Viola Roberts Cozy Mystery Books in Order

Novelist Viola Roberts attends a Florida writers' conference expecting beachside relaxation with her best friend Cheryl. Finding a famous author dead makes them suspects, forcing Viola to investigate with fellow writer Lucas Salvatore before police arrest the wrong person.

With Christmas and a manuscript deadline approaching, Viola Roberts reluctantly helps organize a party for Astoria's mayor. When guests begin falling ill, she must identify a poisoner before the festive gathering turns fatal and destroys her reputation.

A museum director is found dead in Astoria, Oregon, and Viola Roberts's friend Portia is accused. Setting aside writer's block and a deadline, Viola joins Cheryl to investigate, even when her interference attracts the killer's attention.

A body discovered during bunco night places Viola Roberts's friends under suspicion. Investigating the victim's tangled relationships while resisting her mother's matchmaking, Viola realizes the killer may be targeting more members of her group.

Viola Roberts and Lucas are stranded by flooding in an English village with a supposedly haunted inn. A murder interrupts their holiday, and more bodies follow as Viola investigates among guests unable to leave the Cotswolds retreat.

When Lucas is snowed in, Viola Roberts spends Valentine's weekend at an Oregon coast resort with Cheryl. Threatening valentines and a guest's death transform their spa getaway into an investigation before another person falls victim.

A Regency costuming weekend in Astoria ends with a guild member dead in the water. Suspicious of the circumstances and the victim's husband's behavior, Viola Roberts searches for a killer before the festivities claim another life.

Viola Roberts attends her best friend Cheryl’s Halloween wedding, only for a scream to reveal a body beside the festivities. With every guest apparently holding an alibi, she must identify the killer before the celebration becomes another tragedy.

Viola Roberts and Lucas Salvatore take a romantic trip to Oregon wine country, where a party guest suddenly dies. Further murder and a friend's arrest push Viola to investigate before someone from her past exacts revenge.

Viola Roberts and her friend Cheryl expect a relaxing Hawaiian holiday until a valuable jewel disappears at a beachfront luau. Unable to resist the mystery, Viola investigates the guests and shoreline clues before an innocent person is blamed.