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Logan & Cafferty
Logan & Cafferty
Series · 7 books · 2008-2016
By
Jean Henry Mead
Books in series
#1
A Village Shattered
2008
The Valley Retirement Village is the scene of a serial killer's revenge. Who is alphabetically killing Sew and So Club members, and why? When the newly-elected sheriff botches the investigation, Dana Logan and Sarah Cafferty, widows living in the village, decide to solve the murders themselves. Dana, a mystery novel buff, and Sarah, a private investigator's widow, soon make a sobering they are also on the killer's list. Dana's beautiful daughter Kerrie, a news correspondent, arrives, complicating matters, but she quickly proves her value in the investigation. San Joaquin Valley fog hides the killer as well as hindering the murder case. The plot is sprinkled with romance as well as humor in this first novel of the Logan & Cafferty senior sleuth series.
#2
Diary of Murder
2009
Dana Logan learns of her sister’s death while vacationing with her friend Sarah Cafferty in their motorhome. Her sister Georgi, a wealthy mystery writer, lives in Wyoming, and they’re caught in a Rocky Mountain blizzard. Struggling to survive, they arrive at Georgi’s mansion and are told that Dana’s sister has committed suicide. Dana knows her sister would never take her own life, so with Sarah’s help, she sets out to discover the truth. While going through Georgi’s possessions, Dana discovers a black velvet diary that details the past few years of her life. Could the diary hold the key to Georgi’s killer? Along the way the two women encounter more dead bodies and a vicious drug ring. Dana’s daughter Kerrie arrives for her aunt’s memorial service and joins in the investigation. Trailing members of the drug ring to Georgi’s mountain cabin, the gun Dana purchased could save their lives . . .
#3
Murder on the Interstate
2011
Murder on the Interstate is the third novel in the Logan & Cafferty series. Dana Logan and Sarah Cafferty are traveling along a northern Arizona interstate when they discover the body of a young woman in her Mercedes convertible. The killer returns to disable their motorhome and "Big Ruby" McCurdy, a truck driver, comes to their rescue. While following the killer's pickup to get his license number in the 18-wheeler, they find that he's not only stalking them, but is involved in a homegrown terrorist group that plans to take down the government. The plot is laced with humor and light romance as well as excerpts from recent headlines.
#4
Gray Wolf Mountain
2010
Who's killilng wolves as well as people in the Rocky Mountains? Dana Logan and Sarah Cafferty set out to find 85-year old Gus Blake, who nurses wounded wolves back to life. What they find are a number of murder victims and that the wolves are systematically being exterminated, thus unbalancing the ecosystem.
#5
Murder in RV Paradise
2013
Dana Logan and Sarah Cafferty decide to vacation at a Texas RV resort in their motorhome where they discover the body of an attractive woman in one of the small lakes. They soon learn the woman is disliked by other resort residents and that eveyone is a likely suspect. Dana and Sarah are prime suspects themselves and conduct an investigation of their own, only to discover that the killer is planting clues to incriminate them. Dana is forced to call on her amorous friend, Sheriff Walter Grayson, to come to their rescue, but Grayson becomes a victim and they rush to his hospital bed. Four other women murder victims are discovered before the mystery is solved.
#6
Murder at the Mansion
2015
Dana Logan Grayson finds the body of her gardner in her yard. He's been stabberd but was he the intended victim? Her friend Sarah arrives from Texas to help her discover the killer and they flee for their lives to Texas and the Alaskan outback before the killer is discovered.
#7
Mystery of the Black Cross
2016
Two retired amateur women sleuths discover a black cross painted on their front door and learn during their investigation that the house they share is marked for arson. During their investigation, they discover the murders of other women killed under similar circumstances. When a rogue police detective offers them protection, they encounter not only anarchists but terrorism. They also face the possible loss of the men in their lives.
Author
Jean Henry Mead
Author · 10 books