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Tourist Trap Mysteries Books In Order

Publication order of tourist trap mysteries books.

The A Tourist Trap Mystery series is among the best of mystery and crime thriller series written by popular American author Lynn Cahoon. While Cahoon has mainly been known to write in the science fiction and romance genres, she is just as good if not better in writing a crime thrillers. The Tourist Trap Mysteries has 9 books, the first of which was published in 2014. The main character in the 9 works is Jill Gardner, the owner of a small Book and Coffee shop in South Cove a residential tourist town in California. In her first appearance, we see her as a local coffee shop owner who just cannot seem to keep her nose out of the troubles and complications in her little tourist city. Over the course of the novel, her nosy can’t keep out of people’s business attitude sees her get involved in a lot of murders as an amateur detective, seeking absolution or justice for herself, associates and her friends implicated in murders. One of the very important characters in the novels is Detective Greg King, who starts out as Jill Gardner’s love interest and ends up as her boyfriend, lover, and unofficial detective partner. Her passion for finding her and solving frequently make her a target for the psychotic criminals, which from time to time puts her under suspicion even from her detective boyfriend.

As the most popular of Lynn Cahoon’s novels, the Tourist Trap mystery series has fans all across the world. The first novel in the series, Guidebook to Murder was so popular among audiences in the US and Europe that it went on to win several awards after its publication. What made the series so popular is that it takes elements from different genres to form the explosive narratives of the Tourist Trap Mysteries. An accomplished romance novel writer, she takes the features of the romance novel by introducing a handsome Detective Greg, to the murder, and politics of a crime mystery in the making of a cozy murder mystery series. The first novel of the series came out in 2014 and introduced a new kind of novel into the public domain – the Cozy Mystery. Becoming an almost instantaneous success, the novel was the winner of the 2015 Reader’s Crown Prize as the year’s Best Mystery Fiction. Given that the author has been publishing one book in the series each year since the first came out in 2014, it is highly likely that she will continue doing so for the foreseeable future. Lynn says that publishing a new novel in the series is like going back home to South Cove, which is why she likes publishing one every year.

Jill Gardner has one of the weirdest descriptions that one could have for the chief protagonist of a mystery novel. Lynn Cahoon describes her as a down to earth, but nosy neighbor that just cannot seem to stay away from mysteries in her hometown – particularly murder mysteries, which always seem to find her. She is the owner and operator of a small coffee shop known as Coffee, Books, and More. While initially single, she has a huge crush on Greg King a dashing detective and part time barista, who later becomes her sleuthing partner. Jill Gardner is a tenacious and surprisingly passionate amateur detective that just cannot seem to stop once she sets her mind to solve a mystery. Despite her family, her boyfriend, associates, and even her targets repeatedly warning her off when she took on huge risks, all she cares about is her cause for justice and solving her puzzles. The series draws us into the murky world of political rivalry, murder, romance, and corruption, which provide for some knife-edge tension and thrill, which only the cozy mysteries of Lynn Cahoon can provide.

The first novel in the A Tourist Trap Mystery series introduces Jill Gardner an employee of the Chamber of Commerce and owner of a coffee shop in South Cove, California. Miss Emily an elderly friend of hers turns up dead soon after getting a threatening letter from the city council. Jill suspects something fishy. She soon finds that she is the heir of Miss Emily’s estate and that her friend had been murdered as she had suspected. She now has to keep the city from destroying her new home and try to solve a murder while trying to tone down her feelings for the handsome Detective Greg King who might also be a married man. Cahoon does a good job of making Jill central to the investigation by making her friends with Greg King rather than try to convince us of her rookie talents. The Minor characters and subplots that, Lynn introduces are likable and for the most part interesting, dovetailing nicely into the main plot of the novel. It is a fun and entertaining mystery, particularly since the murderer remained a surprise right to the end of the book, which is not something you will find in many cozy mysteries.

The second novel of the Tourist Trap Mystery series is Mission to Murder. In this novel, Jill Gardner is on a mission to get the stonewall of her home declared part of an historic mission that had been resident in the area a few decades back. Expecting a lot of opposition from a bureaucrat that did not like to split the tourism budget, she is shocked when he turns up dead. She is now the main suspect in the murder having publicly threatened him publicly a few hours before. It is now up to her detective boyfriend to find the murderer or evidence to clear her name. Lynn Cahoon has really upped her game with this one, with great communication between Jill and Greg, and a well-paced mystery. Jill is more involved with the bookstore and the banter about running the bookstore makes for some good reading. Having two aspects to the mystery – the documentation of the stonewall and the murder mystery make for a very good balance of the less serious and the daily happenings at the bookstore and library. Overall, this interesting and fun read with interesting subplots and characters will leave you wanting more.

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I LOVE this series, I loved the first series as well with her trusty poodle helping to solve her mysteries but Jill takes the cake along with her partner Greg and girlfriend. Dont stop this series ever, please. It is hard waiting for a new book as I read them so fast.

I love the Tourist Trap Mystery series. I couldn’t put the book down until the end. I love the characters and the small town. You feel like you know these characters as friends in your own town. I am so eager to read the next book PICTURE PERFECT FRAME in March 2022.

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In the coastal town of South Cove, June is tourist season—and wedding season. Unfortunately, Jill Gardner’s own wedding has been delayed. But that just gives her more time to search for a missing bride—and a killer . . .

Things are looking up for the owner of Coffee, Books, and More—Jill’s finally getting her MBA, and though her wedding to police detective Greg is postponed a few months, she still has plenty to celebrate. A girls’ weekend in Santa Barbara is just the ticket. But back in South Cove, someone else’s big day has become a big problem. Antiques dealer Josh Thomas and Mandy Jensen were planning a small private ceremony under an olive tree on the historic Jensen farm—until Mandy went missing . . .

Is this a case of a runaway bride—or a guilty groom? Greg zeroes in on Josh but finds him so annoying that he quietly asks Jill’s help in keeping his number-one suspect distracted. She knows that Josh is searching for something else besides his fiancée—a bank robber’s buried gold bullion. And when the professor he’d been discussing it with turns up dead, she can’t help wondering if what looked like cold feet was actually cold-blooded murder . . .

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A Tourist Trap Mystery Books In Order

A Tourist Trap Mystery book series is written by Lynn Cahoon.

Publication Order of All A Tourist Trap Mystery Books

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1 . Guidebook to Murder

Published 2014 | 208 pages

2 . Mission to Murder

Published 2014 | 238 pages

3 . If the Shoe Kills

Published 2014 | 216 pages

4 . Dressed to Kill

Published 2015 | 320 pages

5 . Killer Run

Published 2015 | 198 pages

6 . Murder on Wheels

Published 2016 | 198 pages

7 . Tea Cups and Carnage

Published 2016 | 188 pages

8 . Hospitality and Homicide

Published 2017 | 217 pages

9 . Killer Party

Published 2017 | 190 pages

10 . Memories and Murder

Published 2019 | 168 pages

11 . Murder in Waiting

Published 2020 | 196 pages

12 . Picture Perfect Frame

Published 2021 | 191 pages

13 . Wedding Bell Blues

Published 2022 | 246 pages

14 . A Vacation to Die For

Published 2022 | 234 pages

15 . Songs of Wine and Murder

Published 2023 | 208 pages

Other Books of A Tourist Trap Mystery Series

Murder in a Tourist Town

Rockets' Dead Glare

Published 2018 | 77 pages

A Deadly Brew

Published 2018 | 67 pages

Santa Puppy

Published 2018 | 120 pages

Corned Beef and Casualties

Published 2019 | 71 pages

Mother's Day Mayhem

Published 2019 | 75 pages

A Very Mummy Holiday

Published 2019 | 81 pages

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Tourist Trap Mysteries Books in Order (21 Book Series)

Tourist Trap Mysteries is a series of 21 books written by Lynn Cahoon. Here, you can see them all in order! (plus the year each book was published)

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• Tourist Trap Mysteries Books in Order

Guidebook to Murder

Tourist trap mysteries, book 1.

Lynn Cahoon

Mission to Murder

Tourist trap mysteries, book 2.

If the Shoe Kills

Tourist trap mysteries, book 3.

Dressed to Kill

Tourist trap mysteries, book 4.

Tourist Trap Mysteries, Book 5

Murder on Wheels

Tourist trap mysteries, book 6.

Tea Cups and Carnage

Tourist trap mysteries, book 7.

Hospitality and Homicide

Tourist trap mysteries, book 8.

Killer Party

Tourist trap mysteries, book 9.

Rockets' Dead Glare

Tourist trap mysteries, book 10.

A Deadly Brew

Tourist trap mysteries, book 11.

Santa Puppy

Tourist trap mysteries, book 12.

Corned Beef and Casualties

Tourist trap mysteries, book 13.

Mother's Day Mayhem

Tourist trap mysteries, book 14.

Memories and Murder

Tourist trap mysteries, book 15.

Dying to Celebrate

Tourist trap mysteries, book 16.

Murder in Waiting

Tourist trap mysteries, book 17.

A Stocking Full of Murder

Tourist trap mysteries, book 18.

Picture Perfect Frame

Tourist trap mysteries, book 19.

Wedding Bell Blues

Tourist trap mysteries, book 20.

A Vacation to Die For

Tourist trap mysteries, book 21, who is the author of tourist trap mysteries series.

Navigating the literary seas of the Tourist Trap Mysteries series is Lynn Cahoon. This author, whether a rising star or a seasoned veteran, has crafted the pages that whisk readers away on this series' journey. Their background, style, and influences often shine through in their writing, making each book a unique experience. Fans of the series might find it intriguing to delve into other works by {author name} to see how their writing has evolved or how different themes are explored across their body of work.

How many Tourist Trap Mysteries books are there?

To answer a question as vital as the number of coffee cups consumed while reading, there are exactly 21 books in the Tourist Trap Mysteries series. Each book represents a chapter in the broader narrative, introducing new twists, turns, and perhaps the occasional talking dragon (disclaimer: dragons depend on the genre). The series might take you on a rollercoaster of emotions or provide a steady companion on lazy Sunday afternoons. Remember, the journey through a book series is not just about reaching the end but also about the memories created along the way.

In what order should I read these books?

The first page of this saga was turned in 2014, and the ink dried on the latest page in 2022. While each book might be a world in itself, reading them in the order they were published helps maintain the storyline's natural progression. Think of it like baking a cake; you could add the ingredients in any order, but following the recipe usually results in a tastier treat. Of course, for the adventurous souls, mixing up the order might offer a new perspective – just be prepared for unexpected plot revelations!

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Each book in the Tourist Trap Mysteries series comes with its own little treasure trove of information, nestled snugly above the "View on Amazon" button. Here, you'll discover not just the publication year, which is essential for understanding the context and evolution of the series, but also a succinct summary that teases the story without spoiling any surprises. It's the perfect spot for readers to get a glimpse of what lies within the pages, helping them decide which book to dive into next. Additionally, we occasionally include insights into the writing process, thematic elements, or how each book fits into the larger tapestry of the series.

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Guidebook to Murder

Tourist trap mystery (series), lynn cahoon author (2014).

If the Shoe Kills

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Dressed to Kill

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Rockets' Dead Glare

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A Tourist Trap Mystery

Guidebook to Murder

Mission to Murder

If the Shoe Kills

Dressed to Kill

Rockets' Dead Glare

Killer Run (A Tourist Trap Mystery, #5)

A Deadly Brew

Santa Puppy

Murder on Wheels

Corned Beef and Casualties

Mother's Day Mayhem

Teacups and Carnage

A Very Mummy Holiday

Hospitality and Homicide

Killer Party

Memories and Murder

Murder in Waiting

Picture Perfect Frame

Wedding Bell Blues

A Vacation to Die For

Songs of Wine and Murder

A Stocking Full of Murder

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Cat Latimer and her writer’s retreat group go on a hiking trip -- but a murderer has been lurking off the beaten path . . . Cat’s sweetheart, Seth, is going all out on an outing into the local mountains -- for the benefit of the writing group...

Angie Turner is all prepped to face Boise’s culinary best when she enters her restaurant, The County Seat, into a big State Fair challenge. Instead, she gets dunked into a new murder investigation after a killer starts scrapping her competition . ....

In the latest Tourist Trap mystery from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, bookshop café owner Jill Gardner contends with a best friend-turned-bridezilla while trying to solve a local historian’s untimely date with death...

Meet a new cozy star with her own special brand of culinary magic in this first story in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s Kitchen Witch series.   When Mia Malone’s grandmother asks her to take a week away from her restaurant j...

Angie Turner, chef at Idaho’s finest farm-to-table restaurant, has organized a team-building event at a haunted prison, only to find a real-life murderer in their midst. . . .   Contented employees make for a successful restaurant, which is wh...

Sunny South Cove, California, is the perfect spot for Jill Gardner and her store, Coffee, Books, and More -- except when “more” turns out to be murder . . . Corned Beef and Casualties Sunny South Cove is all abuzz preparing for their annua...

Angie Turner’s Idaho restaurant, the County Seat, is known and loved for its fresh food. For Angie, it’s also meant a fresh start. But when big agriculture comes to town -- along with whispers of foul play -- Angie could lose more than the farm ....

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Angie Turner’s Idaho restaurant, the County Seat, owes its success not only to its farm-fresh fare, but also to its devoted and passionate staff. But a team-building retreat turns into much more than they bargained for . . . Angie and her County Se...

In the newest cozy caper in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Tourist Trap series, a new art studio has opened in the coastal California town of South Cove -- but it’s about to turn into a crime scene. . . As the owner of Coffee, Books, ...

Mia Malone has opened a catering business in Magic Springs, Idaho, putting both her culinary expertise and her gift for spellcasting to good use. But it’ll take more than witchcraft to make a murderer disappear behind bars…   Mia Malone has ...

In this Cat Latimer mystery prequel - Cat's just starting her graduate degree program that will set her up as a Covington professor. Her mom is working at the local public library, but if a board member has his cost cutting way, not for long. When he...

Mia Malone conjures up delicacies while casting about for clues in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s Two Wicked Desserts, continuing her Kitchen Witch Mystery series . . .   Magic Springs, Idaho, may be a small town, but Mia Malo...

Cat Latimer and the Aspen Hills gang are back. This time the writers are all about the non-fiction side of writing. And so is the murder. From NYT bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, comes a new Cat Latimer mystery. Santa's on his way, but the house Cat...

Mia Malone is planning a holiday party to promote her catering and cooking school business -- but she’s got a Christmas spirit to deal with first, in this new Kitchen Witch Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon . . .   For...

Angie Turner’s Idaho restaurant, the County Seat, is the perfect site for a picturesque country wedding, but the party planning skids to a halt when the groom-to-be is implicated in a murder investigation…  When Angie’s best friend and bus...

In the California coastal town of South Cove, Jill Gardner, owner of Coffee, Books, and More, becomes more engaged in sleuthing than wedding preparations when there’s a murder in a dress shop . . . Jill couldn’t love police chief Greg King more ...

Aspiring witch and culinary entrepreneur, Mia Malone, must dispel a deadly plot to wreck her clients’ wedding in this charming continuation of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s Kitchen Witch Mystery series.   Business is bubbli...

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Guidebook to murder publisher's summary.

In the gentle coastal town of South Cove, California, all Jill Gardner wants is to keep her store - Coffee, Books, and More - open and running. So why is she caught up in the business of murder?

When Jill's elderly friend Miss Emily calls in a fit of pique, she already knows that the city council is trying to force Emily to sell her dilapidated old house. But Emily's gumption goes for naught when she dies unexpectedly and leaves the house to Jill, along with all of her problems...and her enemies. Convinced that her friend was murdered, Jill is finding the list of suspects longer than the list of repairs needed on the house. But Jill is determined to uncover the culprit - especially if it gets her closer to South Cove's finest, Detective Greg King. The problem is, the killer knows that she's on the case - and is determined to close the book on Jill permanently.

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Guidebook to Murder

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 1
• By: Lynn Cahoon
• Narrated by: Susan Boyce
• Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
• Overall 4 out of 5 stars 1,707
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,547
• Story 4 out of 5 stars 1,543

In the gentle coastal town of South Cove, California, all Jill Gardner wants is to keep her store - Coffee, Books, and More - open and running. So why is she caught up in the business of murder? When Jill's elderly friend Miss Emily calls in a fit of pique, she already knows that the city council is trying to force Emily to sell her dilapidated old house. But Emily's gumption goes for naught when she dies unexpectedly and leaves the house to Jill, along with all of her problems...and her enemies.

• 3 out of 5 stars

Very Whiny and Slow

• By AJ on 03-25-15
• Release date: 09-22-14
• Language: English
• 4 out of 5 stars 1,707 ratings

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Mission to Murder

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 2
• Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 763
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 683
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 683

Jill Gardner, proprietor of Coffee, Books, and More, has discovered that the old stone wall on her property might be a centuries-old mission worthy of being declared a landmark. But Craig Morgan, the obnoxious owner of South Cove's most popular tourist spot, The Castle, makes it his business to contest her claim. When Morgan is found murdered at The Castle shortly after a heated argument with Jill, even her detective boyfriend has to ask her for an alibi. Jill decides that she must find the real murderer to clear her name.

• 5 out of 5 stars

Light and fun murder thriller

• By Wayne on 06-24-16
• Release date: 10-13-14
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 763 ratings

If the Shoe Kills

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 3
• Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 578
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 516
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 514

As owner of Coffee, Books, and More, Jill Gardner looks forward to the hustle and bustle of holiday shoppers. But when the mayor ropes her into being the liaison for a new work program, 'tis the season to be wary. Local businesses are afraid that the interns will be delinquents, punks, or worse. For Jill, nothing's worse than Ted Hendricks - the jerk who runs the program. After a few run-ins, Jill's ready to kill the guy. That, however, turns out to be unnecessary when she finds Ted in his car - dead as a doornail.

• 4 out of 5 stars

Chick lit or mystery?

• By Wayne on 03-11-16
• Release date: 11-10-14
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 578 ratings

Dressed to Kill

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 4
• Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 477
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 429
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 432

Jill Gardner, the owner of Coffee, Books, and More, has been suckered into playing a '20s flapper in murder/dinner theater. Though it is for charity.... Of course everyone is expecting a "dead" body at the dress rehearsal...but this one isn't acting! It turns out the main suspect is the late actor's conniving girlfriend, Sherry...who also happens to be the ex-wife of Jill's main squeeze. Sherry is definitely a master manipulator...but is she a killer? Jill may discover the truth only when the curtain comes up on the final act...and by then it may be far too late.

Name and accent changes

• By Jessawampak on 01-27-23
• Release date: 07-21-15
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 477 ratings

Rockets' Dead Glare

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 4.5
• Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 254
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 232
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 232

South Cove's local businesses are up in arms after volunteer fire chief Barry Gleason threatens to shut down anyone who doesn't comply with the fire code. But when Barry schedules a training burn in an old abandoned barn, he is the only one who doesn't come out alive. Jill Gardner - owner of Coffee, Books, and More - smells murder in the ashes. She'll have to work quickly to nab a killer with a short fuse - or else everyone's holiday will end with a fizzle.

Clean mystery

• By Lisa H. Lee on 08-15-23
• Release date: 06-05-18
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 254 ratings

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• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 5
• Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 400
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 369
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 368

Jill Gardner - owner of Coffee, Books, and More - has somehow been talked into sponsoring a 5k race along the beautiful California coast. The race is a fundraiser for the local preservation society - but not everyone is feeling so charitable.

• By Lynnelle on 06-15-21
• Release date: 08-18-15
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 400 ratings

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A Deadly Brew

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 5.25
• Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 237
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 212
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 213

The house has sat empty for 15 years, taking up prime real estate along the picturesque coastline. Built by one of the founders of South Cove, its last known owner, Maryanne Demerit, vanished without a trace. Now her home will be demolished for a condo development, but until then, it's the perfect spot for a Halloween haunted house. Jill Gardner, her boyfriend, and three other couples are spending the weekend in the Demerit home. But what begins as an all-in-good-fun fright fest turns into a mystery begging to be solved as Jill is contacted by the ghost of Maryanne.

Halloween Lock In

• By Carolyn G. Manuel on 08-31-22
• Release date: 10-16-18
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 237 ratings

Santa Puppy

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 5.5
• Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 214
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 191
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 191

Jill Gardner has volunteered her Coffee, Books, and More to host a Christmas adopt-a-pet party. Among the potential forever friends is a male terrier named Baby, whose owner died of a heart attack. With few clues to go on, even finding the name of Baby's human is a daunting task. But there's no challenge too big for Jill this holiday season. Playing Santa's Little Helper, Jill is determined to find out what happened - and to fulfill a long-time coming Christmas wish.

Cute holiday tail a wagging

• By LOYL-00 on 12-09-18
• Release date: 11-06-18
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 214 ratings

Murder on Wheels

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 6
• Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 380
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 339
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 339

The food truck craze has reached the charming coastal town of South Cove, California, but before Jill Gardner - owner of Coffee, Books, and More - can sample the eats, she has to shift gears and put the brakes on a killer.... Now that Kacey Austin has got her new gluten-free dessert truck up and running, there's no curbing her enthusiasm - not even when someone vandalizes the vehicle and steals her recipes.

Pretty Good

• By Beatrice on 03-21-16
• Release date: 03-08-16
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 380 ratings

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Corned Beef and Casualties

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 6.25
• Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 203
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 184
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 183

South Cove, California, is celebrating St. Patrick's Day - and there's going to be a parade of suspects... Jill Gardner's store, Coffee, Books, and More, is raking in the green as her little coastal town holds a big festival for St. Patrick's Day. But the locals aren't exactly feeling the luck of the Irish, thanks to the rowdy behavior of some of the tourists who are pouring in. Then a woman who just visited Jill's shop is found dead near the shore. The fireworks display on the beach may have already happened, but the real fireworks have just begun....

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• By No on 03-18-24
• Release date: 02-05-19
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 203 ratings

Mother's Day Mayhem

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 6.5
• Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 178
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 161
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 161

Jill Gardner, owner of Coffee, Books, and More is almost out of Mother's Day cards. She has a few more in stock, but she's set them aside because she needs Greg's help choosing one for his mother. It'll be Jill's first time meeting her boyfriend's mother, and she's understandably nervous. Turns out Jill isn't the only one having feelings about mothers. Kyle, who works at the antiques store next door, needs to find the perfect card for a mother he hasn't seen since he was five - when she went away to jail.

• By Daisies in Paradise on 04-19-24
• Release date: 04-02-19
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 178 ratings

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Teacups and Carnage

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 7
• Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 415
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 374
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 374

The quaint coastal town of South Cove, California, is all abuzz about the opening of a new specialty shop, Tea Hee. But as Coffee, Books, and More owner Jill Gardner is about to find out, there's nothing cozy about murder. Shop owner Kathi Corbin says she came to South Cove to get away from her estranged family. But is she telling the truth? And did a sinister someone from her past follow her to South Cove?

not quite a mystery...?

• By Dianne D. on 09-07-23
• Release date: 12-27-15
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 415 ratings

A Very Mummy Holiday

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 7.25
• Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 118
• Performance 5 out of 5 stars 106
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 106

The rented house was supposed to be a relaxing getaway. But Jill and her companions feel a sense of danger instead. First, they learn that their hosts' son had a fiancee, but her disappearance remains unexplained - and then they meet some menacing members of a local trail-riding club. When one of Jill and Greg's friends finds human remains amid the dunes - with a diamond ring around one mummified finger - things start heating up fast, and they'll be thankful just to survive through the long weekend....

Another fun listen

• By emmapmolly on 09-10-23
• Release date: 02-18-20
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 118 ratings

Hospitality and Homicide

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 8
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 352
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 314
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 309

Mystery author Nathan Pike checked into South Cove Bed & Breakfast to compose a compelling novel, not commit murder. But things get real when a rival B & B owner ends up exactly like the victim in his draft - undeniably dead. As Nathan prepares to complete his magnum opus behind bars, Jill's the only one who can prove his innocence and deconstruct the plot of a twisted killer.

• 2 out of 5 stars
• By Beatrice on 07-10-17
• Release date: 05-16-17
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 352 ratings

Killer Party

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 9
• Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 347
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 307
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 307

After a few months of living with her boyfriend, Greg, Jill Gardner is still getting used to sharing such close quarters, but she's got no hesitation about joining him for a weekend at South Cove's most luxurious resort. While Greg and his college pals celebrate their buddy's upcoming wedding, Jill intends to pamper herself in style. But when the groom is found floating facedown in the pool, Jill must find the killer fast, or she might not have a boyfriend to come home to anymore....

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• By kammi on 02-08-24
• Release date: 07-18-17
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 347 ratings

Memories and Murder

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 10
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 284
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 253
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 251

When Jill hosts a talk at Coffee, Books, and More on the topic of elder abuse, all that's really on her mind is lunch. But the topic hits close to home when she discovers Aunt Jackie has been getting mysterious calls. Jill's certain the caller is a con artist, of course, but her feisty aunt claims to understand this, though she's still shaken-and Harrold's still heartbroken. Who's behind the scam and why was her aunt targeted? When a volunteer from the Senior Project is found murdered, Jill's detective boyfriend is on the case - and it soon becomes clear no one is safe.

• By Beatrice on 11-29-19
• Release date: 11-26-19
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 284 ratings

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Murder in Waiting

• Tourist Trap Mystery Series, Book 11
• Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 200
• Performance 5 out of 5 stars 184
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 184

At Coffee, Books, & More, Jill's the boss. But as Amy's maid-of-honor, she can barely keep up with marching orders - and now she's in charge of organizing an epic bachelorette! Adding to Jill's party-planning panic, the South Cove Heritage Society just unceremoniously dumped her historic landmark bid. While vying proposals rush in from a loaded land developer and a pushy travel guide company, Jill finds an unexpected ally in Heritage Society expert, Frank Gleason.

Book 11--the plot thickens- 5/5

• By LOYL-00 on 09-13-20
• Release date: 06-30-20
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 200 ratings

Picture Perfect Frame

• A Tourist Trap Mystery, Book 12
• Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 177
• Performance 5 out of 5 stars 162
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 162

As the owner of Coffee, Books, and More, Jill Gardner likes to support other Main Street businesses, so she attends a paint-and-sip event where, sadly, her brushstrokes look more like blobs. It's still fun, though - aside from some disruption by a couple doing more sipping than painting. Jill's police-detective boyfriend is on alert, but a designated driver volunteers to take the drunken pair back to their bed and breakfast, and everything seems resolved. Until the wife's body turns up the next morning back in the studio.

Disappointingly underwhelming

• By Me on 04-26-24
• Release date: 03-16-21
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 177 ratings

Wedding Bell Blues

• A Tourist Trap Mystery, Book 13
• Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 150
• Performance 5 out of 5 stars 140
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 140

Jill couldn't love Police Chief Greg King more - so why does that engagement ring still feel funny on her finger? At least she'll have a chance to show it off this Saturday at their engagement party. Just in time for the event, a new dress shop has opened in town, Exquisite Gowns for You, specializing in designer wedding gowns and other custom-fit dresses. But Jill's excitement turns to shock when she comes by to pick up her dress for the party and discovers a dead body in the shop.

Engagement Party

• By Carolyn G. Manuel on 09-08-22
• Release date: 03-29-22
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 150 ratings

A Vacation to Die For

• A Tourist Trap Mystery, Book 14
• Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 126
• Performance 5 out of 5 stars 119
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 118

Hustling her fiance off to a neighboring tourist town might be the only way Jill Gardner can plan her nuptials to South Cove's in-demand police detective. But when a mystery man turns up dead at South Cove's PD, Greg is hightailing it back home to investigate, leaving Jill to finish the vacation solo. Jill can barely get in a spa day before her own respite is spoiled by a greedy hotel guest and unexpected revelations about Max Winter, the developer conniving to buy her home out from under her.

Gregg is to hot and cold for me

• By Anonymous User on 04-03-24
• Release date: 09-27-22
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 126 ratings
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In this delightful prequel to the beloved Tourist Trap mystery series, lawyer Jill Gardner flees job burnout to take a vacation—and finds a brand-new life on the California coast. Jill’s family law career is in a rut. Watching a client go back to her abusive husband, yet again—and then learning she’s been passed up for a partnership, yet again—finally prompts her to take a break. She’ll have to dip into her emergency fund. But after all those long days in her windowless office, subsisting on leftover cake from the breakroom, it’s time to smell some flowers.   When she arrives in picturesque South Cove on the Pacific coast, she finds friendly residents, a peaceful beach, and nature’s beauty. But she also witnesses a shouting match between two business owners with a big score to settle.  And when someone she knows turns up dead in the local coffee shop, she finds the town needs her skills, just as much as she needs the town.  It’s time to set her roots where they belong . . . Praise for Lynn Cahoon and the Tourist Trap Mysteries   “Well-crafted . . . Cat and crew prove to be engaging characters and Cahoon does a stellar job of keeping them—and the reader—guessing.” — Mystery Scene on A Story to Kill                                                     “Lynn Cahoon’s popular Tourist Trap series is . . .  one of my go-to cozy mystery series!” — Hope By the Book  

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But her retired mother, Harriet Plunkett, is convinced Phee is the only one who can solve the mystery of a cursed book. Though Cahoon manages to tie everything up neatly in the end, the story feels a little overcrowded and despite the plethora of suspects and motives, the plot of Guidebook to Murder is still fairly predictable. Beyond reading, the week was fairly normal. I went into the office for two days and met my former boss (who'd hired me 4 months ago but then moved into a different role) for the first time in person (she's based out of California) and met the new head of my division, who happens to live in the town next door to me (where I shop all the time). My wife loves these stories, but I just can't get the accent right. As Halloween approaches South Cove, California, fo…. In the second installment of Maria DiRico's new Catering Hall Mystery series, Mia Carina is back in the borough of Queens, in charge of the family catering hall Belle View Banquet Manor, and keeping her nonna company. It took longer than expected to received the CDs.

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