


Books in series

#1
Nearly Dead in Iowa
2016
From USA Today bestselling author Wendy Byrne comes a small town mystery with a big twist...
Manhattan socialite Isabella "Izzy" Lewis is in desperate need of a fresh start. Ending up on the wrong side of a nasty divorce, jobless, and pretty much homeless, she’s hit rock bottom. So when the father she never knew asks her to visit him in Iowa, she figures she has nothing more to lose—until she arrives at his home and promptly stumbles (literally) over a dead body.
Now her missing father is murder suspect number one, and Izzy's in the crosshairs of the local sheriff who’s convinced she’s somehow involved. After being reluctantly adopted by a local group of Jessica Fletcher wannabes, Izzy resolves to find her missing father and the killer. A job that proves harder than she thought as she juggles running down clues to the killer's identity, her hot but suspicious new next door neighbor, keeping the sleuthing senior citizens our of trouble, and above all, going at least one day without being nearly dead in Iowa.
Izzy Lewis
Nearly Dead in Iowa – book #1
Double Trouble in Iowa – book #2

#2
Double Trouble in Iowa
2017
From USA Today bestselling author Wendy Byrne comes a cozy mystery in a small town with hilariously funny consequences...
Amateur sleuth and artist Izzy Lewis’ life is getting more complicated by the moment. First, she has to deal with an ex husband she thought she'd left in the rearview mirror. Then, she happens to discover a dead body while unpacking for a local quilt show. Now, the suspect in the murder is asking for her help in proving his innocence. Talk about a troublesome trifecta!
Despite the fact the accused is an ex-con, Izzy believes in his innocence and suspects the local detective is railroading the guy for personal reasons. With the help of the Qs—her Jessica Fletcher–wannabe band of seniors—Izzy sets out to uncover the truth. But with her budding relationship with her hot new neighbor on thin ice and a hyper-vigilant detective watching her every move, Izzy finds herself treading a thin line between sleuth and suspect. Can she catch a small-town murderer...or will Izzy be the victim of double trouble in Iowa?
Izzy Lewis Mysteries:
Nearly Dead in Iowa – book #1
Double Trouble in Iowa – book #2

#3
Shady Shenanigans in Iowa
2018
Former Manhattanite Izzy Lewis is finally settling into small-town life in Inez, Iowa. She's got her adventurous surrogate grandmothers, the Qs, her hot boyfriend, Gabe, and the rest of the small town's characters to make sure her days are never boring. But when her good friend Sheriff Nate Crowder's ex-wife goes missing, right after having a loud argument with him, things go from interesting to downright dangerous.
When a vengeful DA sets his sites on Nate as the prime suspect in his ex's disappearance, Izzy and the Qs jump into action. But between leads that go nowhere, mysterious strangers, enemies becoming friends, and an Izzy double stirring up trouble, they have their hands full trying to figure out what happened to Nate's ex. With the sheriff suspended, the clock is ticking, and the danger closing in, can Izzy find out the truth...before she and the Qs are the next victims?
Author

Wendy Byrne
Author · 12 books
Wendy has a Masters in Social Work and worked in the child welfare field for twelve years before she decided to pursue her dream of writing. Between teaching college classes, trying to get her morbidly obese cat to slim down, and tempering the will of her five-year-old granddaughter, who's determined to become a witch when she turns six so she can fly on her broom to see the Eiffel Tower and put hexes on people—not necessarily in that order—somehow Wendy still manages to fit in writing. She spends the remainder of her days inflicting mayhem on her hero and heroine until they beg for mercy.