Take The Money And Run Books in Order

Investigating a stolen restaurant sauce recipe, Cetta goes undercover as a waitress and finds herself caught in a murder case. Her former boyfriend's unexpected arrival further complicates an assignment already bringing gunfire, romantic tension, and troublesome misunderstandings into her life.

Private investigator’s assistant Cetta travels to California to find her former boyfriend’s missing girlfriend. Solving that problem creates another when police suspect the woman is a jewel thief and ask Cetta to help catch her undercover.

Hotel clerk Cetta pockets a lost key chain without realizing it connects to an impending mob robbery. Kidnapped while walking her father's dog, she must navigate the criminals' plans while wondering which of two possible romances might offer rescue.

Returning to investigative work, Cetta takes a missing-person assignment that becomes a murder case. Threats, jealous acquaintances, and unwelcome advances complicate her search as she and Angie try to untangle the relationships surrounding Brandon McIntyre's death.

Cetta begins hearing the voice of murdered Lacee Kingman, a sharp-tongued ghost determined to identify her killer. Between reluctant sleuthing and complications with her former partner Tony, Cetta must find answers for an increasingly persistent companion.