Books in series
#1
On the Trail of a Killer
2020
A deliciously doggie mystery
A hound with a nose for trouble and a heart for romance stirs up both in this small-town cozy mystery.
Fairmont has a murky history, but none of that matters now that he’s started his new life with Zella. A fluffy dog bed, great meals, and even better company - what more could a dog want? Everything’s grand, until he sniffs out a dead body.
Zella’s new life began when she adopted Fairmont, but he was just the start. The changes kept coming: a new home, a new town, a new name. A lovely beginning, spoiled only by the corpse in her otherwise perfect backyard.
Can Zella, Fairmont, and all their new friends in White Sage find the murderer before Zella’s fresh new start turns deadly?
#2
The Scent of a Poet's Past
2019
Fairmont’s sniffed out another body: a poet with a past.
When the wrong man is arrested for Pablo the poet’s murder, Zella’s friends convince her to lend a hand in finding the real killer. Zella and her gang of elderly White Sage residents team up to solve the crime, but Fairmont isn’t about to be left behind.
Can four ladies and their four-legged friend find a killer before there’s another victim?
Recipes and Fairmont-approved dog training tips included.
#3
Sniffing out Sweet Secrets
2020
No more award-winning cupcakes in White Sage, Texas
Not when the baker behind the delicious treats is discovered dead by Zella and Fairmont.
Unfortunately, the baker's death was no accident. Did her killer have a personal motive, a professional one? Everyone in White Sage seemingly adores Catie, the cupcake shop owner and head baker, so who could have killed her?
Zella's determined to find out who killed the small town's newest darling, and she recruits her gang of meddling friends to help her.
Follow Fairmont and his favorite people as they track down the killer in this small-town cozy mystery.
Fairmont-approved dog-training tips included.
\*Previously Fairmont Finds a Baker.
#5
The Sleuthing Granny Gang and the Summer Scandal
2022
Death visits the unlikeliest of locales: White Sage’s lavender festival.
When the jam contest favorite ends up dead, the Sleuthing Granny Gang ladies are on the case. Former cadaver dog Fairmont helps them sniff out clues, while the group’s leader Zella does her best to keep her silver-sleuth friends from taking dangerous risks. This year’s jam contest has a hefty prize, a contract with an Austin-based jam company. But did the killer murder to level the contest playing field, or are other motives at work?
Fairmont and the Sleuthing Granny Gang tackle this deadly lavender-scented puzzle together!
Previously published as a part of the Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders cozy anthology.
#6
Hunting the Traveler's Tragedy
2022
What’s at the theater? A deadly production!
A murdered actor in a traveling production sparks a new Sleuthing Granny Gang investigation. Zella, Fairmont, and the nosy ladies of White Sage have to find the killer before their friend Monique or her boyfriend are arrested. The SGG only have a few days to solve the murder or the production of Twelfth Night will be cancelled and White Sage’s fall tourist season ruined.
Join Zella, Fairmont, and the gang on the latest great adventure!
Author
Cate Lawley
Author · 44 books
USA Today bestselling author Cate Lawley writes humorous, action-filled mysteries that frequently contain paranormal elements. When Cate's not tapping away at her keyboard or in deep contemplation of her next fanciful writing project, she's sweeping up hairy dust bunnies and watching British mysteries. Cate is from Austin, Texas (where many of her stories take place), but has recently migrated north to Boise, Idaho, where soup season (her favorite time of year) lasts more than two weeks. She's worked as an attorney, a dog trainer, and in various other positions, but writer is the hands-down winner. She's thankful readers keep reading, so she can keep writing! For bonus materials and updates, visit her website to join her mailing list: www.CateLawley.com.
