Sue Ann Jaffarian Books in Order

Paralegal Odelia Grey cannot believe her friend Sophie London really killed herself on camera. Teaming up with Greg Stevens, she digs into Sophie's hidden past and finds a much darker truth.

A poisoned tycoon, a vanished vintage lunchbox, and a sixty-year-old murder pull Odelia into another case. The mystery is messy enough on its own, and then her personal life gets complicated too.

A multi-author anthology that mixes romance, humor, and modern relationship trouble in a set of breezy contemporary stories. Sue Ann Jaffarian's contribution fits neatly into the book's playful, grown-up tone.

A dead classmate at a dance and the disappearance of Odelia's difficult boss throw her life off balance fast. As she chases both threads, the case gets stranger, riskier, and much more personal.

When a friend's mother fears her plastic-surgeon son is really a serial killer, newlywed Odelia starts asking questions. The trail leads through rich clients, mob ties, and a case far more dangerous than it first looks.

Emma Whitecastle discovers that her ancestor Granny Apples is not resting quietly. With Granny's help, she reopens an old Julian murder and starts untangling the family scandal that branded Granny a killer.

Odelia Grey lands in another murder case when a body turns up where it definitely should not. Everyday life, family trouble, and a dangerous tangle of motives collide in another lively Southern California mystery.

Waitress Madison Rose survives a brutal attack only because a vampire steps in. Soon she is helping investigate blood-drained murders in Los Angeles, while trying to decide whether the undead who saved her can be trusted.

Someone is murdering vampires in Los Angeles and dumping the bodies in the Dedhams' pool. Madison Rose has to sort through old grudges, hidden agendas, and dangerous attraction before the killer strikes again.

Emma and Granny meet the ghost of Tessa North, a young starlet still haunting Catalina Island in her polka dot bikini. To help her cross over, they have to uncover who Curtis was and how Tessa really died.

Another Bowen family holiday goes sideways in a hurry, with Zelda once again trapped in the middle of the noise, grudges, and hurt feelings. It is short, funny, and uncomfortably recognizable.

Easter is already shaky after Zelda Bowen's father runs off with a woman from his office. Then somebody still has to wear the bunny suit, and a family holiday becomes a funny, painful disaster.

A corpse at a wedding is only the start of Odelia Grey's problems. Soon she is juggling one shocking death, a missing friend, and a case that keeps reaching back into the past.

The Bowen family cannot even get through Father's Day without reopening old wounds. Zelda ends up trying to manage the chaos as absence, anger, and dark humor all show up at once.

Emma Whitecastle and Granny Apples are drawn into another paranormal mystery, where a restless spirit and a trail of long-buried secrets put the living at risk. Cozy on the surface, the case still carries real danger.

A seemingly ordinary problem turns into one more murder case for Odelia Grey. Between work, family, and stubborn suspects, she has to keep snooping before the next bad surprise lands.

A short story that blends Jaffarian's humor with a sharp look at relationships, longing, and the mess people make when they go looking for connection. Quick, lively, and a little sly.

Old possessions, old grudges, and a fresh corpse leave Odelia Grey sorting through a very messy trail. The clues do not line up neatly, which is exactly why she cannot let the case go.

Kelly Whitecastle wants a normal life at Harvard, but reporter Tanisha Costello arrives with a haunting problem. Granny Apples pushes Kelly to use the gift she keeps trying to deny before a dangerous spirit gets the upper hand.

Kelly Whitecastle hopes a party will be a fun reunion, until a ventriloquist's dummies seem to stare straight at her. The spirits inside them warn that their grandson Chris is in mortal danger, and Kelly has to find out why.

This short story takes a familiar life milestone and gives it an unsettling twist. Jaffarian mixes dry humor with the creeping sense that retirement may not be as peaceful as it sounds.

Emma and Granny Apples head to Las Vegas to help a former showgirl haunted by a dead hood. When a mobster turns up dead and the woman disappears, the case turns into a hunt for missing loot and the truth behind an old heist.

Odelia and Greg face another dangerous puzzle when trouble rolls straight into their everyday lives. The case mixes marriage, humor, and real stakes as Odelia keeps pushing for answers.

This holiday collection brings together two Odelia Grey Christmas stories. Expect family friction, seasonal chaos, and mystery with the same funny, lived-in voice that drives the main series.

Odelia's errands are ruined when a naked body is found folded into the trunk of her car. The dead man vanished years earlier, and with Odelia on the suspect list, she and Greg have to uncover the truth fast.

When sisters Lucy and Rikki Ricardo feud over the family business, Emma Whitecastle is asked to contact their dead father. His ghost brings worse news, his death was no accident, and one of his daughters may be next.

After the end of her thirty-year marriage, fifty-year-old Winnie Wilde reclaims her maiden name and goes looking for herself again. She does not expect that search to begin with a much younger contractor named Ben Church.

At Christmas, Emma, Granny Apples, and psychic PI Jeremiah Jones join forces to find a missing homeless woman. It is one of the grittier Granny Apples cases, mixing holiday atmosphere with real danger and heartbreak.

Odelia's mother is sure a fellow resident from her retirement community has gone missing, and she will not let it go. The search leads Odelia into old music-world secrets, shady characters, and another frantic case.

Emma Whitecastle heads to a historic Massachusetts farmhouse to help bestselling novelist Gino Costello with paranormal details for his new book. Instead she finds a family of ghosts, two missing children from the past, and a very fresh murder.

Winnie keeps rebuilding her life on her own terms, with romance, self-respect, and some hard truths all competing for space. It is a quick, candid look at what starting over can feel like in midlife.

A dog trapped in a hot car pulls Odelia and Greg into conflict with a former reality TV star and her husband. Then the man who helped them winds up dead, and the whole thing turns lethal.

A darkly funny short story about desire, frustration, and the line between everyday complaining and real danger. The title tells you a lot, but Jaffarian still finds room to surprise.

When her father runs off with a woman from his office, Zelda Bowen steps in to keep her dysfunctional family from falling apart. In the process, she has to face the secrets and compromises wrecking her own life.

Winnie has already blown up the life that stopped fitting. This novella follows her into the messier question of what comes next when love, desire, and self-belief finally catch up with her.

After a drug deal goes bad, Hope Callahan is left beaten in the desert. Rescued by RV drifter Ozzie Byrd, she gets a chance at a new life, if she can survive long enough to take it.

Now calling herself Kate Hastings, Hope tries to put miles between herself and her old life. Living off the grid sounds simple until she has to decide whom she can trust with her future.

Kate tackles her first job for her new employers, retrieving a stolen dog that should have been easy to recover. Instead it becomes an emotional, dangerous mess, which is starting to feel like Kate's new normal.

Emma and Phil plan a quiet Thanksgiving with Jeremiah Jones, until Granny Apples arrives with a plea from another ghost. What starts in Julian's Pioneer Cemetery soon turns into a murder investigation.

Kate takes her first solo assignment while trying to settle into life on the road. The job comes with snakes, pressure, and the reminder that nothing in her new world is ever as simple as promised.

As Kate grows more comfortable with her new life, she is forced to confront the past that has haunted her since she was fourteen. Revenge, memory, and survival all crash together in this episode.

Posing as a married RV couple, Kate and fellow crew member Michael Antol set out to recover missing Sarah Browning. The assignment gets bigger fast, with more baggage, more danger, and more people to save than expected.

After helping rescue a woman and two children, Kate is tasked with getting them to safety in Missouri. Then a murder and a fire turn them into suspects, and Kate's own past threatens to catch up with her.

Kate is supposed to be enjoying some downtime when Michael asks for help with con artists preying on his father. The case becomes personal fast, and it gives Kate a chance to settle an old score.

Kate takes on a different kind of assignment for the Agency, which means new risks and a fresh set of people she may or may not be able to trust. By now she knows every easy job comes with a trap.

A few weeks before Christmas, Emma Whitecastle begins hearing a young boy named Kaleb calling for help in her mind. When a missing-child report appears, Emma, Phil, and Granny race the clock to find him alive.