Whales and Tails Mystery Books in Order

Cait's friend Cody buys Madrona Island's old newspaper and finds an unpublished edition describing a decades-old murder. Curious about why the report never appeared, Cait and her friends reopen a cold case reaching back fifty years.

A Coffee Cat Books customer's body is discovered in her own grave, prompting Cait and her friends to investigate. Their search also raises questions about a mysterious weekly ferry passenger and the cat that follows him.

Cait Hart and her dog discover an island council member's body inside an old cannery. As she investigates with an unexpected partner, a stray cat's persistent visits to a neighbor's prized Persian raise another intriguing question.

A miserly landlord plans to evict Madrona Island tenants before Christmas. Cait, helped by a cat named Ebenezer, investigates an old mystery behind his bitterness, hoping its resolution can change his mind and save their homes.

A body found in Madrona Island's Hollow brings Cait and Cody together in another investigation. What begins as a search for one person's killer becomes more alarming when they discover signs that the danger extends to further victims.

A white cat named Alice enters Cait Hart's life as troubling discoveries emerge about her aunt's illness. A body in the church then points suspicion toward someone Cait believes innocent, drawing her into another unsettling island mystery.

A cat locked inside a church confessional leads Cait to a body hidden in a car trunk. With Cody facing a personal decision and Finn handling other crimes, she recruits Tara to help track down the killer.

Novelist Amanda Lowman dies shortly after discussing her true crime book with a reading group. Cait investigates a web of conflicting accounts that may connect the death to murders committed fifteen years earlier.

Cait finds an injured man washed ashore who cannot remember his identity or how he reached the island. With help from visiting cat Clarence, she investigates and begins questioning whether the stranger deserves her trust.

Alex returns to Madrona Island wealthy and changed, then becomes a suspect when a guest dies at one of his parties. Cait, Cody and cat Ebenezer investigate to determine what happened and clear their friend's name.

Three earlier secrets collide in an incident that leaves one person dead and another gravely injured. Cait and Cody join forces with a cat named Moirai to track down the killer before time runs out.

A storm knocks out the power during a book club meeting at Coffee Cat Books. When the lights return, one member is dead, leaving Cait and Tara to investigate the eleven people who were present.

After an accident, Cait cannot remember how she reached a remote part of the island. A disappearing body adds to her confusion as she reconstructs the night while Cody protects a teenager on the run.

A visiting cat arrives as Cait and Cody prepare for Christmas celebrations, carrying a purpose linked to a possible future tragedy. Cait must interrupt familiar holiday routines to understand the warning and prevent disaster.

A body discovered in Danny and Aiden's bar puts Danny under suspicion during Madrona Island's Halloween celebrations. Cait investigates amid wedding preparations, while a newly arrived cat named Mystic adds another element to the island's mysteries.

Cait investigates when Madrona Island's cats begin abandoning their longtime home in the Hollow. Alerted by her witch friend Tansy, she discovers a disturbance that may explain both the animals' departure and a human death.

Cait's wedding preparations are derailed when her baker is murdered and Cody's mother becomes a prime suspect. With Thanksgiving approaching, Cait and her friends must investigate the killing while trying to salvage the ceremony and holiday feast.

An author who claims to have solved a real murder is killed after speaking at Coffee Cat Books. Cait and Tara suspect someone wanted her discoveries silenced and investigate both deaths amid homecoming and Halloween festivities.

Christmas vandalism on Madrona Island turns deadly when an explosion destroys the Santa House and kills its Santa. Cait and Cody investigate with help from a newly arrived cat while trying to keep the island's holiday plans moving.

Cait struggles with a stalled bookstore reopening, a new home, and ongoing disappearances that Finn cannot solve. Yet her growing sense of dread seems to point toward another danger, one she fears she cannot prevent.

During an exceptional storm, Cait and Cody help Finn investigate the disappearance of three men. Their community also prepares for major family changes, while the mystery places another challenge in the path of their shared island life.