Join Bella as she continues to play amateur sleuth! A Fatal Reunion (Book 5) Bella and her best friend Ida join girlfriends for a remote island getaway. When a storm wreaks havoc, the group is stranded. After one young woman dies under suspicious circumstances, Bella and Ida investigate. Jax Hastings—now a Prohibition agent—soon arrives on the island and joins the pair in unraveling the cause of a fatal reunion. A Surreptitious Undertaking (Book 6) When shell-shocked veterans disappear and die at a remote hospital, Bella and Jax go undercover. After he disappears, she works against time to rescue him and solve the case. Will Bella succeed? Or will a surreptitious undertaking end their partnership permanently? A Treacherous Accusation (Book 7) As Christmas approaches, Bella feels more festive than she has since before the Great War—mostly because she and Jax are finally courting. Then, a former French nurse comes to town claiming to be his wife. When the woman is murdered, Jax is the prime suspect. Can Bella prove his innocence and refute a treacherous accusation? An Uncertain Ceremony (Book 8) Only days ahead of Bella’s long-awaited nuptials, her dressmaker is strangled with Bella’s veil. A threatening note is pinned to the design board: Cancel the wedding or regret it. Bella and Jax are soon on the trail of a killer. Can they discover “whodunit” in time to avoid an uncertain ceremony?

A Precarious Homecoming (Book 1) What happens when an Army Corps Signal Corps operator returns home from the Great War determined to save her family resort and get her life back to normal? She finds the body of a neighbor and becomes involved in the murder investigation, much to the dismay of the town constable, her childhood friend and girlhood crush. But Jax Hasting’s job is on the line, so he needs all the help he can get. As Bella and Jax probe the case, they navigate a precarious homecoming. A Lingering Shadow (Book 2) After several months at home, Arabella Stewart remains set on saving her family’s resort. The first day of summer season day begins with excitement and hope but ends with a murdered guest. Bella soon finds herself immersed in the case. But lingering shadows fall on her, on Constable Jax Hastings, on the victim, and on the suspects. A Lethal Arrogance (Book 3) Arabella Stewart’s goal, saving her family’s resort, seems within reach as the summer season progresses. Problems arise when a guest—an arrogant cad—clashes with several people before turning up dead. Bella once again helps Constable Jax Hastings investigate. As they pursue answers, Bella and Jax find several suspects who wanted to make the victim suffer for his lethal arrogance, but they also find themselves still at odds over the past. A Baffling Absence (Book 4) What happens when a teacher from a nearby girls’ boarding school does not return from vacation? Arabella Stewart is asked to substitute, but she finds the position involves more than lesson planning. Her sleuthing skills are also needed, so Bella and her friend Ida Byington, a faculty member, start investigating. Soon, Constable Jax Hastings is also on the case, and the trio work against time to solve more than one baffling absence.

Can Christmas dreams come true? Arabella Stewart thinks so until her sweetheart, Jax Hastings, is blackmailed and framed for murder. Then, Bella must overcome old doubts and powerful evidence to keep him out of the electric chair. As the holiday approaches, Bella feels more festive than she has since before the Great War. Not only is her family resort flourishing, she and Constable Jax Hastings are finally courting. The future looks bright until Celeste Bouchard, a former French nurse, comes to town claiming to be Jax’s wife. Armed with a fake marriage license and a photograph of their supposed child, she confronts him. When Celeste is murdered, Jax is arrested. But Bella, despite some qualms, is determined to prove his innocence and refute a treacherous accusation.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.