There are 2 books in the A Murder in the Mountains series. The newest book is Trial by Twelve which came out in 2015.

Child of the Appalachian mountains, Tess Spencer has experienced more than her share of heartache. The Glock-wielding, knife-carrying housewife knows how to survive whatever life throws at her.

But when an anonymous warning note shows up in her best friend Miranda’s mailbox—a note written in a dead woman’s handwriting—Tess quickly…
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Trial by Twelve

Book cover of Trial by Twelve
Meet Tess Spencer, the married sleuth readers say feels like a friend.

Tess Spencer loves her low-key job at the Crystal Mountain Spa, which allows her plenty of down-time with her one-year old daughter and lawyer husband, Thomas. But when a pool installation turns up eight skeletons in the spa's…