12 Kate Ryan Mysteries books in order

Kate Ryan is a middle-aged, accident prone, ex-private investigator. Emphasis on 'ex' as she and her partner gave up their profession after their last case nearly cost both of them, their lives. They wisely decided to limp away with whatever dignity and body parts they had left. Unfortunately, Kate will… show more.

A Nice Clean Murder, the second in the Kate Ryan Mysteries series, finds Kate's brother-in-law, Mac, heir to a small family estate in the wild west of Ireland; bequeathed to him by an uncle he barely knew. Kate finds this a little suspicious, but as her family, she too is… show more.

After a three week photo assignment chasing wild mustangs in the heat of South Dakota, Kate Ryan wants nothing more than a quiet week at her log cabin in the woods. She decides to make it a girls only week and invites her sister Teri, dear Aunt Hannah and Maggie.… show more.

A week before Christmas, Kate Ryan moves back into her old neighborhood on the North side of Chicago. Back where she started and ended her P.I. business. Kate purchases a renovated brownstone and she gets it for a song. When Kate finds out that the former tenant, a scientist, was… show more.

Kate Ryan is sent to New England on a photo assignment. Seems her editor's ex-cousin, the hapless flamboyant Simon Merriweather needs photos of his new Inn for the local travel guide. It was to be a nice quiet week of reflection for Kate. What could go wrong?

Enter Kit Parker,… show more.

What Happened in Malinmore

5th in the Kate Ryan Mystery series

Kate Ryan has no idea who Maureen Costello is or why she flew all the way from Ireland to confront Kate about the death of Maureen's lover, Dr. Rose Clancy - someone else Kate doesn't know.

Suddenly, Kate, Maggie,… show more.

Kate Ryan tests her sanity when she decides to reopen her private investigation business, which she turned away from nearly six years before. In the midst of this, Kate's old friend and college roommate Jan Cummings dies while on a hiking trip with her sorority sisters. With unusual circumstances surrounding… show more.

The 8th installment of the Kate Ryan Mystery Things are quiet at Ryan, Costello, and Winfield Investigations. Too quiet. So naturally, Hannah has time to arrange their Chicago neighborhood office; it now looks like a 1940s newsroom, equipped with retro candlestick phones. Kate Ryan can do nothing but watch any… show more.

The 9th installment of the Kate Ryan Mystery series An old friend of Hannah's leaves her a cryptic voice mail and sends one thing to her—a GPS. Then he turns up dead. Her logical next step? Naturally—call Kate Ryan for help. So, Kate, Hannah, and Maggie travel to New Orleans… show more.

In the tenth installment of the series, Kate Ryan is about to pop the question to Maggie. Yes, yes, it's about time. The question now is where, when, and how? The “why” is evident.

So with great trepidation, Kate accepts the help of Maggie's adorable Aunt Hannah. Together, they will… show more.

In book eleven, Kate and Maggie are finally going to be married. They've given up all control to Hannah, who has decided everything regarding the wedding be a complete surprise to the soon-to-be newlyweds. All Kate and Maggie know is the date, more or less, which has Kate breathing into… show more.

In the twelfth installment of the Kate Ryan Mystery series, Kate and Maggie are getting married—again. After the lavish, but not quite legal wedding at Kate's cabin in the woods, the girls decide to have a quiet ceremony at City Hall in Chicago in November, the day of the seventh… show more.