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Wandering through Indianapolis one weekend, amateur sleuths Geneva Pomolo and Iris Reeves visit a local jewelry store owned by Derek Wattle and his girlfriend, Estelle Landliner. Within 24 hours of their visit, Estelle is dead, Derek is a suspect, and Geneva and Iris plunge once again into a mystery with no easy answers.

Amateur sleuth Geneva Pomolo is once again drawn into mystery when her investigating partner, Iris Reeves, signs up to read from her novel-in-progress during an open mic night at the local club. The proceedings are interrupted by a scuffle between best-selling young adult novelist William Miller and his former boss and fiancée, Ava Warner. Ava has been feeling salty toward William ever since he suddenly broke off the relationship. William was forced to file a restraining order when she began following him around hoping to humiliate him in public...

Crime-solving duo Geneva Pomolo and Iris Reeves are attending the annual Wrangler’s Hill WonderCon, a convention celebrating all things fantasy and science-fiction. There they hope to meet Bryan Rylance, the handsome (and arrogant) star of the long-running TV series Starman and Sapphire. There are rumors in the press that Bryan and his former co-star, Lucky Mitten, are planning a reunion. But there’s bad blood between them due to a mysterious event in their past which neither will talk about.

Christmas is approaching, and private investigator Geneva Pomolo is spending a blissful week at a local bed and breakfast. But her hopes of a few idle days spent reading and relaxing are shattered by a scream in the night. A woman stumbles into her room with a strange tale of ghostly apparitions and a phantom figure clutching his severed head. Geneva dismisses the story as the ravings of a fantasy-prone woman, but soon it becomes clear that the bed and breakfast is crowded with more ghosts than a Dickens novel.

Madeline Ponderphelt has no reason to end her life. But when the middle-aged vlogger is found dead beneath a bridge in late January, the news calls it a suicide. When the obituary writer for the Beacon is found dead in the same location shortly thereafter, private sleuth Geneva Pomolo suspects something more than coincidence at work.

Private investigator Geneva Pomolo and her partner Iris Reeves are busier than ever. An old foe has challenged them to a contest to see which pair of friends can take the most one-day courses at the local community college. Never one to shirk from a challenge, Geneva now has her hands full three evenings a week learning the basics of sailing, baking, watercolors, Olympic sports, and mystery writing.

With Iris now dating and working on her first novel and Geneva reaping the benefits of being the most famous amateur sleuth in northern Indiana, things seem to be looking up for the crime-solving duo. That is, until the day they go shopping at a high-end clothing store and discover a scene of carnage. Marilyn Abshire, 77, the genius impresario behind Sunday Chic, is found run down in a deserted alley.

Amateur detective Geneva Pomolo has a busy weekend planned. An old flame is coming into town, and her current boyfriend isn’t exactly happy about it. On top of that, Geneva is busy planning the annual 5K Fun Run alongside the various local charities - which proves difficult, as the planning committee is full of backbiting and gossip.

Amateur sleuth Geneva Pomolo is once again drawn into mystery when she helps to acquire a rare collection of signed classics for the town library. The books were terribly expensive - and more than one person is after them. When the glass display housing the books is smashed and the books vanish, Geneva and her best friend Iris are drawn into the case. Their task is to recover the collection before it disappears into the hands of a private collector. But a wave of robberies in Wrangler’s Hill has the entire town on edge, and it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.

Tragedy strikes the sleepy town of Wrangler’s Hill, Indiana, when a retired media giant, James Orion, is found dead in his parked car. Immediately, amateur sleuths Geneva and Iris suspect foul play: there are faint skid marks leading to the car as if he were dragged and dumped there. But who would kill an old man who spent the last ten years of his life in quiet retirement, rarely leaving his house? Lots of people, as it turns out.

Still nursing a broken heart after her split from Peter, Maybelle tries to keep her distance—especially now that he's dating someone younger and stunning. But when a deadly car accident and a suspicious house fire happen on the same night, it’s clear something sinister is at play. Peter dives headfirst into the investigation, and Maybelle, sidelined due to their breakup, starts digging on her own. What begins as two separate investigations soon becomes a tangled web of conflicting theories, clashing egos, and unresolved feelings.

Maybelle was hoping for a quiet weekend and maybe a little romance. She and Peter are finally dating, and to her surprise, she’s enjoying it more than she imagined. But when a body turns up at an estate sale, their budding relationship is thrown straight into another investigation. Peter wants to keep their case from clouding their personal lives, but as the leads run cold and their theories begin to clash, the tension between them grows. With a prime suspect Peter is convinced is guilty—and Maybelle not so sure—the line between detective work and dating becomes harder to navigate.

Ten years ago, Maybelle made a choice she’s kept hidden—until her estranged husband, Alex Wilkinson, shows up on her doorstep, shattering the life she’s finally rebuilding with Peter. Shocked to learn she’s still legally married, Peter pulls away, unsure what to believe. Before Maybelle can explain, Alex is found dead in his motel room—and all signs point to her as the killer. Now, with a murder charge looming and her past unraveling, Maybelle must fight to prove her innocence. Peter wants to believe in her, but as evidence mounts, even he begins to doubt.

When Richard Jackson goes missing in the small town of Raven’s Point, the entire community is baffled. Helen Wright discovers his body in a freezer, revealing that Richard didn’t disappear—he was murdered. Maybelle, having been reprimanded before for interfering with police investigations, vows to conduct her sleuthing in secret this time.

In the sleepy town of Raven’s Point, the annual ball at the opulent Park Mansion is the highlight of the year—a night of pure fantasy. This year, the Regency masquerade theme adds an extra layer of allure, and sisters Helen and Maybelle can hardly contain their excitement. Dressed in exquisite period costumes, they enter the grand estate, eager to glimpse the luxurious lives of the Park family, the town’s wealthiest residents. But the glittering evening takes a dark turn when Jeffrey Park, the man controlling the family fortune, is brutally murdered during a sudden power outage.

After Andrew Gardener dies when sipping the wine he made at his vineyard, no one suspects foul play. But when the cause of death reveals a toxic poison, Maybelle fears there's a murderer on the loose. She tries to avoid getting involved, but the mystery is too hard to resist, especially when Helen becomes the main suspect. Needing to find the real murderer and to clear her sister's name, Maybelle goes on a dangerous sleuthing mission which not only pits her against Detective Peter Nelson again, but endangers her life.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, a crime of passion in Raven’s Point sets a dark tone for the month of love. Detectives Peter and Maybelle are called to the scene where a body has been discovered in a parking lot near a popular hiking trail. At first glance, nothing seems unusual—except for the fatal knife wound that turns a quiet town into the backdrop for a chilling murder investigation. As tensions rise, so does the undeniable attraction between Peter and Maybelle.

In Raven’s Point, no one’s secrets are safe. During a grand celebration at the local hotel, the town psychiatrist, Kay Santangelo, is found dead in the ladies' washroom. When Maybelle Wright and her sister Helen stumble upon the chilling scene, Detective Peter Nelson uncovers the shocking truth: Kay was murdered, poisoned by an anonymous gift laced with peanut dust, her fatal allergy. As Maybelle and Peter dig deeper, they uncover Kay’s dark side—using her patients’ most private confessions to blackmail them.

The Wright sisters, Maybelle and Helen, find their lives turned inside out when they inherit their grandmother’s stately Victorian home on East Lake. Amid their grief, they resolve to uphold their family's storied legacy within its cherished walls. However, the house's quiet grandeur is shattered when Maybelle stumbles upon a chilling scene: a woman lifelessly suspended in the dining room.

As the charming town of Raven’s Point gears up for its beloved Christmas Festival, excitement fills the air. Maybelle and her sister eagerly join fellow shop owners to set up their stalls—until the unthinkable happens. When the mayor doesn’t arrive to unlock the town’s storage room, the town janitor steps in. But the moment the doors are opened, the town is faced with a gruesome truth: the mayor has been murdered.