Ann Parker

An Abigail Summers Cozy Mystery

1 - The Deadly Detective Agency (Nov-2023)
2 - The Deadly Pub Quiz (Feb-2024)
3 - The Deadly Regatta (Jul-2024)
4 - The Deadly Fun Run (Nov-2024)
5 - The Deadly Wedding (Mar-2025)

A Silver Rush Mystery

1 - Silver Lies (Sep-2003)
2 - Iron Ties (Jul-2006)
3 - Leaden Skies (Jul-2009)
4 - Mercury's Rise (Nov-2011)
5 - What Gold Buys (Sep-2016)
6 - A Dying Note (Apr-2018)
7 - Mortal Music (Feb-2020)
8 - The Secret in the Wall (Feb-2022)

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  Silver Lies
  

  • Sep-2003
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 1
  

  They all came to Leadville with the same purpose: Get in. Get rich. Get out.As 1879 draws to a close, this Rocky Mountain boomtown has infected the world with silver fever. It's not much different than the dot.com mania or the corporate scams that he...

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  Iron Ties
  

  • Jul-2006
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 2
  

  "A well-crafted novel that will appeal to readers of mysteries, historical fiction, and genre westerns." -- BooklistThe railroad is coming to Leadville and its rich Rocky Mountain mines. Among those who will be on hand to celebrate the arrival of the...

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  Leaden Skies
  

  • Jul-2009
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 3
  

  "Parker is proficient in showing the crossroads between civilization and the frontier, including emerging new roles for women. A cliffhanger ending sets a promising stage for the next installment." -- Publishers WeeklyIt's the summer of 1880, and pot...

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  Mercury's Rise
  

  • Nov-2011
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 4
  

  In summer 1880, many come to the fast-rising health resort of Manitou, Colorado, at the foot of Pike's Peak to "chase the cure" for tuberculosis. But Inez Stannert, part-owner of the Silver Queen Saloon in Leadville, travels for a different reason...

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  What Gold Buys
  

  • Sep-2016
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 5
  

  Autumn 1880 in the Rocky Mountains brings frost, snow, and the return of Silver Queen Saloon owner Inez Stannert to Leadville, Colorado. In this silver rush boomtown, those who are hungry for material riches seek their fortunes in precious metals....

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  A Dying Note
  

  • Apr-2018
  • / Historical Mystery
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 6
  

  Best of the West 2019 - 1st Place in Mystery by True West Magazine2018 - CIPA EVVY Winner for Mystery/Crime/Detective2018 - CIPA EVVY 2nd Place for Historical FictionIn the next book in the Silver Rush mysteries, Inez Stannert struggles to solve the ...

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  Mortal Music
  

  • Feb-2020
  • / Historical Mystery
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 7
  

  In this next adventure in the award-winning Silver Rush mystery series, pianist and amateur sleuth Inez Stannert must track down a murderer before he silences a famous vocalist -- forever...All Inez Stannert wants for Christmas is for the struggling ...

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  The Secret in the Wall
  

  • Feb-2022
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Silver Rush Mystery - 8
  

  2023 Spur Award Winner * Historical Novel Society Editor's Pick"Appealing characters match satisfying puzzles. Historical fans will be delighted." -- Publishers WeeklySometimes you can't keep your gown out of the gutter…Inez Stannert has reinvente...

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  A Tale of Mermaids
  

  • May-2022
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  It's the end of the seventeenth century. Alix is a middle-class French girl, due to marry a nobleman. Vivien is a rebellious 'poor' girl from Delaware. Both have been dealt a bad hand in life. When unexpected events steer them away from the destiny c...

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  The Deadly Detective Agency
  

  • Nov-2023
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  An Abigail Summers Cozy Mystery - 1
  

  Death is only the beginning for Abigail Summers. In the small village of Becklesfield, dressmaker Abigail Summers faces the most unusual challenge of her life – solving her own murder. After meeting a group of fellow spirits at the local librar...

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  The Deadly Pub Quiz
  

  • Feb-2024
  • / Police Procedural
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  An Abigail Summers Cozy Mystery - 2
  

  Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life and brilliant sleuth in death, has solved her own murder. Now, she has the murder of blackmailer Dora Bream to unravel, with the help of the other spirits. When her friend, psychic medium Hayley Moon, is arrested f...

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  The Deadly Regatta
  

  • Jul-2024
  • / Police Procedural
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  An Abigail Summers Cozy Mystery - 3
  

  Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life and brilliant sleuth in death, arrives at the Ottersmill Regatta with psychic medium, Hayley Moon. Their plan is to investigate the murder of the club commodore, Leo Spencer. There are plenty of suspects at the mar...

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  The Deadly Fun Run
  

  • Nov-2024
  • / Police Procedural
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  An Abigail Summers Cozy Mystery - 4
  

  Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life, brilliant sleuth in death, is investigating the death of a member of the campathon committee. When Abigail learns that another murder is planned for the day of the 10K fun run, she teams up with psychic medium Hay...

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  The Deadly Wedding
  

  • Mar-2025
  • / Police Procedural
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  An Abigail Summers Cozy Mystery - 5
  

  Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life, brilliant sleuth in death, is investigating two deaths connected to a society wedding in the small village of Becklesfield. Helped by psychic medium, Hayley, her policeman husband and her fellow spirits, Abigail f...

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Award-Winning Books by Ann Parker

Iron Ties
2007 Colorado Book Award -- Popular Fiction
The Secret in the Wall
2023 Spur Award -- Traditional Novel