SW Hubbard Books in Order

New police chief Frank Bennett investigates a high school senior's disappearance along an isolated road near Trout Run. Reluctant relatives, friends, and clergy complicate his search as he uncovers secrets concealed within the close-knit Adirondack community.

Mary Pat Sheehan is found dead after a car crash, but an autopsy reveals complications from a concealed pregnancy. Frank Bennett searches for her missing baby and investigates adoption schemes entangled with the town's family secrets.

A wilderness expedition at a school for troubled teenagers ends with a teacher mauled by a bear. Evidence of sabotage draws Frank Bennett into an institution whose harsh practices and local economic importance complicate his search for the truth.

Estate-sale organizer Audrey Nealon discovers her missing mother's distinctive ring while clearing a widow's house. The find reopens questions about a disappearance thirty years earlier, drawing Audrey into a dangerous investigation of her own family's history.

Three short mysteries follow Trout Run police chief Frank Bennett through cases involving a stolen Nativity statue, a disputed locket, and his attraction to the town librarian. Each investigation tests his judgment about wrongdoing, loyalty, and compassion.

Detectives Coughlin and Holzer investigate a businessman's disappearance and arrive at opposing views of his wife. A gruesome discovery makes the case more urgent, while their personal assumptions threaten to distort how they interpret the evidence.

Financial troubles lead Audrey Nealon to accept the task of clearing a hoarder's house, where valuable Civil War letters may be hidden. Sorting decades of possessions uncovers tensions involving neighbors, estranged relatives, and secrets that threaten her safety.

Audrey Nealon organizes an estate sale while the family's wealthy matriarch lies dying upstairs. Missing valuables, disturbing memories, and unresolved grief complicate the assignment, until a murder makes understanding the family's concealed history essential to protecting the vulnerable.

Escaped prisoner Ronnie Gatrell uses his woodland skills to evade police across the Adirondacks, earning admiration from some townspeople. Frank Bennett recognizes the danger, but catching him requires identifying helpers whose loyalties may put valued friendships at risk.

Unusual behavior among Trout Run's residents and animals escalates into a violent death and a disappearance. Frank Bennett investigates whether a new church is responsible or simply a distraction from something powerful people are determined to conceal.

With her wedding approaching, estate-sale organizer Audrey Nealon becomes the victim of a theft. As suspicion falls on the family she hopes to join, solving the crime threatens her expectations about marriage, belonging, and the people closest to her.

Audrey Nealon enters a secluded widow's mansion and finds decades of valuable possessions preserved unchanged. Questions about the woman's isolated life and unusual bequest draw Audrey toward hidden motives and someone prepared to exploit the estate's secrets.

Widowed at forty-five, Lydia Eastlee tries to recover the opportunities she missed after marrying an older man. A difficult dog, a crumbling house, and an unfamiliar job complicate her fresh start, while her husband's will still shapes her choices.

Audrey Nealon's estate-sale assignment at a beach house turns troubling when a teenage boy's body washes ashore. Helping his distressed friend draws her into a wealthy coastal community whose families close ranks against questions about the death.

Unpopular Trout Run resident Tug O'Malley is murdered in an ice-fishing shack, leaving Frank Bennett with numerous plausible suspects. As he eliminates distractions, the investigation challenges his sense of justice and his loyalty to people the community values.

Roz Schmidt finally gains financial stability through a full-time college teaching job, along with confidence and a promising romance. When a student misinterprets a remark, her hard-won future comes under threat, forcing her to consider another reinvention.

Audrey Nealon searches an aging music journalist's cluttered home for rock memorabilia worth selling. A local murder makes separating genuine artifacts from dubious stories urgent, especially when discoveries could challenge accepted accounts of the music world's past.

A vanished motel guest and a wealthy donor's interest in Trout Run's library draw Frank Bennett and his wife Penny into a puzzling situation. A visit to the benefactor's lakeside retreat exposes rivalry and ends in tragedy.

Madalyn files for divorce after her husband's behavior brings fresh public humiliation. Rebuilding her career and personal life proves difficult as her adult children and friends demand conflicting responses, especially when her husband's troubles deepen.

Audrey Nealon's assistant Ty pursues a coveted Christmas toy for his nephew and becomes entangled in criminal activity. Audrey's efforts to protect him uncover a damaged painting and an old murder, threatening her business and hopes for motherhood.

Successful real-estate agent Isabelle Trent carefully conceals her difficult upbringing from friends and clients. Her half-brother's release from prison forces those histories into the open, while his renewed family connections threaten the life she has built.

Returning from maternity leave, Audrey organizes an estate sale at a mansion formerly used as a school and psychiatric clinic. Discovering its history of suffering puts her at odds with the developer, while arriving buyers include someone intent on revenge.

A childhood fire separated Paul Fremont from his siblings and left him disfigured. Reunited with his brother while protecting a murder witness, he uncovers evidence connected to their family, forcing a choice between hard-won happiness and the people he lost.

An inexpensive object sold at Audrey Nealon’s estate sale resurfaces at auction as a valuable medieval reliquary. Facing an angry client, she investigates its origins and the anonymous seller, while competing claims of faith and profit make the mystery dangerous.