World Traveler Cozy Mystery

Series · 6 books · 2018-2023

By Carolyn L. Dean

Books in series

Perils in Provence

2018

It’s not easy to go from peach pies to Provence. A dangerous past life. A new mysterious boss. An old chateau with some very suspicious characters. Jennifer was happy working as a baker at the Ravenwood Inn, but when fate comes calling in the form of Gable Landon, she’s ready to jump at the new career he offers. Soon she’s globetrotting from Oregon to Bruges, then on to Provence to assess a rundown property her boss might want to buy. The charm of southern France and its food and landscape is almost intoxicating, and it doesn’t hurt that she’s made a new friend, a French bulldog named Orly. What Jennifer hadn’t expected, though, was stone cold murder. Clean language, and only rated PG because hey, there’s a murderer running around in this book.

A Corpse in Cornwall

2018

Spending Fall in Cornwall wasn't what Jennifer was expecting, but then, neither was a centuries-old mystery and a present-day killer. A fortune in jewels. A little girl with a mysterious past. Townspeople who could be friends or could be foes. When Jennifer agreed to discreetly snoop for details on properties and antiques for her globe-trotting boss, Gable Landon, she didn't realize that she may have bitten off more than she could chew. A simple job undercover suddenly turns deadly when her presence digs up things better left dead and buried. Clean language, and only rated PG because hey, there’s a murderer running around in this book.

Bones in Belgium

2020

Let sleeping dogs lie, or wake them up and risk getting bitten? When Jennifer's sent to Belgium to untangle her mysterious boss' problem, she doesn't expect to land feet-first in a World War II era mystery. Local townspeople have more reasons to hide the truth than to risk exposure, and it doesn't take long before she'd right in the thick of ancient feuds and missing treasure. With her friends from Ravenwood Cove, James and Amanda, coming to visit, she knows it's a trip to Belgium they'll never forget!

Skeleton in Scotland

2021

A sudden trip abroad. Another tangled mystery. A missing woman. A tangle of lies. A trail that leads to a hidden life. When her boss' friend is suddenly missing in Scotland, Jennifer Peetman is hot on the trail! With her French bulldog companion, Orly, she goes from her cozy home in Cornwall to the wilds of coastal Scotland, trying to track down the truth. The more she digs, the more lies and twists she finds. Is it just a fluke that she's the only one who seems to be interested in what happened to the missing woman? Or is it a cover-up for murder? Clean language, and only rated PG because hey, there’s a murderer running around in this book.

Terror in Tuscany

2021

Ah, the timeless charm of the Italian countryside... Glorious wine. Amazing Food. Stellar scenery. And an unexpected dead guy! When Jennifer Peetman's newest job takes her to Tuscany she didn't expect to get tangled up in long-held secrets and a grisly death. With the local police eyeballing her as a possible suspect and a new relationship on the line, maybe it's time she takes solving the crime into her own hands. Clean language but rated PG because, hey, there's a dead guy in it.

A BODY IN BELIZE

A World Traveler Cozy Mystery

2023

THREE days to do a job TWO people dead set against her finding the truth and ONE dead body she never expected! It should’ve been a simple business trip, followed by several days of tropical sunshine, fabulous scuba diving, and frosty mai tais. What Jennifer got instead was international intrigue, danger all around her, and the very real possibility of winding up in a foreign jai! With the clock ticking, she has to find a killer who will do anything to cover up their crime.

Author

Carolyn L. Dean

Author · 29 books

USA Today Bestselling author Carolyn's Website at http://CarolynDeanBooks.com I've been writing and making stories in my head as early as I can remember. In third grade I came home, set my lunchbox down, and told my mother I wanted to be a writer. Luckily, Mom was supportive. I've been a published author for a while now, under different names and genres, but the thought of writing about a small coastal town in Oregon, and about its loves and mysteries and holidays and people has been with me for years. To be honest, I am a bit scared to dump those ideas onto the written page, but hope you'll enjoy getting to meet the people who inhabit my imagination. In real life, I'm married with kids, live on the West Coast of the US, and own a hobby farm just outside of my favorite small town. I love to travel, and can often be found strolling down a windy Oregon beach, holding onto the string of a high-sailing dragon kite.