns into a locked-room investigation on rails.

When Mira finds a corpse hidden inside a life-size doll, her investigation lands her in jail instead of at the crime scene. Now her friends have to help clear her name before the killer finishes dressing her up as the next victim.

An old note tucked inside a book links Mira James to a vanished librarian and to her own dead father. While she chases that mystery, a missing girl forces her to confront secrets Battle Lake has kept buried for years.

Mira James is trying to make it through a December wedding without drama when Battle Lake mayor Kennie Rogers is kidnapped by a murderous Santa. To save her friend and steady her own shaky relationship, Mira has to chase one more very strange case.