Whisky Business Mysteries Books in Order

The Whisky Business Mysteries begin with Abigail Logan standing in two worlds at once. Abi is a globe-trotting photojournalist with sharp instincts and a busy life, but after her uncle's death she inherits Abbey Glen, a boutique single malt distillery in rural Scotland. In Single Malt Murder, that inheritance pulls her into a place where everybody knows the history, everybody has an opinion, and almost nobody thinks she belongs there.

That outsider status matters. Abi is new to distilling, new to the rhythms of village life, and trying to learn an industry that has long been treated as a man's territory. The books get a lot of mileage out of that tension. Abbey Glen is not just a pretty backdrop. It is a working business, tied to land, reputation, money, and tradition, and every one of those things gives people a reason to lie.

Whisky matters here.

Mullet uses the series to show how the drink connects craft, commerce, local pride, and old grudges. The cases move well beyond the distillery gates, from buried history and rock music fallout in Death Distilled to deadly competition in Deadly Dram, danger around a women's shelter in Died in the Wool, murders during a whisky masterclass in In the Still of the Night, and a remote island weekend shadowed by a supposed monk in Spirit of the Dead. The mysteries change shape, but the stakes always feel personal.

Abi is not a hobby sleuth.

She investigates because people get hurt, because she notices what others miss, and because walking away is rarely an option. Around her is a strong recurring cast: Grant MacEwan, her talented distilling partner and slow-burn romantic counterweight; Patrick, the loyal friend who keeps life lively; Liam, the oversized terrier with a talent for finding trouble; and a small Scottish community full of allies, skeptics, and suspects. Part of the pleasure of the series is watching Abi build a life, not just solve a case.

The tone sits comfortably in traditional mystery, but these books are not all mist and cozy banter. They can be funny, warm, and full of food, drink, and village eccentricity, yet they also deal with sexism, abuse, power, and the cost of keeping secrets. If you want mysteries with a strong sense of place, a capable amateur sleuth, and enough whisky lore to make Abbey Glen feel real, this series gives you all of that without losing sight of character.