Papa Pacelli's Pizzeria Books in Order

Ellie Pacelli's quiet life is disrupted when her best friend arrives terrified and covered in blood, describing a masked attacker. Trying to prove her friend's innocence draws Ellie into a murder investigation whose unanswered questions begin to undermine her confidence.

Ellie Pacelli plans improvements to her newly acquired pizzeria while preparing for Christmas. A tragedy during construction interrupts both projects, sending her and Russell after a killer before the holiday season brings more danger to their growing community.

Papa Pacelli's anniversary celebration turns ominous when a guest claims the pizza poisoned her, then is found dead the next morning. With accusations harming business, Ellie must find the killer before the restaurant she has rebuilt loses its customers.

Jobless and newly single, Ellie Pacelli returns home to care for her grandmother and revive the family pizzeria. Finding a body outside the restaurant threatens her fresh start, forcing her to investigate before the business and her future unravel.

With Thanksgiving approaching, Ellie Pacelli juggles the pizzeria and her grandmother's recovery from a fall. A shocking death at the restaurant makes matters worse, especially when Ellie and her friend witness an act that puts them both in danger.

A visit from extended family disrupts Ellie Pacelli's peaceful home and brings troubling secrets to light. When family tensions turn deadly, she investigates her grandfather's past, but asking questions in Kittiport exposes her to danger much closer than expected.

Busy planning a second pizzeria, Ellie Pacelli visits a new hot dog shop to welcome its owner to town. Finding a body instead draws her and the sheriff into a discreet investigation, with a killer still loose in Kittiport.

Ellie Pacelli travels to Florida for the opening of her second pizzeria, where early success is shattered by a customer's death. Worried an employee might be involved, she must investigate before the new restaurant's reputation is permanently damaged.

Ellie Pacelli's Christmas plans are disrupted when a stranger arrives asking about her cousin Darlene. Trying to clear Darlene of involvement in a recent murder forces Ellie to question the stories her visiting relative has told since arriving in town.

Opening the pizzeria's new patio brings Ellie Pacelli more customers and a need for additional staff. As Russell investigates a murder, suspicious incidents and missing cash at the restaurant divide Ellie's attention between danger in town and problems at work.

Ellie Pacelli hopes to impress Sheriff Russell's visiting parents, but a poor first impression becomes worse when someone she recently argued with is killed. Town suspicion and doubts about her relationship complicate her effort to find the murderer.

Ellie Pacelli donates to a winter charity hoping to help her community and support the pizzeria's reputation. A mysterious death at the community center interrupts those plans, and the sheriff's absence leaves Ellie relying on her own investigative instincts.

Ellie Pacelli is reluctant to change a life she loves, even as wedding plans and important decisions approach. When a celebration ends in a friend's death, the murder investigation tests her closest relationships and her sense of security.

Back in Maine for Halloween, Ellie Pacelli expects time for friends and wedding plans. A nearby murder unsettles the town, and sightings of a woman she believes is the dead victim spur her to investigate the crime herself.

Eleanora Pacelli pauses her pizzeria renovation plans to host family friends Chuck and Kat Norman. When bodies begin appearing, Ellie and her grandmother must confront the possibility that their seemingly ordinary guests are connected to a double murder.

Eleanora Pacelli returns from Miami hoping for a quiet homecoming in Maine. Discovering a body instead puts her family in danger, and when one of them witnesses a crime, Ellie must act before a killer silences them.

Ellie Pacelli and her grandmother travel to Florida for a relaxing summer break, only for Nonna to vanish from their hotel. Ellie must rely on unfamiliar allies to find her while an unexpected opportunity for the pizzeria emerges.

Ellie Pacelli juggles wedding plans, work, and a second restaurant until someone she knows dies. What appears to be an accident becomes a murder investigation, leaving Ellie and her pizzeria staff determined to find who killed one of their own.

An unexpected visitor claims to be Ellie Pacelli's relative and entitled to a share of her pizzeria. When the person who could help her is murdered, Ellie must investigate while protecting the business from a scheming takeover.

Ellie Pacelli's quiet Thanksgiving plans unravel when unexpected guests arrive, including her former fiancé. A body at the marina turns the holiday into an investigation, but evidence pointing toward someone she loves makes pursuing the truth painfully difficult.

With her wedding only weeks away, Ellie Pacelli is shocked when her future brother-in-law disappears. A kidnapper's note gives her just hours to meet his demands, making one wrong decision potentially fatal for the missing James.

Ellie Pacelli joins her grandmother for a Florida holiday, expecting sunshine and rest. A murder in Nonna's retirement community, followed by another crime, makes Ellie fear for her grandmother's safety and investigate before the danger reaches her.

Newly married Ellie Ward looks forward to spring in Kittiport until a class ends in tragedy. With her pizzeria shut down and trusted people accused, she must put her feelings aside to discover who committed the crime.

Ellie Ward expects a carefree Florida visit with Nonna, but an unexpected drive home leads them to a shabby motel. Discovering a violent murder there makes a quiet departure difficult as Ellie is pulled into the unfamiliar town's investigation.

A car crashes into Ellie Pacelli's front yard, and its dying occupant insists he was murdered. When the evidence suggests an accident, Ellie must decide how to pursue a crime that his final words are the strongest reason to suspect.

Ellie Ward and Russell return from their honeymoon, only to hear a gunshot and find a neighbor dead. Their investigation raises fears for their own safety while Ellie tries to manage her pizzeria and support her pregnant best friend.

Newlyweds Ellie and Russell Ward postpone their tropical honeymoon after an urgent call sends them to Florida. A friend's death and renewed danger at the second pizzeria force Ellie to investigate before another person is harmed.

Days before marrying Russell Ward, Ellie Pacelli learns that a woman resembling her has died. Further troubling incidents leave her wondering whether bad luck or a deliberate plot is threatening both her wedding and her life.

A threatening call before election day unsettles Sheriff Russell Ward and his wife Ellie. After an innocent man dies, Russell considers withdrawing to protect Kittiport, but Ellie investigates the threats before he sacrifices his job.

Ellie Ward worries when a young customer loudly announces his lottery win, then learns he has been killed. Suspecting more than a car burglary gone wrong, she enlists family, friends, and pizzeria employees to discover the truth.

A record snowstorm spoils Ellie Ward's Christmas plans, but a murder makes Kittiport's troubles far worse. With police struggling for answers, Ellie and new friend Susie investigate before clearing weather gives the killer a chance to escape.

Ellie Ward checks the house where Nonna plans to return and discovers a body. With the victim unidentified and suspects apparently accounted for, she investigates an unusual case that leads toward a criminal past someone wants concealed.

Ellie Ward helps a local fundraiser by selling pizzas and donating money. When its collector is killed and the proceeds vanish, she and her family investigate what appears to be theft but may hide a different motive.

Ellie Ward's relaxing boat trip becomes an investigation when she and her friends discover a vessel where a murder occurred. Concerned for its lone survivor, she helps her sheriff husband pursue a killer who may strike again.

Ellie Ward welcomes one of her husband's relatives and helps arrange a dinner party. A murder discovered the following morning leads Ellie and Russell to suspect someone they know, forcing them to investigate within their own circle.

With her husband away, Ellie Ward hosts friends at home and hears unsettling noises. Further strange incidents convince her the house may be haunted, but investigating with her friends draws them into a mystery rooted in the distant past.

A serial killer targeting business owners makes Ellie Ward fear for her safety in Kittiport. She travels to Florida seeking refuge, but suspicion that she has been followed forces her to investigate before she becomes another victim.

Ellie Ward brings her pizzeria's food cart to Kittiport's Halloween festival expecting harmless scares. A body found in the haunted house and a witness accusing her of murder force Ellie to find the killer before her reputation collapses.

Ellie Ward travels to Florida with her grandmother to film a pizzeria advertisement, then becomes a murder suspect after a dispute with the director. With friends helping, she must challenge incriminating evidence while someone works against her.

Ellie Ward heads to Miami when her pizzeria manager is hospitalized, then notices other employees becoming ill. A customer's death suggests deliberate poisoning, and Ellie's own symptoms make identifying the culprit an urgent fight for survival.

Nonna returns to Kittiport with a friend, but her homecoming turns grim when a man dies outside her house. Ellie and Russell investigate evidence suggesting the attacker was inside, putting someone close to the family under suspicion.

Ellie Ward accepts a friend's invitation to a luxury resort, only to arrive amid angry protesters. When an employee is found dead, she and her friends investigate a crowded field of suspects while tensions threaten their friendship.

A body inexplicably appears in sheriff Russell Ward's truck during Kittiport's freezing winter. His wife Ellie investigates the puzzling murder, determined to protect his career while trying to understand why the victim ended up so close to home.

Ellie Ward's grandmother vanishes, leaving only a cryptic note suggesting she was not kidnapped. As Ellie searches, Russell discovers threats against the family, making the quest to find Nonna part of a larger struggle to keep everyone safe.

Ellie Ward joins her sister-in-law and friends at an Arizona spa retreat, hoping to escape Maine's winter. When a guest is murdered and one of their party becomes a suspect, the women investigate to keep their friend out of jail.

Ellie and Russell Ward discover a body at the marina, but the puzzling death quickly becomes a cold case. Home invasions and rumors of buried treasure prompt Ellie to investigate possible connections that could lead her toward the killer.

Ellie Ward extends her Miami visit to enjoy the beach, see her grandmother, and mentor a pizzeria employee. A body at the restaurant and an attempted kidnapping turn the trip into an investigation to protect her business.

Ellie and Russell Ward travel to Florida for Christmas with her grandmother, only to discover a missing pizzeria manager, organized robberies and a young man’s death. Ellie suspects a connection as holiday preparations unravel around the investigation.