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Port Danby Books in Order

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Find the Port Danby books in order by London Lovett, with short summaries, series background, and a simple guide to starting Lacey Pinkerton's mysteries.

Last updated: July 5, 2026

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Port Danby books in publication order

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21 books

1

Carnations and Chaos

by London Lovett

2017

The Port Danby food fair should be a good showcase for Lacey's flower arrangements. Instead, a disliked blogger is found dead in her motel room, and Lacey is soon helping Briggs chase the killer.

2

Marigolds and Murder

by London Lovett

2017

Lacey Pinkerton leaves her high-paying perfume career for a quieter life in Port Danby, complete with a flower shop, a cat, and a crow. Then a neighbor dies, and her famous nose leads straight into murder.

3

Mistletoe and Mayhem

by London Lovett

2017

Port Danby's holiday lights flotilla promises a perfect Christmas outing until one of the boat owners is strangled. Lacey eagerly joins Briggs to sniff out clues before the festive mood disappears completely.

4

Dahlias and Death

by London Lovett

2018

The Fourth of July celebration at Pickford Marina is supposed to be festive, especially with Lacey's parents in town. Then a garden club member is found dead, and Briggs is distracted by his own personal mess.

5

Hyacinths and Homicide

by London Lovett

2018

A high school reunion at a fancy hotel should end with old gossip, not a body on the ground below the balcony. Lacey and Briggs step into a case where nearly everyone had reason to hate the victim.

6

Peonies and Poison

by London Lovett

2018

Lacey and Briggs are looking forward to a classic movie date night and some precious air-conditioning. When the theater owner dies under suspicious circumstances, the evening turns into a poison laced murder case.

7

Roses and Revenge

by London Lovett

2018

Lacey is blindsided when her old perfume-world colleagues, including her ex-fiancé, arrive in Port Danby for a photo shoot. Their visit gets much worse when Valentine's season is interrupted by murder.

8

Tulips and Trouble

by London Lovett

2018

Port Danby's spring flea market and a group of artists painting the lighthouse should keep Lacey pleasantly busy. Instead, one artist disappears, turns up dead, and puts Lacey on the killer's radar.

9

Crocuses and Crime

by London Lovett

2019

A local murder hits too close to home when one of Lacey's dearest friends is implicated. Briggs wants her out of it, but Lacey risks both the case and her heart to uncover the truth.

10

Lavender and Lies

by London Lovett

2019

A handsome newcomer sweeps into town and quickly charms half of Port Danby. When the admired bachelor winds up dead, Lacey and Briggs have to decide whether jealousy or something darker was the real motive.

11

Sunflowers and Sabotage

by London Lovett

2019

Summer in Port Danby gets complicated when a handler at the prestigious dog show is found dead. With Briggs tied up elsewhere, Lacey and her extraordinary sense of smell must work the case without him.

12

Cornflowers and Corpses

by London Lovett

2020

Bridal season is busy enough without a murder, but the visiting bird watchers bring exactly that to Port Danby. When one of their group winds up dead, Lacey and Briggs have to sort rumor from fact.

13

Freesias and Foul Play

by London Lovett

2020

Port Danby is thrilled for opening night of The Wizard of Oz until the lead actress is found dead. Even with a head cold, Lacey puts her famous nose to work on a very theatrical murder.

14

Jasmine and Jealousy

by London Lovett

2020

A taco truck rolls into Port Danby just as Ryder returns and a new detective starts clashing with Lacey. When one of the Taco Brothers is killed, the case also nudges an older town mystery forward.

15

Holly and Horror

by London Lovett

2021

A cozy ski getaway turns dangerous when Lacey and fellow sleuth Sunni Taylor wind up snowed in at the same inn. With their detectives stranded elsewhere, the two women must stop a killer themselves.

16

Shamrocks and Shenanigans

by London Lovett

2021

Port Danby is in political turmoil after an old family mystery is finally cracked open. When a mayoral candidate is implicated in a driveway murder, Lacey has to clear her name before the killer strikes again.

17

Thistles and the Unthinkable

by London Lovett

2021

Wedding week should be all flowers, nerves, and celebration in Port Danby. Instead, a member of the band winds up dead, and Lacey has to balance murder clues with last-minute wedding chaos.

18

Daisies and Destruction

by London Lovett

2022

Wedding plans, town politics, and worries about the beloved lighthouse keeper already have Lacey busy. Then a heated feud over a massive new barn ends in murder, and the suspect list grows quickly.

19

Violets and Vengeance

by London Lovett

2022

Lacey is ready to cheer on her best friend at the annual marathon until one of the top runners vanishes. When the search uncovers something darker, she and Briggs are pulled into another tangled case.

20

Lilacs and Liability

by London Lovett

2023

Newly married life hardly slows Lacey down when a body is discovered inside Hawksworth Manor. Family visits and personal news keep crowding in, but she still has to work out whether the death was murder.

21

Poinsettias and Peril

by London Lovett

2023

Lacey hopes for a quiet first Christmas with James, but a feud between local tree farmers ends with a dead man. Holiday cheer quickly gives way to suspects, tension, and another Port Danby murder.

Port Danby books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Marigolds and Murder"

    Marigolds and Murder

    by London Lovett

    2017Port Danby, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Carnations and Chaos"

    Carnations and Chaos

    by London Lovett

    2017Port Danby, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Mistletoe and Mayhem"

    Mistletoe and Mayhem

    by London Lovett

    2017Port Danby, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Roses and Revenge"

    Roses and Revenge

    by London Lovett

    2018Port Danby, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Tulips and Trouble"

    Tulips and Trouble

    by London Lovett

    2018Port Danby, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Dahlias and Death"

    Dahlias and Death

    by London Lovett

    2018Port Danby, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Peonies and Poison"

    Peonies and Poison

    by London Lovett

    2018Port Danby, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Hyacinths and Homicide"

    Hyacinths and Homicide

    by London Lovett

    2018Port Danby, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Crocuses and Crime"

    Crocuses and Crime

    by London Lovett

    2019Port Danby, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Sunflowers and Sabotage"

    Sunflowers and Sabotage

    by London Lovett

    2019Port Danby, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Lavender and Lies"

    Lavender and Lies

    by London Lovett

    2019Port Danby, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Freesias and Foul Play"

    Freesias and Foul Play

    by London Lovett

    2020Port Danby, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Cornflowers and Corpses"

    Cornflowers and Corpses

    by London Lovett

    2020Port Danby, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Jasmine and Jealousy"

    Jasmine and Jealousy

    by London Lovett

    2020Port Danby, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Shamrocks and Shenanigans"

    Shamrocks and Shenanigans

    by London Lovett

    2021Port Danby, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "Thistles and the Unthinkable"

    Thistles and the Unthinkable

    by London Lovett

    2021Port Danby, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "Holly and Horror"

    Holly and Horror

    by London Lovett

    2021Port Danby, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Violets and Vengeance"

    Violets and Vengeance

    by London Lovett

    2022Port Danby, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "Daisies and Destruction"

    Daisies and Destruction

    by London Lovett

    2022Port Danby, Book 19
  20. Book cover for "Lilacs and Liability"

    Lilacs and Liability

    by London Lovett

    2023Port Danby, Book 20
  21. Book cover for "Poinsettias and Peril"

    Poinsettias and Peril

    by London Lovett

    2023Port Danby, Book 21

Series background & context

Port Danby begins with Lacey Pinkerton walking away from a lucrative career in the perfume world and heading for a quieter life in a fictional seaside town. She plans to open a flower shop, settle in with her cat Nevermore and crow Kingston, and finally slow down. That plan lasts about as long as it takes for a neighbor to turn up dead.

That million-dollar nose keeps getting her into trouble.

Lacey is not just another curious amateur sleuth. Her unusually sharp sense of smell, the same gift that once made her valuable in the perfume industry, keeps putting her close to clues other people miss. In Port Danby, that talent turns out to be both useful and inconvenient. Every time she tries to mind her own business, a festival, fundraiser, race, reunion, or town celebration seems to end in murder.

The town itself is a big part of the appeal. Port Danby is a cozy coastal place with a lighthouse, beaches, old houses, busy local shops, and enough small-town gossip to keep everyone informed before the police are. A lot of the cases grow out of community life, which gives the books an easy, lived-in feel. The titles may be floral, but the mysteries range from dead bloggers and theater stars to dog show scandals and decades-old family secrets.

At the center of the series is Lacey's relationship with Detective James Briggs. He knows she meddles. She knows he wishes she would stop. Naturally, that means they keep getting pulled into cases together. Around them is a dependable circle of friends and town regulars, especially Lacey's best friend Lola Button and the people connected to Pink's Flowers. The friendships matter here as much as the clues.

There is also a longer thread running through the series. Alongside the book-by-book cases, Port Danby carries an older mystery tied to the Hawksworth family and the town's history. That thread gives the series more momentum than a simple run of standalone murders, and it rewards readers who go in order, especially by the time you reach books like Jasmine and Jealousy and Shamrocks and Shenanigans.

If you like cozy mysteries with a strong sense of place, a romantic subplot that actually moves, and a heroine who brings both heart and stubborn curiosity to every case, this is a very easy series to sink into. Start with Marigolds and Murder and you'll quickly see why readers stay in Port Danby for the long haul.

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