Sara Rosett's Stylish, Adventurous, and Gripping Mystery Books in Order by Series

This is the first appearance of wonder mom, military wife, professional organizer, and amateur detective Ellie Avery.

Moving for the fifth time in five years, with a newborn baby and during a heat wave, is enough of a challenge, but when Ellie finds a dead environmentalist on the road in her new town, she has to deal with even more. 

Ellie suspects that the local activist’s death wasn’t an accident and starts sleuthing after clues in her new community. The killer just might be closer than expected… 

With her Air Force husband about to be deployed to the Middle East, Ellie just wants to spend time with her significant other and enjoy her organized life.

When multiple murders (and attempted murders) take place in their military community, Ellie finds herself hunting for clues once again.

Luckily, her organizational business, Everything in Its Place, allows her to snoop through the town’s closets, drawers, nooks, and crannies to try and connect the crimes.

Ellie is pregnant and exploring the biggest tourist attractions in Washington D.C.! Of course, she can’t just have a nice, normal getaway.

A fatal accident in a metro station piques Ellie’s suspicions and has her smelling foul play. 

Instead of packing up and heading home, Ellie follows the clues right into the most powerful places in the country, in her most mysterious case yet. 

The Avery family is heading south! The move down to Georgia brings sunshine, new friends, and many mint juleps, but it also brings murder.

While walking her dog, Ellie discovers two dead bodies.

With an upcoming backyard party at her home, Ellie has accounted for everything, except a killer.

Now, she must track down the killer before they make this celebration her last. 

Ellie is busy planning and hosting a family reunion of her husband Mitch’s big, Southern extended family. When her husband’s Air Force commander is found strangled, danger creeps a little too close to home.

After Mitch’s look-alike cousin narrowly escapes an attempt on his life, Ellie feels that someone might just want her husband dead. Now she must keep up with her kids, run her business, and solve the case to ensure Mitch’s safety. 

A visit to Ellie’s in-laws over in Alabama goes south with the news that Mitch’s grandpa has died, and the police suspect murder.

Sleuthing among the mourners, Ellie discovers that not too few of the relatives had something to gain from Grandpa Franklin’s death.

Add in a legendary local author and a second murder and Ellie has one dangerous and vexing Southern killer on her hands. 

It's Christmastime in small-town Georgia and Ellie could really use some cheering up, after a rival organizer has set up shop nearby. Just as everything is lighting up for the season, someone uses Ellie's white elephant gift to commit a murder!

Now, Ellie finds herself a suspect in the yuletide crime. Can she balance business and playing Santa, while clearing her name and finding the not-so-merry murderer?

Ellie takes her family on the perfect family vacation to Florida’s sunny Gulf Coast. She just needs to run a quick errand to visit the eBay seller who sent her the wrong handbag.

The getaway is quickly turned upside down when Ellie finds the vendor dead, floating in her own pool. Ellie follows a trail of clues into a world of blackmail and scandalous celebrity secrets.

When a kidnapping shakes her family, Ellis is determined to face off against the killer whose cold heart is cooling their sun-filled trip. 

Ellie’s sister-in-law, Summer, is getting married at a fancy resort on an island off of Georgia, and she’s asked for her help running the four-day destination wedding.

Ellie has her hands full trying to keep the two mothers-in-law from killing each other, and she’s baffled when strange pranks directed at the bride start to occur.

When someone is killed, Ellie suspects there may be more danger lurking than just mean-spirited pranking.

Ellie must figure out who could be driven to murder on a beautiful wedding weekend and protect Summer long enough to see her walk down the aisle.

As a dedicated PTA mom, Ellie is looking forward to the annual Mother’s Day breakfast at her children’s school.

But the event takes a turn for the worse when Ellie’s rival, Gabrielle, discovers a dead body in a supply closet.

The two moms must team up to protect their children and teach the killer a lesson before North Dawkins Elementary sees another textbook case of murder. 

Zoe Hunt is a free spirit who lives her life spontaneously, working freelance gigs and keeping herself barely afloat—just the way she likes it.

The unpredictability of her life goes a little too far when her ex goes missing and she’s marked as a person of interest in the disappearance.

Zoe plunges into a world of deception and danger as she follows clues from shiny Las Vegas to charming Italy in search of answers. 

Zoe’s unconventional life is interrupted again, this time by mysterious packages, visits from the FBI, and thugs intercepting her jogs.

Scared of the imposing presence of both the FBI and the thugs, Ellie decides to follow the clues she received in the package. She’s led to London where she thinks she’ll find her ex, Jack, but the police say he’s dead.

Zoe is suspicious and determined to find him, while also curious about the sexy new man who keeps showing up in her life.

Hopefully, she can resolve all of her questions while evading the danger that seems to be closing in on her. 

When one of her freelance clients dies, Zoe discovers that she has been set up to take the fall for both the murder and the black-market sale of a stolen Monet painting.

The last thing she needs is her ex’s insistence on rekindling their love. Zoe forms a ragtag team of quirky characters and enters the dark world of art theft, on a hunt from Paris to the sunny Mediterranean coast.

Can she clear her name, stay alive, and navigate her love life?

Zoe and Jack are on the perfect romantic trip to Rome, or at least that’s what it was supposed to be. Jack’s new security company has been hired for the opening night of a museum exhibit displaying priceless gems.

The gala goes perfectly, until the police accuse Jack’s company of switching out the gems for fakes.

When the exhibit’s organizer goes missing and Zoe and Jack find planted diamonds in their belongings, the couple sets off on a journey from Rome to the snowy alps—deep into the shady diamond trade to find the real culprit. 

Zoe has finally found a job she’s excited about, working for a company that recovers lost items for elite clients.

But her first assignment, a trip to Edinburgh to find a stolen painting, is complicated when she finds herself caught in a web of contradictions and deceit.

She is baffled as to why someone would steal a painting that isn’t so valuable and why that thief has been attacked. Her hunt takes her all the way to Salzburg as she investigates a decades-old art world mystery. 

In this sixth tale of globetrotting and international mystery, Zoe agrees to work for a quirky collector on the hunt for a painting that may not even exist.

Zoe finds herself once again in the dark world of art dealers and tangled in misleading clues, as she travels from the tropics all the way to Madrid.

In modern day London, Zoe is looking forward to an upcoming romantic holiday. All she needs to do is track down the origins of a valuable painting. 

When the painting is stolen from its place in a gallery, Zoe finds herself in a media frenzy that puts her vacation plans on hold. 

In 1923 England, Olive Belgrave is assigned to catalogue the artwork collection at a manor house. She soon finds herself in danger when an intruder takes off with a rare piece. 

Zoe unravels this international mystery in a parallel story to that of Olive, as both women are in pursuit of the same priceless work of art, a century apart.

Location scout Kate Sharp is excited when her company is hired to find locations for a film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. When her boss doesn’t return from a scouting trip, Kate sets out to the quaint village of Nether Woodsmoor.

Her boss is nowhere to be found and the director of the film is anxious to move forward with pre-production.

As Kate searches through cottages, manors, and pubs, she finds that the beautiful cozy village might be hiding some dark secrets. 

Kate returns to the village of Nether Woodsmoor to work on a Jane Austen documentary and explore a possible romance with Alex, the disheveled local scout.

When a young woman dies, the police turn their suspicions towards the documentary crew. Kate is determined to sleuth her way to some answers: who was the murdered woman, and what was she doing in this village?

Her search leads her into the shadows of the seemingly sleepy little town. 

Kate’s job as a location scout leads her to a Regency-themed house party at a stately English manor home. But tea time and candlelit dinners lose their charm when one guest is murdered in a locked room.

Kate finds herself as a suspect and must move quickly, turning her attention to the staff, owners, and other guests to find the real killer before she’s arrested for a crime she didn’t commit.

Kate is on a scouting trip to the beautiful and historic city of Bath. She’s excited to sightsee and research the location for an upcoming Austen documentary.

Before Kate can see the elegant town where Jane Austen once lived, murder shatters the trip. Kate must get rid of her tourism plans to track down the killer and keep the documentary’s production from being shut down.

In this Christmastime novella, Kate has some time off for the holidays while her documentary’s production is in a lull.

She ventures to a local Christmas Market to try to find the perfect gift for Alex, a very difficult task.

Instead, she finds that a new acquaintance has been poisoned and she must uncover the culprit if she wants to see the arrival of the New Year. 

Kate is enjoying a spring of coordinating documentary locations in Nether Woodsmoor, even though she’s been tasked with managing a difficult star.

When a fatal accident occurs in the star’s beautiful garden, Kate once again finds herself framed as a suspect. Can she find the real killer before it's too late? 

In this last installment of the Murder on Location series, Kate and Alex are getting ready to tie the knot! When a guest is killed, it appears that the culprit is someone close to the couple.

Kate and Alex must pause their wedding bells to figure out who ruined their big day. If they can’t figure out the identity of the killer, there just might not be a happily ever after. 

In the opener of this charming historical mystery series, lady detective Olive Belgrave is jobless, despite her upper-class upbringing.

The year is 1923, and Olive is excited to get chosen for a job, investigating the vague background of her cousin, Alfred, who has appeared in the elite world of London’s high society.

When a murder occurs at a fancy gala, it’s up to Olive to figure out who’s responsible, before her very first case becomes her last.

Olive is sent on a job to investigate the disappearance of a famous author in a sleepy village. Soon after she arrives in the English countryside, a body is discovered.

When the police find a second murder victim, their suspicions turn towards the newcomer. Olive must clear her name if she wants to survive her quest to the little village. 

Olive delves into a London townhouse and a mummy curse in her next case.

Lady Agnes hires Olive to disprove the theory that her Egyptologist uncle was the victim of an ancient malevolent mummy. Olive finds an even darker truth…murder.

Now Olive is set on debunking the curse before the killer claims another victim under its guise. 

Recognized for her role as the solver of the problems of England’s high society, Olive is invited to a house party in the elegant Parkview Hall.

But when someone is killed at the fancy black tie affair, Olive’s cousin is framed as the main suspect.

Can Olive reveal the real murderer before her innocent cousin is set to take the blame?

Olive’s old friend, Gigi, asks her to come to London because her grandmother has told her to fear for her life. Olive finds that Gigi’s grandmother is as sharp as ever but refuses to admit to her fears. 

With no case, Olive allows herself to be taken into the sparkling lifestyle of London’s elite. But as the cocktails and champagne flow at a party, Olive discovers the grandmother’s fears may have been warranted as murder strikes. 

Olive has fallen for her sleuthing partner Jasper, but she knows he’s still hiding some secrets. Olive decides to follow Jasper when he’s called away unexpectedly and finds herself at a lodge where an eccentric group is celebrating a true English Christmas.

When the butler of the lodge goes missing, Olive and Jasper must work together on the case, even as his secret looms large. 

Olive has moved into a new flat at the posh South Regent Mansions. Soon, her new friend Minerva comes to her, claiming she’s seen a dead body.

Even though there’s no body to be found, and everyone in the building is carrying on as normal, Olive investigates to bring her friend peace of mind.

 What she finds are deep-running rivalries, affairs, and jealousy among the residents, but which one of them could kill?

Olive has gone off to Switzerland for a holiday of ice-skating and snowshoeing at a luxurious resort in the Alps.

Of course, it can’t be that easy. When a freak accident results in a death, Olive quickly steps up to the plate to solve the case.

Even in this unfamiliar setting, Olive uses her sleuthing skills to look into each of the elite guests at the resort to find a motive and a murderer. 

It’s 1924 and Blix Windway has made a career out of giving lectures to ladies’ groups about her travels to beautiful destinations, from America to Switzerland.

Blix finds the perfect arrangement: she will travel with an older lady to Egypt, helping her with customs and logistics and, in turn, she will be able to gather material for her next lecture series. 

Right as they set sail from England, their problems begin, leading up to someone being murdered on their tour of the pyramids. The officials want to cover up the death, but Blix is convinced someone in their tour group is responsible.

Now, she must follow the trail of clues from Cairo to a centuries-old bazaar to the vast desert. Can she find the truth before the killer gets to her?

This workbook written by Sara Rosett gives readers a starting place for writing their own cozy mystery stories.

Rosett provides the guidelines that have helped her to write her many mysteries in this helpful and fun book.

In this second “how to” workbook, Sara Rosett teaches readers how to structure and build a book series, using her techniques that have brought her successful series to life.

Perfect for anyone in the middle of writing a series or still considering the idea!