Cathy Ace

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  • Bibliography:
    28 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2007
  • Latest Book:
    June 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Cait Morgan Mystery

1 - The Corpse with the Silver Tongue (Mar-2012)
2 - The Corpse with the Golden Nose (Mar-2013)
3 - The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb (Apr-2014)
4 - The Corpse with the Platinum Hair (Oct-2014)
5 - The Corpse with the Sapphire Eyes (May-2015)
6 - The Corpse with the Diamond Hand (Oct-2015)
7 - The Corpse with the Garnet Face (Apr-2016)
8 - The Corpse with the Ruby Lips (Nov-2016)
9 - The Corpse with the Crystal Skull (Jul-2020)
10 - The Corpse with the Iron Will (May-2021)
11 - The Corpse with the Granite Heart (Nov-2021)
12 - The Corpse with the Turquoise Toes (Apr-2022)
13 - The Corpse with the Opal Fingers (Nov-2023)

A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery

1 - The Case of the Dotty Dowager (Jul-2015)
2 - The Case of the Missing Morris Dancer (Feb-2016)
3 - The Case of the Curious Cook (Mar-2017)
4 - The Case of the Unsuitable Suitor (Jan-2018)
5 - The Case of the Disgraced Duke (Aug-2022)
6 - The Case of the Absent Heirs (Dec-2022)
7 - The Case of the Cursed Cottage (Feb-2023)
8 - The Case of the Uninvited Undertaker (Jul-2023)
9 - The Case of the Bereaved Butler (Mar-2024)

Book List in Order: 28 titles

  • Murder: Month by Month

    Twelve tales of murder - each linked to one month on the calendar! From her prize-winning story "Dear George", which begins her murderous year, to the hatred that drives a guilt-ridden woman's Christmastide memories, Ace never lets up. A sociopath pl...

  • Murder: Season by Season

  • The Corpse with the Silver Tongue

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 1

    In the south of France where hatred simmers in the heat, a man seemingly admired, and certainly feared, drops dead at a dinner party. All of the guests fall under suspicion, including Welsh-Canadian professor Cait Morgan. A criminologist who speciali...

  • The Corpse with the Golden Nose

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 2

    A heartfelt plea to look into the death of a world-famous vintner goes hand in hand with the opportunity to attend an exclusive gourmet event in British Columbia's stunning wine country. How can overindulgent foodie and criminologist Cait Morgan resi...

  • The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 3

    Criminologist and foodie Cait Morgan was looking forward to her dream vacation in Mexico with her boyfriend Bud Anderson. She wasn’t anticipating a fresh corpse on the floor of a local florist’s shop, and she definitely wasn’t expecting Bud to ...

  • The Corpse with the Platinum Hair

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 4

    Welsh Canadian foodie and criminologist Cait Morgan takes off on a short break to the fabulous Tsar! Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas with her significant other, retired cop Bud Anderson. But before they can start celebrating Bud’s birthday in style a...

  • The Corpse with the Sapphire Eyes

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 5

    "Don’t panic, Cait. This death will not spoil our wedding. I promise.”It’s Cait and Bud’s wedding weekend and nothing is going as planned. The weather in Wales is terrible, the "romantic” castle they chose for their destination wedding fe...

  • The Case of the Dotty Dowager

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 1

    Meet the Women of the WISE Enquiries Agency. The first in a new series. Henry Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is convinced his mother is losing her marbles. She claims to have seen a corpse on the dining-room floor, but all she has to pro...

  • The Corpse with the Diamond Hand

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 6

    Professor Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson have finally said 'I do'. To celebrate, they set sail on a romantic Hawaiian honeymoon cruise and, for nearly two weeks, the mystery solving newlyweds are worry-free. But then a man drops dead in the games room ...



  • The Case of the Missing Morris Dancer

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 2

    The Women of the WISE Enquiries Agency are back in a witty and intriguing new mystery. The Anwen Morris Dancers are to play a pivotal role in the imminent nuptials of Henry, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth. But it looks as though the wedding pla...

  • The Corpse with the Garnet Face

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 7

    The seventh book in the Cait Morgan series finds the eccentric Welsh criminologist -- sleuth accompanying her husband Bud to Amsterdam to try to unravel a puzzling situation. Bud is as surprised to discover he has a long-lost uncle as he is to disco...

  • The Corpse with the Ruby Lips

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 8

    >Quirky criminology professor Cait Morgan is invited to be a guest lecturer at a Budapest university, and although she's hesitant to go without her husband and trusted sidekick, Bud, who must stay home to care for his aging parents, she decide...

  • The Case of the Curious Cook

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 3

    A new case for the ladies of the WISE enquiries agency... Henry Devereaux Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is terribly worried about some water damage to the priceless books in his lower library, so retains the services of a local book resto...

  • Murder Keeps No Calendar

    Twelve 'killer' tales, each connected with one month of the year!For those who already know Cathy Ace's characters Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson - or the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency - this collection of novellas and short stories will bring the...

  • The Case of the Unsuitable Suitor

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 4

    The Women of the WISE Enquiries Agency are back. When the village's prodigal son, Huw Hughes, returns and sets his cap at Annie Parker, village publican Tudor begs Annie's colleagues at the WISE Enquiries Agency to unearth the truth behind Huw hav...

  • Murder Knows No Season

    FOUR DELICIOUSLY DIFFERENT SHORT NOVELS, ONE FOR EACH SEASON OF THE YEARWINTER: The Corpse with Eight Faces - A Cait Morgan MysteryTrapped in a snowbound lodge in the Canadian countryside, Cait is faced with a corpse, and a group of eight suspects. A...

  • The Wrong Boy

    "Family secrets stalk three generations of women in Cathy Ace’s suspense-packed page turner, THE WRONG BOY. The ending is a stunner." Hallie Ephron, NY Times bestselling author of ‘You’ll Never Know Dear’
    "A disturbing storyline of family ...

  • The Corpse with the Crystal Skull

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 9

    Welsh Canadian globetrotting sleuth, and professor of criminal psychology, Cait Morgan, is supposed to be celebrating her fiftieth birthday in Jamaica with her ex-cop husband Bud Anderson. But when the body of the luxury estate's owner is discovered ...

  • The Corpse with the Iron Will

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 10

    Welsh criminal psychologist and globetrotting sleuth, Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are enjoying some well-deserved peace and quiet at home, in moody, mountainous British Columbia. The sudden death of a neighbor is a signific...



  • The Corpse with the Granite Heart

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 11

    Welsh Canadian criminal psychologist Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are in London, England, to meet their friend John Silver's freshly minted fiancée, the daughter of a recently deceased Shakespeare aficionado, and captai...

  • The Corpse with the Turquoise Toes

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 12

    Guests of honor at the opening of a swish new restaurant in Arizona, Welsh Canadian criminal psychologist sleuth Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are looking forward to living in the lap of luxury for a week.But an unexpected de...

  • The Case of the Disgraced Duke

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 5

    THE DUKE'S REPUTATION IS IN PERIL – can the women of the WISE ENQUIRIES AGENCY save the day?Henry Devereaux Twyst, eighteenth duke of Chellingworth, is desperate to disprove murderous rumors about his ancestor before his first child is born, s...

  • The Case of the Absent Heirs

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 6

    A VALUABLE INHERITANCE, NO SIGN OF THE HEIRS...and a looming deadline. Can the women of the WISE ENQUIRIES AGENCY track down the missing men in time? Or are there good reasons for them not wanting to be found?The sixth book in the series finds the wo...

  • The Case of the Cursed Cottage

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 7

    'IT MURDERED ONE OF OUR GUESTS, AND NOW IT'S TRIED TO KILL MY HUSBAND.' When the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency are approached by the frantic owner of a historic cottage in a picturesque Welsh seaside hamlet, they agree to help. After all –...

  • The Case of the Uninvited Undertaker

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 8

    'HE LEFT A WREATH OF CONDOLENCE AT OUR FRONT DOOR, THEN VANISHED.'The women of the WISE Enquiries Agency should be enjoying the early summer with their loved ones, but find themselves facing a truly baffling case: a mysterious figure has been spotted...

  • The Corpse with the Opal Fingers

    A Cait Morgan Mystery - 13

    I was ten years old when I found a murder weapon...it had killed 'The Girl with the Opal Fingers'...Welsh Canadian professor of criminal psychology Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are visiting Cait's sister, Siân, and bro...

  • The Case of the Bereaved Butler

    A Wise Enquiries Agency Mystery - 9

    'I KNOW IT WAS MURDER – PLEASE HELP ME PROVE IT!'The Duke of Chellingworth's beloved butler is grieving his brother's death...but was it a really a tragic accident, or was it – as the man's widow believes – murder? Mavis and the ...

  • The Case of the Secretive Secretary

    'WE'RE CALLED IN TO WORK UNDERCOVER, AND THERE'S A SUDDEN DEATH?I DON'T THINK THAT'S A COINCIDENCE.'When private investigator Mavis MacDonald grudgingly allows Dowager Duchess Althea Twyst to accompany her to investigate some puzzling problems at a p...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cathy Ace has published 28 books.

The next book by Cathy Ace, The Case of the Secretive Secretary, will be published in June 2024.

The first book by Cathy Ace, Murder: Month by Month, was published in November 2007.

Yes. Cathy Ace has 2 series.
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