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Savannah Martin Mysteries Books in Order

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Explore the Savannah Martin Mysteries by Jenna Bennett, with books in order, short summaries, series background, and tips on where to begin.

Last updated: January 13, 2026

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24 books

1

Last Call

by Jenna Bennett

2022

Wedding season in Sweetwater is supposed to be joyful, until the sheriff goes missing and people start disappearing. Savannah Martin follows the clues through a tense weekend where every hour matters, and no one is as safe as they think.

2

Survival Clause

by Jenna Bennett

2020

Chief of Police Tamara Grimaldi has lived with a cold case since childhood, and new violence threatens to reopen it. As a dangerous pattern emerges and Rafe attracts unwanted attention, Savannah is pulled into a case where survival is the only guarantee.

3

Collateral Damage

by Jenna Bennett

2020

A violent white-supremacist threat in Middle Tennessee turns Savannah Martin’s world into a high-stakes fight. When Rafe is injured trying to stop it, Savannah has to help bring the group down before more people get hurt.

4

Right of Redemption

by Jenna Bennett

2019

It’s summer in Sweetwater, and Savannah Martin can’t dodge family drama for long. When violence hits close and old choices demand a reckoning, Savannah and Rafe chase the truth through a web of secrets that won’t stay buried.

5

Conflict of Interest

by Jenna Bennett

2019

Winter in Sweetwater should be about repairs and quiet routines, but Savannah Martin is pulled into another murder with family complications attached. Pregnant and exhausted, she still has to untangle motives, and keep her loved ones out of the line of fire.

6

Wrongful Termination

by Jenna Bennett

2018

When Rafe Collier’s career takes an unexpected hit, Savannah Martin’s plans for the future get rewritten overnight. As they consider a new start, a fresh case erupts, and Savannah has to protect both her family and her fragile peace.

7

Home Stretch

by Jenna Bennett

2017

With life in Sweetwater shifting fast, Savannah Martin tries to focus on home, family, and the future. Then a new crisis pulls her back into investigation mode, forcing her to juggle danger, politics, and the people counting on her.

8

Home Run

by Jenna Bennett

2017

Savannah Martin heads back to Sweetwater for a short visit, hoping for an easy win. Instead, small-town tensions flare and a mystery lands in her lap, reminding her that home is never as simple as it looks.

9

Bad Debt

by Jenna Bennett

2017

Savannah Martin thinks she’s seen every kind of bad deal, until a new case makes the price personal. As debts, favors, and secrets stack up, Savannah and Rafe dig for answers, and discover how far people will go to avoid paying.

10

Uncertain Terms

by Jenna Bennett

2016

Savannah Martin’s dream home turns into a money pit, and then her work week turns deadly. When an open house ends in a double murder, Savannah must trace the hidden connections, and find the killer before she’s the next target.

11

Scared Money

by Jenna Bennett

2016

A closing scam puts Savannah Martin’s real estate firm on edge, and broker Timothy Briggs asks her to help untangle it. With Detective Grimaldi back in the mix and danger circling Rafe, Savannah follows the money into murder.

12

Unfinished Business

by Jenna Bennett

2015

Savannah Martin wakes up on what should be her wedding day with no groom and no explanation. Then a new murder drags her and Rafe into another case, and Savannah has to sort out what happened, and who benefits from the chaos.

13

Busman's Honeymoon

by Jenna Bennett

2015

Savannah and Rafe are supposed to be on honeymoon, but trouble has a way of following them. A suspicious death turns their getaway into another investigation, and the newlyweds have to balance romance with keeping themselves alive.

14

Adverse Possession

by Jenna Bennett

2015

A property dispute spirals into something far darker when Savannah Martin gets pulled into a case where everyone thinks they’re entitled to something. With grudges surfacing and danger growing, Savannah has to find the truth before it claims another life.

15

Past Due

by Jenna Bennett

2014

Still recovering from a coma, Savannah Martin is called in to identify a grisly discovery that ties back to her friend Jessica. When the case points to unfinished business and someone wants Savannah silent, she has to solve it before she becomes the next victim.

16

Dirty Deeds

by Jenna Bennett

2014

Savannah Martin rents out her East Nashville apartment, and the tenant ends up dead in her bed. With the police eyeing her as a suspect, Savannah and Rafe race through a tangle of motives to find the killer and clear her name.

17

Kickout Clause

by Jenna Bennett

2013

Savannah Martin and Rafe Collier have a rare quiet night, until a burglary and a family secret send them back into the mess. With the clock ticking and suspects circling close, Savannah has to uncover what was stolen, and what it’s worth to someone.

18

Change of Heart

by Jenna Bennett

2013

On New Year’s Day, Savannah Martin wakes up with missing time and no idea what happened, and Rafe isn’t himself either. With Detective Tamara Grimaldi in danger and clues scattered everywhere, Savannah has to rebuild the truth before it’s too late.

19

Contingent on Approval

by Jenna Bennett

2012

Savannah Martin takes Rafe home to Sweetwater for the holidays and walks straight into family pressure and old grudges. Between small-town chaos and a fresh problem that threatens their future, Savannah learns how complicated love can get at Christmas.

20

Hot Property

by Jenna Bennett

2011

A robbery at an open house leaves Savannah Martin’s friend shaken, and then dead. When suspicion lands on Rafael “Rafe” Collier, Savannah digs into the case, risking her new business to find who staged the crime, and why.

21

Contract Pending

by Jenna Bennett

2011

Savannah Martin is finally finding her footing in Nashville real estate, until a new crisis drags her back into Rafe Collier’s orbit. With pressure on her career and her heart, she has to untangle a case that won’t wait for good timing.

22

Close to Home

by Jenna Bennett

2011

A case with personal stakes pulls Savannah Martin into another investigation, right when she needs stability most. As secrets surface and loyalties get tested, Savannah has to keep her business afloat while she figures out who is lying to her.

23

A Done Deal

by Jenna Bennett

2011

It’s Christmas in Nashville, and Savannah Martin is trying to hold her life together, work, family, and romance included. When a friend’s search for answers and a murder case collide, Savannah has to act fast to protect the people she loves.

24

A Cutthroat Business

by Jenna Bennett

2010

Newly minted Nashville real estate agent Savannah Martin expects tough competition, not a murdered rival in an empty house. With her career on the line and danger close, she investigates the case, and the troubling man who keeps crossing her path.

Series background & context

The Savannah Martin Mysteries, sometimes known as the Cutthroat Business books, blend whodunits with real estate drama and a slow-burn love story. Set mostly in and around Nashville, Tennessee, the series follows a heroine who’s rebuilding her life while the world keeps handing her one more problem, and usually at least one more dead body. It’s a mystery series where contracts, listings, and family expectations matter, not just as background, but as the engines that push the plot.

Savannah Martin starts out as a recovering Southern belle with a picture-perfect plan that falls apart. She throws herself into a new career in real estate, thinking hard work and a good attitude will be enough. Instead, she finds herself walking into vacant houses that contain more than staged furniture, and learning that business rivals, friendly clients, and even family friends can have motives they’d rather not explain. The cases often begin in familiar places, an open house, a new listing, a client call, and spiral from there.

The series’ emotional spine is Savannah’s complicated connection to Rafael “Rafe” Collier. He’s the man everyone warns her about, and the man who keeps showing up when things get dangerous. Add Savannah’s sharp, driven friend Tamara Grimaldi in law enforcement, plus Savannah’s larger-than-life family, and you get a cast that can handle both banter and genuine stakes.

Every closing has a deadline, and every crime scene has a clock too.

While each book brings its own case, there’s also a bigger arc running through the series: Savannah growing into her career, deciding what she wants from love, and figuring out how much of her old life she’s willing to leave behind. As the books go on, the world expands beyond Nashville listings into small-town politics, long grudges, and threats that aren’t limited to one unlucky victim. The romance doesn’t stay in the margins either, it evolves alongside the mysteries, and the consequences stick, which makes the later books especially satisfying if you like series that actually move forward.

Expect a mix of humor, family chaos, and plot turns that come from people trying to protect money, reputation, or both. The early entries read like sharp, romance-tinged mysteries, and later ones can lean into higher-stakes suspense without losing the relationships that make the series work. Start with A Cutthroat Business, then follow with Hot Property and Contract Pending to get the setup for Savannah’s new life and the connections that drive everything that comes after.

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