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Mother-daughter bonding time shouldn't involve running from a big tractor.

When Harvey Beckett stumbles upon the body of the community's most reviled dairy farmer, she, her friends, and her parents are launched into an investigation that reveals a family secret that wasn't really that secret after all. Soon, Harvey's curiosity lands her and her mother in a heap of danger that may mark the end of her sleuthing

Can Harvey help find the murderer and protect the victim's family before the murderer finds her?

Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

St. Marin's Cozy Mystery Series

Entitled To Kill

The things Harvey Beckett doesn’t know about her neighbors could get her killed. 

In the perfect days of early May, bookshop owner Harvey Beckett is looking forward to evenings of walking Mayhem, reading before bed, and maybe even enjoying a snuggle with her favorite mechanic.

But a meandering dog walk pushes pause on those plans when she and Mayhem stumble upon the body of the much-detested local bank manager. Harvey and her friends discover that there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in quiet St. Marin’s, a lot that people are hiding. 

Can Harvey help, or will her helping only end up creating more trouble for everyone around her?

Bound To Execute

A dead body in Santa's lap is not what Harvey Beckett wanted for Christmas. 

The streets of St. Marin’s are decorated for Christmas, and Harvey Beckett has decided that she’ll host Santa Claus at her bookstore, reviving the town’s long-standing tradition. But on the first day of the holiday season, a man stumbles into Santa’s lap and dies, threatening the holiday spirit . . . and bringing a slew of questions that Harvey can’t resist trying to answer.

Will Harvey’s queries land her, her friends – and their dogs – in a load of trouble?

Tome To Tomb

Snow days aren't supposed to end with dead bodies.

Harvey Beckett has just finished a quiet meal after shoveling the sidewalks around Main Street when the body of the new bartender in town is discovered behind the bar. When Harvey begins to look into the victim's pseudonym, she finds out far more than she bargained, enough to put her in real danger.

Can she and her friends find the murderer before they become victims themselves?

Scripted To Slay

The murders in St. Marin’s Library’s mystery section just got very real. 

When the local librarian is found dead among the stacks, the rumors about his reputation reach a fever pitch. Harvey Beckett can’t let a fellow book-lover’s name be sullied, but when she drags her friends and her dogs into the investigation, she finds that it’s more than just rumors she has to contend with.

Will Harvey’s curiosity be the end of her this time?

Proof Of Death

Everyone loves getting mail, but not when it’s clasped in someone’s cold, dead hands.

Harvey Beckett had heard the tale of how the postmistress steams open people’s mail to feed her gossip-hungry customers, but when the postmistress is murdered, Harvey learns that the mail carrier might have been doing more than passing along juicy details. Soon, Harvey and her father find themselves embroiled in a hunt to find a killer, a quest that might stop her dad’s heart.

Can they find the truth amongst the tall tales without becoming legends themselves?

Epilogue Of An Epitaph

Nail guns have always terrified Harvey Beckett, and now she knows why.

Harvey loves sharing the parking lot of her bookstore with the hardware store across the way, but when an unruly customer is killed in the lot one night, she begins to wonder if the men who own the store are responsible. A few inquiries and a bit of spying later, and Harvey and her best friend find themselves with nowhere to run.

Will the killer be caught before the two women are silenced forever?

Hardcover Homicide

Secrets long held are sometimes secrets best kept, right?

When the sweet but reclusive clockmaker in town reaches out to Harvey to ask for her advice about a situation, the bookstore owner finds herself wrapped in a web of tales that leaves her unclear about what’s true and what’s not.

As Harvey and her friends begin to unravel the truth from the legend, they discover a whole lot more than they bargained for, including a body.

Can they discover who is the villain and who the hero before they become lost to the story themselves?

Picture Book Peril

The belief is that all animal lovers are good people, but sometimes, that’s just not true.

In preparation for her wedding day and to thank her loyal companions, Harvey Beckett has scheduled a spa day for her pups, Mayhem and Taco, at the brand new doggy daycare in town. But when the pups return from their escape bedraggled and anxious, Harvey gets curious, and we know what curiosity did to the cat.

Who knew pampering pooches could be so scary?