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An Agent to the Paws Mystery (Genre: Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery)
1 - Dog Dish of Doom (Aug-2017)
2 - Bird, Bath, and Beyond (Dec-2018)
An Asperger's Mystery (Genre: Mystery)
5 - The Question of the Dead Mistress (Oct-2018)
A Fran and Ken Stein Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery, Police Procedural, Private Investigator)
1 - Ukulele of Death (May-2023)
2 - Same Difference (Jun-2024)
3 - Switcheroo (Jun-2025)
A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery)
1 - Night of the Living Deed (Jun-2010)
2 - An Uninvited Ghost (Apr-2011)
3 - Old Haunts (Feb-2012)
3.5 - A Wild Ghost Chase (Jan-2013)
More from this series
A Haunted Paint Store Mystery (Genre: Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery, Horror)
1 - All Spooked Up (Nov-2025)
2 - Where There's Smoke (Aug-2026)
A Jersey Girl Legal Mystery (Genre: Cozy Mystery, Thriller)
1 - Inherit the Shoes (Feb-2021)
2 - Judgment at Santa Monica (Oct-2021)
3 - Witness for the Persecution (Mar-2022)
4 - And Justice For Mall (Nov-2022)
More from this series
A Mysterious Detective Mystery (Genre: Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery)
1 - Written Off (Jun-2016)
2 - Edited Out (May-2017)

Books in Order: 28 titles

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  • Paint store owner Laura Meehan makes the discovery of a lifetime in her shop when she stumbles upon a body and . . . her dead father's ghost! This brand-new Haunted Paint Store Mystery has Copperman's signature wit, humor, and zaniness aplenty! Deali...



  • A new adoption case sets private investigators Fran and Ken Stein on a tangled and corrupted path in this new installment of the light-hearted and fun cozy mystery series with an intriguing paranormal twist.New York private investigators -- and sup...



  • LA lawyer Sandy Moss comes to falsely accused lieutenant Trench's aid in this final instalment of the critically acclaimed legal cozy mystery series.While settling into her new home in Los Angeles together with her boyfriend and TV star Patrick McNab...



  • Nineteen-year-old trans woman Eliza is missing . . . and her worried father sets private investigators Fran and Ken Stein on her trail in this second instalment of the light-hearted and fun cozy mystery series with a paranormal twist.Taking a break f...



  • A dream of a wedding turns into a bloody nightmare for LA family lawyer Sandy Moss's cousin Skinny in the latest instalment of the critically acclaimed Jersey Girl Legal mystery series. Sandy might have to take on her trickiest case yet!An uncomforta...



  • Meet Fran and Ken Stein - a private investigator duo who refuse to let a little thing like being not entirely human stop them from doing their jobs."Twisty and bonkers and fun" Multi award-winning author Catriona McPhersonAfter losing their parents w...



  • Hollywood, house hunting . . . and hand grenades?! Life turns explosive for New Jersey prosecutor turned LA family lawyer Sandy Moss when she takes on an unexpected new client: pre-teen millionaire Riley Schoenberg.When Riley Schoenberg strides into ...



  • Movie premieres, murder charges and celebrity shenanigans? It's all in a day's work for New Jersey prosecutor turned LA family lawyer Sandy Moss."Copperman knows how to entertain" - Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewFormer New Jersey prosecutor Sandy M...






  • Hollywood stars, sunshine, stabbings . . . New Jersey prosecutor turned LA family lawyer Sandy Moss is back with a bang in the second book in this fun, witty and fast-paced cosy legal mystery series.The last person family lawyer Sandy Moss expects to...



  • Lawyer Sandy Moss gets mixed up in a celebrity murder case in LA, in the first in a brand-new cosy legal mystery series.New Jersey prosecutor Sandy Moss is tired of petty criminals, and a new job at a glitzy Los Angeles law firm seems the perfect car...



  • The 10th installment in the "laugh-out-loud, fast-paced, and charming" bestselling Haunted Guesthouse cozy mystery series (Kate Carlisle, New York Times -- bestselling author). Proprietress Alison Kerby and her ghostly guest detective "auto" know bet...



  • The second in this hilarious cozy mystery series features a woman who is a talent agent for show biz animals and discovers that she has a talent herself: solving crimes. Kay Powell, theatrical agent to non-human animals, is babysitting -- that is,...



  • "Is my husband having an affair with a dead woman?" For Samuel Hoenig, the proprietor of a unique agency called Questions Answered, the answer to this most recent question is simple. Since there's absolutely no evidence that apparitions exist, it ...



  • Raise your spirits with the latest paranormal cozy mystery in the "laugh-out-loud, fast-paced, and charming" A Haunted Guesthouse series (Kate Carlisle, New York Times -- bestselling author).   Solving a murder way too close to home, Alison Kerb...



  • Kay Powell wants to find that break-out client who will become a star. And she thinks she's found him: His name is Bruno, and he has to be walked three times a day. Bruno's humans, Trent and Louise, butt in a lot, and Les McMaster, the famous dire...



  • Author Rachel Goldman and her now-living fictional character join forces on a missing persons investigation in this wildly original, laugh-out-loud cozy mystery   Mystery author Rachel Goldman is getting used to the idea that her fictional creat...



  • Alison's shady ex needs to use her haunted guesthouse as a hideout in the latest from the national bestselling author of Ghost in the Wind. Where Alison Kerby's ex-husband goes, trouble follows. This time, unfortunately, he's brought that trouble ...



  • The line between reality and fiction starts to blur as crime-author-turned-sleuth Duffy Madison chases a serial killer targeting mystery writers   Rachel Goldman writes mysteries in which Duffy Madison, consultant to the county prosecutor's offi...






  • Murder and mystery on the Jersey Shore from the national bestselling author of Inspector Specter... Never meet your heroes -- especially when they're dead... Guesthouse owner, single mother, and reluctant ghost whisperer Alison Kerby is about t...



  • Just when she thought she'd seen everything... Detective Lieutenant Anita McElone is one of Harbor Haven's finest. She's also a hard-boiled ghost skeptic. So when she shows up on the doorstep of Alison Kerby's Haunted Guesthouse to ask for supern...



  • Alison Kerby's guesthouse is already crowded with spirits. The last thing she needs is a whole new batch of haunts settling in. As Alison's reputation as "the ghost lady" grows, so does her business -- and not always in a way she'd like. Tourists...



  • In an all-new novella in E.J. Copperman's series, the storm of the century bears down on the haunted guesthouse, and stirs up a gale of memories for a troubled ghost. Haunted guesthouse owner Alison Kerby may have only recently discovered her abil...



  • Alison Kerby's guesthouse is haunted all year round. Surviving the dead of winter, though? That's a spooky proposition. Even with a blizzard bearing down on New Jersey, Alison can count on at least two guests -- Paul and Maxie, the stubborn ghost...



  • Phantom PI Paul Harrison from the national bestselling Haunted Guesthouse mysteries returns with a tale of his own in a house full of ghosts, secrets, and spectacular oceanside views... Three years ago in a large Victorian house on the Jersey Sho...



  • The ghosts haunting Alison Kerby's Jersey Shore guesthouse are sad. Maxie wants to know who murdered her ex-husband, and Paul pines for his still-living almost-fiancee. The only one who isn't missing her ex is Alison-because The Swine just arrived on...



  • Welcome to Alison Kerby's guesthouse. Ghost sightings twice daily. No breakfast is served, but murder is included. In exchange for help entertaining her guests on "spooky'' vacations, Alison Kerby told her resident gumshoe ghost that she'd help him ...



  • 7 BEDROOMS. 4 BATHS. 2 GHOSTS. Newly divorced Alison Kerby wants a second chance for herself and her nine-year-old daughter, so she's returned to her hometown on the Jersey Shore to transform a fixer-upper into a charming -- and hopefully profitable...


Books Written with a Co-Author


E.J. Copperman; Jeff Cohen
The Question of the Missing Head (Oct-2014)
The Question of the Unfamiliar Husband (Oct-2015)
The Question of the Felonious Friend (Sep-2016)
The Question of the Absentee Father (Oct-2017)

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

E.J. Copperman has published 28 books.

The next book by E.J. Copperman, Where There's Smoke, will be published in August 2026.

The first book by E.J. Copperman, Night of the Living Deed, was published in June 2010.

Yes. E.J. Copperman has 7 series.