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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2016
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Dinner Club Murder Mystery

1 - Everything Bundt the Truth (Nov-2016)
2 - Not According to Flan (Jun-2017)
3 - No Grater Evil (Nov-2017)
4 - A Stewed Observation (Aug-2018)
5 - Just What I Kneaded (Nov-2018)
6 - Peaches-N-Creamed (Jun-2019)
7 - Wasted Thyme (Dec-2019)

A Tow Truck Murder Mystery

1 - Toes on the Dash (May-2022)
2 - Hands on the Wheel (Oct-2022)
3 - Eyes on the Road (Feb-2023)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • Recent widow, Jane Marsh, is determined to recapture a rich, full life. She strives for youthful fun by riding a bicycle downtown on her lunch hour in a suit and heels, smoking cigars, eating at hipster restaurants, and re-entering the dating scene, ...



  • A new home in the country. A dead body in the dirt.Fast-paced, fun, easy-to-read cozy that keeps the reader guessing. ~The Cozy ReviewA very enjoyable cozy mystery! ~ Short, Sweet and CozyJane Marsh is ready for a fresh start. Haunted by the black wi...



  • Jane Marsh plans a reunion for her gourmet dinner club, first camping in the Rocky Mountains with lavish menus and provisions, then a getaway to Estes Park at a luxurious cabin. Before they can break their boots in, gunshots explode in the middle...



  • The Gourmet Dinner Club travels to Ireland to enjoy Irish cuisine while staying at a medieval, ivy-covered castle. Jane Marsh hopes Dale Capricorn will ask her to marry him at this romantic dream destination. But her plans are put on hold when the el...



  • While shopping for bread to serve at her gourmet dinner party, Jane Marsh overhears the pastry chef's murder in the bakery's kitchen. The killer also destroys an elaborate and expensive wedding cake made for a celebrity couple. To recoup the loss, th...



  • Jane Marsh and her fiancĂ© visit the wine country on the western slope of Colorado during the Peach Festival to check out a location for their wedding. The dinner club comes along to make a weekend out of it, and they play a murder mystery game as pa...



  • Twice-widowed Jane Marsh ties the knot for the third time with longstanding fiancĂ© Dale Capricorn. Jane's ready for a celebratory reception at her uber-trendy condo in downtown Denver with champagne toasts, fancy dress, and her family and dinner clu...



  • Super-feminine and confirmed shoe-a-holic Delaney Morran receives an unexpected inheritance--the keys to a tow truck from a dad she's never known. Even though she hasn't changed a tire, or even driven any kind of a truck, she's determined to make the...



  • High-heeled tow truck driver Delaney Morran lands a contract with the city to remove abandoned vehicles from the side of the road. Ever since she discovered a gunshot victim in a stalled Impreza, nightmares cause her to pass up towing opportunities. ...






  • Many businesses in Spruce Ridge, Colorado hire temporary international workers during the hectic ski season. One temp, Jaana Ivanov from Estonia, is found dead in her car at the bottom of a cliff, but the car crash was not an accident. Jaana didn't j...



  • The Annual Christkindl Market is underway in the mountain town of Spruce Ridge, Colorado. With all the festivities, Delaney Morran hopes for a romantic holiday with her new boyfriend, Sheriff Ephraim Lopez. As for the sheriff, his only wish is to mak...



  • When the IRS claims Delaney Morran, the high-heeled tow truck driver and amateur sleuth, owes back taxes, she hires an accountant to fight Uncle Sam. Before Delaney can resolve the issue, a tax collector shows up in Spruce Ridge, Colorado demanding a...



  • Breanna Hart is volunteering at the animal shelter and living her best life in a North Carolina beach town, but that changes when the police chief is found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the cage of her favorite dog. Everyone has the ...



  • High-heeled tow truck driver, Delaney Morran, is shocked to discover bags of money in the backseat of a Volvo she was hired to tow. She's even more shocked to find a severed hand in one of the bags. She learns the car belongs to the aunt of her frien...



  • Catching a murderer wasn't part of her wedding plans...Suspects and thrills abound in this must-read cozy that will keep you up past your bedtime. ~A Goodreads reviewerJane Marsh and her fiancé visit the wine country on the western slope of Colo...



  • In the midst of a merciless blizzard, shoe-a-holic tow truck driver, Delaney Morran, finds herself in a race against time and her own sanity. After discovering a dead woman buried in a snow-locked vehicle, she barely escapes an avalanche that obliter...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karen C. Whalen has published 16 books.

The next book by Karen C. Whalen, Fear in First Gear, will be published in July 2025.

The first book by Karen C. Whalen, Everything Bundt the Truth, was published in November 2016.

Yes. Karen C. Whalen has 2 series.