Rita Calabrese Books in Order

Italian-American matriarch Rita Calabrese begins a new career as a local reporter in Acorn Hollow. When a football coach is found dead and suspicion touches her son, her investigation brings family loyalties into conflict with the search for truth.

A skeleton discovered in Acorn Hollow's time capsule gives Rita Calabrese a cold case to investigate. Meanwhile, an old boyfriend's return and an unwelcome houseguest disrupt her fortieth wedding anniversary, and her husband raises suspicions about his friends' deaths.

Rita Calabrese caters a Jazz Age party to help sell her sister's former speakeasy mansion. When a staged raid uncovers a corpse, suspicion falls on two people Rita trusts, leaving her determined to investigate while juggling family and newspaper duties.

Rita Calabrese's plan to stop meddling during Lent meets trouble when her sister is blackmailed. Poisoned wine at a masquerade ball and a murdered woman draw the reporter into a case tangled with romantic complications and family problems.

Rita Calabrese’s second honeymoon in Tuscany becomes an investigation when an art-crimes detective suspects their villa hosts antiquities traffickers. A death in an Etruscan tomb entangles the holiday guests in professional rivalries, romance, and long-buried secrets.

Mysterious accidents during Acorn Hollow’s Sleepy Hollow festivities put Rita Calabrese’s son under suspicion. A local widow offers clues to old Halloween disappearances, but her unusual request for a precisely scheduled funeral feast suggests a dangerous plan.

Rita Calabrese prepares Acorn Hollow’s chocolate festival while her daughter restores a dilapidated mansion. A body hidden in a sealed passage and another death during a séance send Rita searching for connections that reach far beyond the town.