


Books in series

#1
Knifed In Nice
2021
“I hadn’t planned on a trip to the French Riviera, but then, I hadn’t planned on shooting a London crime lord in his well-padded derrière.”
Meet Angel Doyle, a semi-reformed thief and accidental P.I.
During an unfortunate incident at her first legit job in years, Angel fires a ketamine dart into one of London’s most notorious gangsters. Now she’s in disguise and on the run. With a bunch of thugs on her tail, she embarks on a mad chase across France, determined to stay one step ahead of the villains.
At least, that was the plan.
The moment out-of-work actor Sidney Foggington-Smythe sits next to her on the train to Paris, Angel has no idea she’s just met the second half of their crime-solving duo. How can a fashion-obsessed posh boy be anything but a hindrance? When fate forces the two twenty-somethings into the same stolen Mercedes, Angel is hampered by an unwanted sidekick, a kidnapped cat, and a corpse with a tendency to pull a Houdini. Now Angel and Sidney are in a race against time to reach Nice, find the killer, and clear their names before their next destination is the morgue.

#2
Ambushed in the Alps
2022
Angel Doyle, semi-reformed thief and accidental P.I., is back for a second adrenaline-fueled adventure.
Angel and her friend and sidekick, Sidney, are thrilled to get their first official assignment for the Omega Group, a super-secret international P.I. agency co-run by Angel’s mother, former adult movie actress Desirée Chablis. The agency’s mission: to recover a cache of stolen Egyptian artifacts for a prestigious auction house before an international gang of art thieves can sell them at a black-market auction.
With just seventy-two hours to locate the cache, Angel and Sidney are eager to be in the thick of the action. Finally, Angel will get to prove to Luc, the annoyingly hot ex-military P.I., that she’s just as skilled an investigator as he is. Instead, Desirée sidelines Angel and Sidney, making them bodyguards-babysitters for the auction house CEO’s bratty teenage daughter. The only upside to the job is the gorgeous setting. Who can say no to a free stay at a luxurious chalet in the Swiss Alps?
Anticipating a weekend of chocolate, cheese, and breathtaking views, the last thing Angel expects is to find a corpse in her bath. The duo soon faces an ambush, a snowmobile chase, and a literal ticking bomb. By the time Luc rolls up at the chalet, injured and expecting a peaceful recuperation, Angel and Sidney are knee-deep in snowdrifts and dead bodies. Can they escape the mountain before the bomb triggers an avalanche?

#3
Murdered in Monterosso
2022
Angel Doyle, semi-reformed thief and accidental P.I., is back for a third electrifying adventure.
Angel and her friend and sidekick, Sidney, are ecstatic to fly to Florida for a six-month P.I. boot camp. They’ll finally become licensed team members of the Omega Group, the super-secret international P.I. agency co-run by Angel’s mother, former adult movie actress Desirée Chablis.
On the way to the airport, Angel receives a message from her estranged brother. He’s in mortal danger, and she’s the only person who can save him. Apart from the name of an Italian town, Angel has no idea where to find him, or what mess he’s landed himself in this time. She’s forced to decide between fulfilling her dream and saving her brother.
Can Angel make it to Italy, save her brother, and get back in time for the first day of her course? Or will murderous hijinks (and Sidney’s love of gelato) slow them down?

#3.5
Nixed in Nimes
2022
Accompanied by the worst P.I. dog in the history of the universe, Angel and her crime-solving sidekick, Sidney, are on the trail of a cut-rate diamond thief. Their chief suspect is Mr. Cuddles, a talent-free street performer with a side hustle in jewel robberies.
Angel and Sidney’s mission is to intercept Mr. Cuddles when he hands over the six stolen uncut diamonds to their black-market buyer. The duo’s only intel is a place (Nîmes, France) and a date (Bastille Day). When Angel discovers Mr. Cuddles dead in her bed on the morning of the handover, she and Sidney face a race against time to find the diamonds and solve the riddle of the diamond thief’s death.
Author

Zara Keane
Author · 27 books
Zara Keane is a USA Today bestselling author of Irish cozy mysteries and romantic comedies. Zara grew up in Dublin, Ireland, but spent her summers in a small town very similar to the fictitious Ballybeg and Smuggler's Cove. She currently lives in Switzerland with her family. When she’s not writing, Zara loves knitting, running, unplugged gaming, and adding to her insanely large lipstick collection. Don't miss a new story! For news, giveaways, and TWO free stories, sign up for Zara's Mailing List at https://zarakeane.com/newsletter/ Zara can also be found in her Facebook Reader Group, the Mystery Mavens.