Carly Winter

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2020
  • Latest Book:
    March 2026
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Full Series List in Order

A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery

1 - Herbs and Homicide (Jun-2022)
2 - Lavender and Lies (Aug-2022)
2.5 - Pipers Piping and Puppies (Dec-2023)
3 - Mint and Murder (Nov-2022)
4 - Mistletoe and Mayhem (Dec-2022)
5 - Thyme and Trouble (Feb-2023)
6 - Chamomile and Chaos (May-2023)
7 - Rosemary and Rage (May-2025)
8 - Turmeric and Turmoil (Sep-2025)
9 - Oregano and Outrage (Feb-2026)

A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mystery

1 - Dog Treats and Death (Aug-2023)
2 - Paw Prints and Problems (Nov-2023)
3 - Furballs and Fatalities (Feb-2024)
4 - Puppy Love and Panic (May-2024)
5 - Misfit Mutts and Mayhem (Aug-2024)
6 - Dog Kisses and Danger (Nov-2024)

A Killer Skies Mystery

1 - Dearly Departed (Apr-2021)
2 - In Plane Sight (Mar-2026)

Sedona Spirit

1 - The Guest is a Goner (Feb-2021)
2 - The Tourist is Toast (Jun-2021)
3 - The Fiance is Finished (Aug-2021)
4 - The Lawyer is Lifeless (Oct-2021)
4.5 - Christmas is Canceled (Dec-2021)
5 - The Neighbor is Nixed (Feb-2022)
6 - The Minister is Murdered (Apr-2022)

Tri-Town Murders

1 - News and Nectarines (Jul-2020)
2 - News and Nachos (Aug-2020)
3 - News and Nutmeg (Oct-2020)
4 - News and Noodles (Dec-2020)

Books in Order: 31 titles

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  • In Plane Sight

    A Killer Skies Mystery - 2

    One flight. One murder. A hotel full of suspects...Stewardess Patty Byrne thought serving champagne to Hollywood's elite at thirty thousand feet would be glamorous. She was wrong.When rising starlet Rose Rosetti dies mysteriously during a flight to L...

  • Oregano and Outrage

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 9

    Her past has come back to haunt her and now she's accused of murder.When disgraced soap opera queen, Sam Jones, comes face to face with her former co-star, Bradley Bass, he threatens to destroy the quiet, nice life she's built in Heywood.As he spread...

  • Whodunit at the Winery

    Murder doesn't pair well with Merlot...

When former Hollywood actress Sam Jones and her boyfriend, Jordan, visit a quaint Colorado winery, they expect wine tastings and mountain views—not murder. During their tour, wine barrels ...

  • Turmeric and Turmoil

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 8

    Welcome to Heywood, where the only thing deadlier than gossip is dinner.
When former soap opera star Sam Jones and her lawyer, Colin Breckshire, discover a dead body outside his office, Sam's peaceful life in Heywood takes a deadly turn. Alan ...

  • Homicide at the Hotel

    Sun, Sand... and a Sinister SecretSam Jones and Jordan Branson planned on nothing but sunbathing, sipping margaritas, and indulging in five-star opulence at a breathtaking Cancun resort. But paradise turns perilous when they stumble upon a shocking c...

  • Rosemary and Rage

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 7

    Home renovations are hard... and some come with killer surprises. After a year of adventures, Sam and Jordan are ready to settle down in the small town of Heywood, Arizona. The fixer-upper they've purchased seems like the perfect project... until Jo...

  • Dog Kisses and Danger

    A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mystery - 6

    No one expected to cast a vote for murder on election day...The small town of Heywood is abuzz with excitement as it votes for a new Sheriff. But when a body turns up at the polling station, the tragic death halts everything—and what initially...

  • Misfit Mutts and Mayhem

    A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mystery - 5

    Someone killed a man. Someone set her up to take the fall.When a local bar owner is murdered, Gina Dunner doesn't give the event much notice—until the police find her DNA at the crime scene.With no known connection to the victim, Gina realizes...

  • Puppy Love and Panic

    A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mystery - 4

    An innocent has never looked so guilty...
When a girl is found dead at an all-night house party, the sheriff accuses Gina's son, Jacob, of being the murderer.
Despite the evidence stacked up against him, Gina is determined to find the r...



  • Furballs and Fatalities

    A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mystery - 3

    Nailing a murderer is difficult... but so is dealing with a cranky talking dog.When the owner of Hammer and Nail Hardware is found dead, Gina's most loyal customer, Erika, becomes the prime suspect.Despite having every reason to kill Molly Burton, Er...

  • Pipers Piping and Puppies

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 2.5

    Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer has gone missing. Can a woman and her talking dog sniff him out?

When Rudolph goes missing days before the Heywood Christmas Festival, Gina Dunner and her talking dog, Daisy, put their noses to the ground ...

  • Paw Prints and Problems

    A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mystery - 2

    A dead chef is bad for business... and so is being accused of murder.
When restaurant owner, Sally Turner, finds her chef murdered, she realizes she's in deep trouble... especially when she was the last one to see the victim alive and they'd b...

  • Dog Treats and Death

    A Heywood Hounds Cozy Mystery - 1

    He's had a troubled past... but is he a killer?
When Gina Dunner's brother, Vic, is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Gina isn't surprised. Living the life of a womanizing ranch hand with questionable friends and a lifetime of bad choice...

  • Chamomile and Chaos

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 6

    When the town doctor dies at the Farmers Market, it is quickly discovered he was poisoned.The gossip vine turns its sights on Sam because she was one of the last people to see the man alive, and if anyone wanted him dead, it was her.As Sam fights to ...

  • Thyme and Trouble

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 5

    Her past has caught up with her... will a killer do the same?
When Mrs. Mason, the owner of Knit Wit, finds her husband murdered, Sam Jones steps in to console her despite her own troubled life filled with uncertainty and loneliness. 
A...

  • Mistletoe and Mayhem

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 4

    Deck the Halls... with a dead body?

When Mrs. Claus is found murdered days before the Annual Heywood Christmas Festival, Sheriff Mallory Richards cancels the beloved event.
As the flu takes out the whole sheriff's department...

  • Mint and Murder

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 3

    A dancer is found dead. The killer will go to great lengths to avoid apprehension.Deputy Jordan Branson is accused of murder in order to cover up a departmental investigation into his questionable behavior. He asks former Hollywood starlet, Sam Jones...

  • Lavender and Lies

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 2

    Hiding her true identity is difficult... but not as hard as catching a killer.

As Samantha Jones, a former daytime television star, tries to assimilate into the small community of Heywood, her life is upended when her friend, Gina, is ...

  • Herbs and Homicide

    A Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mystery - 1

    From Hollywood, California, to Heywood, Arizona, trouble follows her...After her husband's brutal killing and her fall from the Hollywood elite, the disgraced Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood, Arizona hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life...



  • The Minister is Murdered

    Sedona Spirit - 6

    Be careful what you wish for... it may come true.
When Bernie, Adam and their friends travel to the idyllic town of Heywood, Arizona, to witness a marriage, they never expected to find the officiating minister poisoned to death.
With th...

  • The Neighbor is Nixed

    Sedona Spirit - 5

    Love thy neighbor... or kill them?
When the house across the street sells and Sylvia moves in, Bernie's quiet neighborhood is turned upside down.
Demanding, rude and determined to have things her way, Sylvia threatens to have Bernie's b...

  • Christmas is Canceled

    Sedona Spirit - 4.5

    Will her favorite time of year bring her joy... or tears?When Bernie plans a Christmas party for her and her friends, she's excited to decorate and enjoys buying all the gifts for a Secret Santa giveaway.The day before the festivities, she comes home...

  • The Lawyer is Lifeless

    Sedona Spirit - 4

    Even the law couldn't save him from an untimely death...
When Bernie's business meeting turns into the discovery of her murdered lawyer, she's able to uncover facts the police can't. With the help of her ghostly grandmother, Ruby, she spies on...

  • The Fiance is Finished

    Sedona Spirit - 3

    Did he die because of money, love or revenge?
When a man is found dead in a hotel room, Bernie's friend, Darla, becomes one of the main suspects. With her fragile mental health on the line, she begs Bernie to find the real killer to save her f...

  • The Tourist is Toast

    Sedona Spirit - 2

    A tourist is shoved from a cliff. It's up to an unruly ghost to solve the murder.
When Bernie and her ghostly grandmother, Ruby, witness the killing of a tourist from a far, they find themselves ensnared in a vengeful group of suspects, each h...

  • Dearly Departed

    A Killer Skies Mystery - 1

    In the 1960s, she was just a pretty face flying high at thirty-thousand feet...Stewardess Patricia Byrne has heard it all—the jokes, the assumptions, the pretty face, empty head dismissals. But when she discovers her neighbor Charles murdered ...

  • The Guest is a Goner

    Sedona Spirit - 1

    As the owner of Sedona Bed and Breakfast, Bernadette Maxwell has always played up the rumors that her business was haunted. She's never believed it herself, even though she can't explain the odd odors that sometimes permeate the room or why a blast o...

  • News and Noodles

    Tri-Town Murders - 4

    What happens when an alligator crashes a wedding?Tilly's special day is ruined when not only does a gator make an appearance, but the sound system goes down, it rains, the caterer delivers the wrong meal... and is later found dead. Some of Tilly's fa...

  • News and Nutmeg

    Tri-Town Murders - 3

    Was it death by donut or something far more sinister?Drama ensues when the president of the Oak Peak knitting club is found dead, a half-eaten donut at her side.When the death is ruled a murder, reporter Tilly Bordeaux is tasked with writing the stor...



  • News and Nachos

    Tri-Town Murders - 2

    Is her best friend a murderer?When the owner of the local Mexican restaurant is found dead face down in a plate of nachos, Tilly Bordeaux, the reporter for the Tri-Town Times, is on the job.As she dives into the life of the deceased, she uncovers see...

  • News and Nectarines

    Tri-Town Murders - 1

    She's trying to report on the facts, but someone is framing her for murder.A local nectarine orchard burning to the ground is front-page news, and as the only reporter for the Tri-Town Times, Tilly Donner is determined to uncover the facts and find o...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Carly Winter has published 31 books.

The next book by Carly Winter, In Plane Sight, will be published in March 2026.

The first book by Carly Winter, News and Nectarines, was published in July 2020.

Yes. Carly Winter has 5 series.
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