Murder In Style Books in Order

Murder In Style is a cozy mystery series set in Blueberry Lake, Minnesota, where former Hollywood stylist Jenna McGovern returns home to help her mother revive a struggling thrift shop. Jenna knows fashion, red carpets, and warm California weather. A Midwestern winter and a small-town murder are less familiar territory.

She brings her eye for style with her anyway.

In Secrets and Stilettos, Jenna's first client is Grant Mark, a best man preparing for a high-profile wedding. When Grant turns up dead after a tense encounter with Jenna, the evidence makes her look like a very convenient suspect. Clearing her name means learning the town quickly, asking uncomfortable questions, and dealing with the local police chief, Cooper.

Jenna is not a trained investigator, but she does have people skills, nerve, and a habit of noticing what others overlook. Her work in the thrift shop brings her into contact with Blueberry Lake's residents, their secrets, and the small frictions that can turn into motives. Her friend Ally and her mother are part of the ongoing support system, while firefighter Matt and Chief Cooper create a complicated romantic situation.

The series stays light on its feet. Fashion, secondhand finds, lake-town life, and winter weather give the books their color, while each installment supplies a murder and a new group of suspects. Lipstick and Lies finds Jenna helping Matt when his ex-girlfriend is found dead. Mascara and Murder takes her back toward the Hollywood world she thought she had left behind.

Blueberry Lake is small. Its secrets are not.

Start with Secrets and Stilettos, since it introduces Jenna's move home, her family situation, and the relationships that carry through the rest of the series. Readers who enjoy a warm small-town setting, amateur sleuthing, romantic complications, and fashion-focused details will find an easy place to settle in here.