Patti Benning 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.

Cleaning her basement, Moira Darling finds a disturbing clue to her house's past. With boyfriend David's help, she follows the trail to a retirement home, where a decades-old crime may still be waiting for someone to uncover the truth.

As pets disappear around Maple Creek, deli owner Moira Darling struggles to keep her business running. When a retiring detective also goes missing and suspicion falls on her friend David, avoiding another investigation becomes increasingly difficult.

A body discovered in Moira Darling's deli interrupts Maple Creek's Winter Festival and Valentine's preparations. A new competitor and her husband's unwelcome interest add tension as Moira tries to separate personal friction from the clues to a killing.

The loss of a close friend sends deli owner Moira Darling back into amateur detective work. Teaming with a private investigator, she follows clues that lead uncomfortably close to home and force her to question people she thought she trusted.

Back from a cruise, Moira Darling hopes to resume her deli routine, but a frantic midnight call reports a murder at an assisted living home. As more deaths follow, she must investigate before friends at Misty Pines become victims.

Lilah Fallon balances Christmas preparations with plans to open her own cookie shop. When a local man is murdered and a friend becomes the leading suspect, proving their innocence adds another urgent demand to an already overwhelmed holiday schedule.

Moira Darling wins a cruise and entry into a cooking competition, hoping to promote her deli and collect the grand prize. A contestant's mysterious death and further suspicious incidents suggest someone aboard may be willing to kill to win.

A stalker threatens deli owner Moira Darling, forcing boyfriend David to take increasingly serious measures to protect her. Meeting his family brings unexpected questions about his past, complicating her search for safety and her understanding of the man beside her.

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.

Moira Darling supports her deli employees, but Dante's strange behavior suggests he is keeping significant secrets. As a murder unsettles their lakeside town, she must determine whether his unexplained circumstances connect to the crime she is trying to solve.

Moira Darling's wedding preparations unravel when she discovers a colleague's murder and becomes a suspect. After an anonymous benefactor pays her bail, she must uncover both the killer's identity and the reason someone unexpectedly stepped in to help her.

Moira Darling enters her employee's vegetarian gumbo in the county fair's soup competition, hoping for a win for the deli. When the head judge dies mysteriously, she and David must investigate before suspicion ruins their business.

After a murdered woman's husband offers her the family's dog, Moira Darling travels to Kentucky to collect the Irish wolfhound. The animal's illness and an unwelcome intruder soon disturb her return home, drawing her into another troubling mystery.

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.

Searching for a satisfying career, Lilah Fallon takes a job at a local salon only to find its problems escalating into murder. Named among the suspects after a client's death, she enlists friends to help establish her innocence.

Lilah Fallon takes seasonal work at a farm, hoping she has found a promising new direction. Witnessing a killing by someone in a mummy costume leaves her shaken and determined to identify the attacker among a daunting number of suspects.

Lilah Fallon is ready to buy a building for her cookie shop when its owner is found dead shortly after their meeting. With a major Thanksgiving order due, she must navigate the mystery without letting her business dream collapse.

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.

Moira Darling's successful deli becomes entangled in a murder investigation when a rival across town is killed. With her daughter and a detective helping, she must work through local suspicions to protect the business she has fought to build.

Moira Darling settles into a new home while daughter Candice prepares to open a candy shop. Suspected sabotage threatens the new business, and growing doubts about David complicate Moira's efforts to understand who is working against her family.

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.

Moira Darling's date with private investigator David turns frightening when their outing to a corn maze goes badly wrong. Recovering from injuries and unexpectedly caring for another animal, she must investigate a murder while reconsidering whom she can trust.

A disturbing discovery at a Fourth of July party draws Moira Darling and boyfriend David into another investigation. As the holiday celebration gives way to danger, the deli owner's search for answers threatens the life she has worked to establish.

Already struggling after a recent tragedy, Moira Darling faces fresh turmoil when her former husband visits their daughter Candice. Competing family loyalties and an uncertain future force the deli owner to consider difficult choices while trying to regain her footing.

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.

Returning from her honeymoon, Moira Darling finds life at the deli going smoothly until an armed robbery takes cash and a treasured possession. When the robber strikes again and kills someone she knows, Moira joins David's investigation despite his warnings.

A family trip to choose a Christmas tree leads Moira Darling to a body hidden beneath the snow. Recognizing one of her husband's clients, she joins the search for a killer and encounters an unexpected secret within her own marriage.

Moira Darling's first married Valentine's Day ends with a death she and David witness but cannot prevent. When a close friend is implicated and her husband is occupied elsewhere, Moira must take the lead in unraveling the mystery.

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.

Moira Darling arrives at her deli on Mother's Day to find roses and a stranger's body behind the counter. An unexpected connection between her and the victim turns a baffling crime into a personal threat while police investigate.

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.

Moira Darling accompanies her investigator husband to a friend's house to examine claims of a haunting. Finding a violent crime instead draws them into another murder case, and clues raise uncomfortable suspicions about someone closer to home.

After Candice's car is stolen, a man is found dead in what appears to be a fatal collision involving the missing vehicle. Moira Darling and her husband must clear her daughter's name while the deli's Easter rush demands attention.

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.

Moira Darling leaves her deli to attend daughter Candice's wedding in Colorado. The death of someone essential to the ceremony turns celebration into suspicion, forcing Moira to investigate a murder whose suspects are among the people her family trusts.

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.

Tess Quinn's thirtieth birthday brings an estranged aunt and the discovery that she comes from a family of witches. A murder in Elk Hill tempts Tess to use her new powers, but magic complicates her amateur investigation.

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.

Moira Darling volunteers to run a haunted house while coping with surprising news from her daughter. Finding an impaled body that disappears before police arrive draws her into a Halloween mystery she refuses to dismiss as something supernatural.

Moira Darling takes a Fourth of July trip with her husband and daughter before Candice's wedding. A young woman's murder interrupts their family holiday, forcing Moira to investigate while trying to keep her loved ones safe from another attack.

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.

Helping a friend's relative find lodging puts Moira Darling under suspicion for murder. As she tries to clear her name, a twenty-year-old family secret surfaces, complicating her search for the truth and her efforts to protect those close to her.

Moira Darling hopes for normal life after her daughter's wedding, but an act of violence devastates her family. With one of them hospitalized, the others must identify the attacker while Moira balances the search against her responsibilities at the deli.

Autumn Roth loses her job and boyfriend in one weekend, then witnesses a man's death while visiting relatives at an assisted living home. As Christmas approaches, she must investigate while realizing the killer now has her in sight.

A stranger disrupts Moira Darling's Thanksgiving plans by photographing her deli and troubling its employees. Connecting him to a crime she and David witness in the woods reveals a darker mystery that could threaten more than the holiday.

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.

Moira Darling and David Morris open their microbrewery for St. Patrick's Day tours, only to discover a corpse. Clearing David's name becomes harder when Moira suspects someone close to her, testing the pull of family loyalty against justice.

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.

Autumn Roth's plans for a peaceful spring morning collapse when a friend's body is found beside the river. Police questions and another friend's strange behavior push her to investigate a death that may be more than an accident.

Autumn Roth considers turning her former workplace into a restaurant, encouraged by her boyfriend. A suspicious death makes the property more affordable, but rival buyers may be willing to kill, threatening the dream she is finally ready to pursue.

Autumn Roth weighs a promising restaurant job against the work she already loves. A fatal incident during the interview makes her a murder suspect, and when evidence turns against her, she takes a dangerous step into investigating for herself.

Staff shortages leave Autumn Roth and her friends struggling at Asheville Meadows. Mysterious thefts and a body on the grounds turn workplace stress into a murder investigation, with the nursing home's future depending on identifying the culprit.

Autumn Roth joins boyfriend Nicholas Holt at a family reunion, hoping to take the next step in their relationship. A death leaves his relatives under suspicion, drawing Autumn into secrets that could damage the bond she is building.

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.

Lilah Fallon prepares for Valentine's Day while working toward opening her own cookie shop. A local man's murder makes one of her friends the prime suspect, adding an investigation to the business ambitions, romance, and family demands already filling her life.

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.

Autumn Roth is still recovering from a difficult Christmas when someone close to her is murdered. Evidence points toward a person she believes innocent, prompting her to enlist family and friends at Asheville Meadows to uncover the real killer.

Moira Darling's thriving deli and reunited family seem to promise a happy future until someone close is attacked. Moira and her daughter investigate what happened while struggling with the consequences for the lives they thought were finally settled.

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.

Moira Darling prepares to cater a St. Patrick's Day party until a blood-covered restaurant owner leads her to a murder victim. With friends' loyalties uncertain and a motive elusive, she and David must investigate before an innocent person is arrested.

Moira Darling's Mother's Day plans change when a suspicious death is followed by a warning at the ruined candy shop. The message orders Candice to leave town, prompting Moira to investigate a threat aimed directly at her daughter.

Autumn Roth worries about Valentine's Day plans until she returns home to find a burglary and a corpse. The discovery forces her to assemble the clues to a murder whose perpetrator may be closer than she realizes.

Moira Darling welcomes David's new business partner, hoping it will ease his workload and improve their lives. A series of murders connected to both men turns her excitement into fear that her husband may become the next victim.

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.

Lacey returns home for Christmas hoping for a peaceful family visit, but she and her father find a body in the woods. Familiar neighbors and her fiancé conceal unsettling secrets, making her search for the killer increasingly personal.

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.

Angie Seaver and her friends are enjoying new romances when one of their circle disappears and is later found dead. Investigating the loss reveals secrets about the victim, drawing Angie toward truths that could endanger those closest to her.

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.

Angie Seaver discovers a riding instructor dead when she drops her friend's son at horse camp. Few residents believe her insistence that it was murder, leaving Angie and her friends to investigate despite widespread doubts about the case.

A welcome-home party for Angie Seaver's brother ends with a death that appears accidental. Her brother persuades her to investigate, and their search for a killer threatens to expose secrets that could shake their reunited family.

Angie Seaver returns to Alaska to manage her family's diner while her mother is ill and her father pursues sled racing. When a friend's death implicates her father, she investigates buried local secrets to establish his innocence.

Candy shop owner Candice Rothberg enters a Christmas gingerbread-house contest that turns deadly when a competitor dies suspiciously. A mysterious candy wrapper and a second targeted victim suggest a connection to Candice, compelling her to investigate.

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.

When a regular diner customer dies suddenly, Angie Seaver doubts the assumption of natural causes. Investigating the victim's relationships exposes secrets beneath Lost Bay's familiar routines, putting Angie in danger as she pursues evidence of murder.

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.

After an actor is killed onstage, diner manager Angie Seaver believes police have arrested the wrong person. Joining the cast with a friend's help gives her a chance to investigate, but also puts her within reach of the killer.

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.

Andrea opens her bed and breakfast for Valentine’s Day and hopes a handsome new guest might offer romance. A body discovered the next morning leaves her snowbound with murder suspects and cut off from help, unsure whom she can trust.

An intruder flees Angie Seaver's home while her parents are away, leaving her uneasy and unable to identify him. When stalking and an anonymous threat follow, her investigation draws her into a murder committed decades earlier.

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.

Candice Rothburg investigates when a delivery reveals a body at a doggy daycare and her husband's sole employee becomes a suspect. Joined by her mother, she tries to protect his new business while following clues that raise uncomfortable doubts.