Thoroughly Southern Books in Order

When a teenage girl disappears and few people seem concerned, MacLaren Yarbrough begins asking questions. Hidden money and contradictory stories lead the persistent amateur sleuth toward a dangerous secret someone is willing to kill to keep buried.

MacLaren Yarbrough believes a popular youth pastor is innocent of murder, but his disturbingly accurate dream about the crime raises difficult questions. Following clues through Hopewell brings her into conflict with police, her husband, and a very real killer.

Newly appointed magistrate MacLaren Yarbrough faces a personal crisis when a man is murdered at her husband’s birthday celebration. Determined to protect her family’s reputation, she questions party guests and discovers how many secrets her small town conceals.

Prominent businessman Skye MacDonald is found dead in a muddy Georgia road, run over by his own car. Judge MacLaren Yarbrough and her husband investigate their longtime acquaintance's murder as his missing son and concealed secrets deepen the mystery.

A respected teacher’s suicide reopens painful memories of a child’s murder in Hopemore. County magistrate MacLaren Yarbrough begins questioning whether someone drove him to his death, uncovering connections between the town’s comfortable present and its unresolved past.

MacLaren Yarbrough’s former boyfriend returns during his son’s political campaign, reviving memories she would rather leave alone. When a campaign supporter is found dead, their renewed association threatens scandal, her marriage, and eventually her safety.

The suspicious deaths of a pecan-grove foreman and bridge champion Edie Whelan draw magistrate MacLaren Yarbrough into another investigation. To clear the foreman’s son, she must untangle the relationships and motives surrounding a valuable property.

Invited to an exclusive women’s investment club, MacLaren Yarbrough is puzzled by her inclusion until the president is murdered during her first meeting. Every member becomes a suspect, and a mysterious coat complicates her search for the truth.

When a flamboyant young woman dies wearing unusually subdued clothes, MacLaren Yarbrough questions the official accident verdict. A second death with similarly uncharacteristic clothing suggests a disturbing pattern, drawing the magistrate into another investigation despite her husband’s objections.