Ozarks Cozy Mystery Books in Order

A suspicious illness at Clover’s chili cook-off leads Della to suspect the sheriff was its intended target. New evidence about her husband’s death brings further danger, leaving her to weigh competing loyalties while her St. Bernard helps protect her.

Della finds her friend dead beside an unfinished garden fence, and poisoning points toward murder. As she considers former partners and suspicious strangers, the investigation collides with her grief and renewed FBI interest in her own husband’s death.

After losing her husband, Della Fox becomes the prime suspect when a business competitor is found dead. Her effort to clear her name reveals unexpected detective instincts, aided by a new sheriff, her book club and a devoted St. Bernard.

A body discovered deep in an Ozarks cave draws Della into a mystery rooted in decade-old secrets. Despite the sheriff’s warnings, she follows accounts of criminal activity and personal loss, risking her safety as the buried history emerges.

When dogs in Clover become ill, a veterinarian asks Della to identify whoever is responsible. Conflicting motives among neighbors complicate her search, while an FBI inquiry into her husband’s death suggests that she too may be in danger.

Della and her sister investigate a disliked neighbor’s suspicious fatal car accident as the FBI reexamines Della’s husband’s death. An unemotional widow, workplace conflicts and an unexpected companion raise doubts, while discoveries at home challenge Della’s understanding of her marriage.

Della Fox struggles to run her secondhand shop while someone connected to her husband’s murder threatens her life. Undercover FBI agent Bryce Summers pursues the elusive figure manipulating Clover’s residents, hoping to expose the danger before it reaches Della.

A young woman asks Della to find her missing brother, whose abandoned car and phone offer troubling clues. Connections to another disappearance in Whispering Pines draw Della toward concealed local secrets while unresolved grief complicates her growing feelings for Bryce.

Della and a friend visit Springfield for an author event, but a bookstore murder implicates its owner. Della investigates rivalries and publishing connections to clear her, even as the person threatening Della’s own life draws closer.

A box of vintage possessions arrives at Della’s shop without an explanation. Investigating its origins brings her into conflict with people connected to her husband’s death, forcing her to navigate hidden loyalties while confronting grief and the possibility of romance.

The death of Clover’s outspoken Garden Club leader prompts Della Fox to examine grudges beneath the members’ shared hobby. Hidden rivalries complicate the case, while Della and FBI agent Bryce continue searching for whoever has been threatening her life.

Della questions the apparent suicide of Clover’s Winter Festival chairman, a man known to dislike guns. Family tensions and committee disputes supply possible motives, while a dream of her late husband leaves her worried about dangers still surrounding her.

Appraising antiques in a Victorian home leads Della Fox toward a teenage girl’s decades-old disappearance. When the girl’s elderly mother dies suspiciously, Della, retired FBI agent Bryce and her dog Moose investigate before another death conceals the past.

Della and her sister’s Las Vegas vacation changes course when a distressed hotel guest asks them to find her missing boyfriend. The professional poker player’s rivals and secretive contacts pull them into a dangerous investigation beneath the city’s glamour.

A friend of Della’s late husband confesses to a reporter’s hit-and-run death despite having no memory of it. Convinced he is being framed, Della searches for missing footage and uncovers corruption that makes her own questions increasingly dangerous.

After a trafficking ring is exposed, Della Fox discovers signs that a more powerful figure remains hidden. Suspicious civic programs and a secret letter lead her through Clover’s guarded reputations, where exposing the truth could protect another threatened young woman.

A mailman’s murder and ransacked house draw Della toward undelivered letters from a woman who vanished decades earlier. Their contents reveal threats and concealed relationships, prompting Della and the sheriff to confront people still determined to suppress the past.

A frightened reporter leaves evidence with Della Fox, then dies in an apparent hit-and-run. His warning against trusting police draws her into disappearances and a local cover-up, forcing her to choose between a promise to stop investigating and revealing the truth.

An orchard owner is murdered during Clover’s Apple Days festival, but confused witnesses raise doubts about the intended victim. Della investigates family disputes and unpaid debts, discovering a possible link to a young woman’s decades-old disappearance.

Evidence suggests a teenager missing from Clover for forty years may still be alive in Kansas. Della, Bryce and their dog travel to investigate, confronting old family secrets and the painful choices that may explain why the woman disappeared.