Torie O'Shea Books in Order

When shop owner Norah Zumwalt asks Torie to trace the father who vanished after World War II, the job seems harmless enough. Then Norah is murdered, and floodwaters start stirring up older secrets.

When quiet Marie Dijon dies at the foot of her basement stairs, Torie cannot resist poking around. An odd will, French documents, and whispers of royal roots turn curiosity into real danger.

Just before Christmas and a big family reunion, Torie learns her great-grandfather may have been murdered, not killed in an accident. Digging into her own family tree quickly becomes personal and dangerous.

Pregnant Torie and Grandma Gert head to West Virginia to visit a 101-year-old family friend. When the old woman is murdered and leaves Torie a boardinghouse, the past turns deadly fast.

Researching the life of a 1930s jazz singer, Torie uncovers an old kidnapping and a baby's skeleton. A present-day murder makes it clear that one family's secrets never stayed buried.

A drought exposes a sunken riverboat near New Kassel, along with rumors of lost diamonds and old betrayal. While Torie reels from a family surprise, treasure hunters and murder follow close behind.

A visit to Aunt Sissy in Minnesota turns serious when Torie is handed a 150-year-old diary. Its unfinished story of love and violence opens a mystery that has been festering across generations.

After Sylvia dies at 102 and leaves Torie the historical society's home, grief quickly turns into suspicion. An ominous old postcard suggests Sylvia was protecting secrets that someone still wants buried.

During New Kassel's mayoral race and Oktoberfest chaos, Torie researches the candidates' family trees. A body, a vanished mayor, and troubling gaps in the record push her toward a dangerous political scandal.

When Torie starts poking around a notorious old house tied to three sibling deaths in the 1920s, she finds more than quilts and local history. A fresh crime makes the old tragedy feel dangerously close.

A bird-watching outing ends with shots fired and a body stuffed in an old trunk. Then a supposed cousin arrives with claims about Torie's grandfather and a secret country-music past.

Torie is bored until a routine cemetery project turns up human remains and pulls her back into sleuthing. With help from local true-crime fans, she follows a case that reaches back to the Civil War.