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Lee Hollis
Full Series List in Order
A Desert Flowers Mystery
1 - Poppy Harmon Investigates (Aug-2018)1 - Murder at the PTA (Sep-2019)
2 - Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury (Jan-2020)
3 - Poppy Harmon and the Pillow Talk Killer (Apr-2021)
4 - Poppy Harmon and the Backstabbing Bachelor (May-2022)
5 - Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star (May-2023)
A Downeast Maine Mystery
1 - The Chowder House Murder (Jun-2026)A Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery
1 - Death of a Kitchen Diva (Mar-2012)2 - Death of a Country Fried Redneck (Nov-2012)
3 - Death of a Coupon Clipper (Jul-2013)
4 - Death of a Chocoholic (Jan-2014)
5 - Death of a Christmas Caterer (Oct-2014)
6 - Death of a Cupcake Queen (Jun-2015)
7 - Death of a Bacon Heiress (Mar-2016)
8 - Death of a Pumpkin Carver (Aug-2016)
8.5 - Death by Eggnog (Nov-2016)
9 - Death of a Lobster Lover (Jul-2017)
10 - Death of a Cookbook Author (Apr-2018)
10.5 - Death by Yule Log (Oct-2018)
11 - Death of a Wedding Cake Baker (Apr-2019)
11.5 - Death by Haunted House (Sep-2019)
12 - Death of a Blueberry Tart (Apr-2020)
13 - Death of a Wicked Witch (Aug-2020)
13.5 - Death of a Christmas Carol (Nov-2020)
14 - Death of an Italian Chef (Jul-2021)
14.5 - Death of a Halloween Party Monster (Sep-2021)
15 - Death of an Ice Cream Scooper (Aug-2022)
15.5 - Death of an Irish Coffee Drinker (Jan-2023)
16 - Death of a Clam Digger (Jul-2023)
16.5 - Death of a Christmas Mitten Knitter (Oct-2023)
17 - Death By Easter Egg (Jan-2024)
18 - Death of a Gingerbread Man (Sep-2024)
19 - Death of a Tom Turkey (Sep-2025)
A Maya and Sandra Mystery
1 - Murder at the PTA (Sep-2019)2 - Murder at the Bake Sale (Dec-2020)
3 - Murder on the Class Trip (Dec-2022)
4 - Murder at the Spelling Bee (May-2024)
5 - Murder at the High School Reunion (Jul-2025)
Book List in Order: 41 titles
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Death of a Kitchen Diva
- Mar-2012
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Welcome to Bar Harbor, Maine, one of New England's most idyllic coastal towns. But as new food writer Hayley Powell is about to find out, the occasional murder can take a bite out of seaside bliss... Single mom Hayley Powell is barely keeping her ...
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Death of a Country Fried Redneck
- Nov-2012
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Local food and drink writer Haley Powell thinks she's done solving murders in scenic Bar Harbor, Maine. But when a taste of the South comes to New England, Haley's following another recipe for disaster. . . As a single mom, Hayley Powell already h...
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Death of a Coupon Clipper
- Jul-2013
- / Cozy Mystery
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Hayley Powell, food and cocktails columnist for Bar Harbor's Island Times, is. . .well, kind of broke. So when she's selected for that extreme coupon-clipping reality game show coming to town. . . . . . she's thrilled, especially when her competit...
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Death of a Chocoholic
- Jan-2014
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Fed up with dating after a disastrous setup, the only thing Hayley wants to snuggle up to is a box of made-to-order chocolates from plus-sized, plus-mouthed chocolatier Bessie Winthrop. But when Bessie is found dead in her kitchen, only Hayley suspec...
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A Letter to My Friends
- Sep-2014
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A compelling and encouraging story about second chances. Yes, it can be scary and a risky journey. Experience the adventure of a street dog begging for food, looking for shelter, and frightened. Discover how life can change and make a difference if y...
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Death of a Christmas Caterer
- Oct-2014
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Who better than food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell to book a caterer for the Island Times holiday party? But Hayley's quest for a cook turns into the pursuit of a killer who caters to no one. . . Office Christmas parties can sometimes mean...
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Death of a Cupcake Queen
- Jun-2015
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As the food and cocktails columnist for the Island Times, Hayley Powell attends a lot of events -- but this one will be murder… On the eve of her high school reunion, Hayley dreads seeing the trio of mean girls who used to torment her: Sabrina M...
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Who Rescued Who?: Paws That Refreshed
- Feb-2016
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Two retired senior citizens are very lonely now that their children are grown and their grandchildren are busy. But all of that changes when the grandmother sees an ad for a dog rescue group one day. Buddy is a three-year-old Labrador retriever who ...
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Death of a Bacon Heiress
- Mar-2016
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Becoming a local culinary celebrity in Bar Harbor, Maine, opens lots of doors -- but behind one of them, a killer is lurking . . . Includes recipes! When food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is invited to do a cooking demo...
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Death of a Pumpkin Carver
- Aug-2016
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A sleuthing food writer must cope with a visit from her ex-husband -- and it gets even worse when he becomes a suspect in a homicide . . . For Hayley Powell, food and cocktails columnist for the Island Times, Halloween is all abo...
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Death by Eggnog
- Nov-2016
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With the fireplace crackling, the tree twinkling, and the carols humming, few things in life are as picture perfect as Christmas in Maine -- until murder dampens the holiday spirit. It must be something in the eggnog . . . Food and cocktails colu...
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Death of a Lobster Lover
- Jul-2017
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Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is off on a girls’ getaway with her two best friends. But soon they’ll have to get away from a killer... The quaint fishing village of Salmon Cove, Maine, seems like the ideal location for a girls’ ...
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Death of a Cookbook Author
- Apr-2018
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Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell will be cooking alongside top chefs at a cookbook author's party. But a killer plans to ruin her appetite... When Hayley's idol, cookbook author and TV personality Penelope Janice, invites her to partic...
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Poppy Harmon Investigates
- Aug-2018
- / Mystery
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Lee Hollis begins a delightful new series in which Poppy Harmon and her friends find that life after retirement can be much busier -- and deadlier -- than any of them ever anticipated... When Poppy goes from complacent retiree to penniless wido...
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Death by Yule Log
- Oct-2018
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Hayley Powell’s holidays aren’t off to a very merry start. Not only has her daughter brought Conner -- an infuriatingly perfect new beau -- home to Bar Harbor, but a local troublemaker has been found dead with traces of her signature Yule log cak...
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Death of a Wedding Cake Baker
- Apr-2019
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For Matron of Honor Hayley Powell, catching a half-baked poisoner before her friend's wedding will be icing on the cake . . . Liddy Crawford, best friend of food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell, is getting married. The wedding is the ta...
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Murder at the PTA
- Sep-2019
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Someone is trying to turn Portland High into a school for scandal with a gossipy website called Dirty Laundry. The latest target of ruinous rumors is newly elected PTA president Sandra Wallage. After a heated meeting with outraged parents, Sandra run...
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Death by Haunted House
- Sep-2019
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Tricks and treats keep the Halloween spirit alive in coastal Maine. But this year the haunted house theme is getting carried a little too far . . . For the past two years, the house next door to Hayley Powell has sat abandoned after the owner died...
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Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury
- Jan-2020
- / Amateur Sleuth
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For retiree-turned-PI Poppy Harmon, spending her golden years running the Desert Flowers Detective Agency is far from the glamorous life she once knew. But becoming ensnared in two twisted Palm Springs crimes might be her worst look yet . . . If ...
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Death of a Blueberry Tart
- Apr-2020
- / Cozy Mystery
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It may not be front page news, but Island Times food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell is now happily married. Before she can set sail on her honeymoon cruise, however, Hayley's mom, Sheila, pays an impromptu visit -- and promptly becomes the...
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Death of a Wicked Witch
- Aug-2020
- / Cozy Mystery
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Bar Harbor, Maine, is quieter in the off-season, but the population has just increased a bit with the arrival of Tim and Trudy Lancaster. Tim’s taking over for a retiring minister, and Trudy runs a food truck called Wicked ’Wiches. When she stops...
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Death of a Christmas Carol
- Nov-2020
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The Island Times Christmas soiree gets off to a scroogey start when Hayley Powell, Mona Barnes, and Rosana Moretti receive a Christmas card from the town flirt, Carol Waterman, who threatens to run off with one of their husbands! The ladies chalk it ...
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Murder at the Bake Sale
- Dec-2020
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Maya and Sandra are friends, fellow moms, and private-detective partners in the picturesque waterfront city of Portland -- where sometimes their cases can get as rocky as the Maine coast . . . While private investigator Maya Kendrick is still m...
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Poppy Harmon and the Pillow Talk Killer
- Apr-2021
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Private investigator Poppy Harmon likes the anonymity of working behind the scenes for the hottest names in Palm Springs. But when solving a case demands dragging her old acting career out of retirement, it’s lights . . . camera . . . murder! ...
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Death of an Italian Chef
- Jul-2021
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The charming coastal town of Bar Harbor, Maine, has a fancy new Italian restaurant -- and a nasty new murder . . . As the food and cocktails columnist for the Island Times, it’s Hayley Powell’s job to stay on top of the latest eateries in ...
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Death of a Halloween Party Monster
- Sep-2021
- / Police Procedural
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Small town traditions are celebrated throughout Maine during the holiday season. But when it comes to Halloween, some people are more than willing to reap a harvest of murder . . . DEATH OF A HALLOWEEN PARTY MONSTER by LEE HOLLIS Everyone attending I...
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Poppy Harmon and the Backstabbing Bachelor
- May-2022
- / Cozy Mystery
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Private Investigator Poppy Harmon can see through the charms of Southern California’s trickiest criminals. But when she and the Desert Flowers Detective Agency go up against a dashing dating show murderer, they may have finally met their match! &#x...
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Death of an Ice Cream Scooper
- Aug-2022
- / Cozy Mystery
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Apparently, the mouthwatering new ice cream flavors on the menu in coastal Bar Harbor, Maine, are really just to die for . . . Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell doesn’t know what to believe when Lydia Partridge, the put-together own...
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Murder on the Class Trip
- Dec-2022
- / Cozy Mystery
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It's goodbye Maine and hello Washington, D.C. as Maya, a private investigator, and Sandra, a pampered housewife and P.I. in training, play chaperone on a high school class trip to D.C. with their kids. The last thing they expect to encounter is ...
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Death of an Irish Coffee Drinker
- Jan-2023
- / Police Procedural
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You don’t need to be Irish to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day in Maine, where the chilly March weather offers the perfect excuse to curl up with an Irish coffee…But in these St. Patty’s-themed novellas by fan-favorite cozy mystery au...
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Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star
- May-2023
- / Cozy Mystery
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The Golden Girls meets Remington Steel in Lee Hollis's sixth mystery set in a Palm Springs retirement community, featuring retiree-turned-PI Poppy Harmon and her Desert Flowers Detective Agency! Poppy never planned on speaking to her old acting rival...
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Death of a Clam Digger
- Jul-2023
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Hayley Powell, a small-town food-and-wine columnist turned sleuth finds herself caught between a deadly rivalry between seafood clans! Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell usually reserves judgement for local cuisine, not the people who ...
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Death of a Christmas Mitten Knitter
- Oct-2023
- / Police Procedural
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Crisp Christmas weather is made for mittens -- and some mittens are made for murder in this delectable holiday cozy mystery anthology! DEATH OF A CHRISTMAS MITTEN KNITTER by LEE HOLLIS The church’s annual Christmas bazaar is an unqualified suc...
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Death By Easter Egg
- Jan-2024
- / Police Procedural
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Put on your springtime best and grab a basket, because Easter egg hunting is to dye for in this delightful new collection of Easter-themed capers set in coastal Maine and featuring fan-favorite sleuths from the long-running, bestselling cozy mystery ...
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Murder at the Spelling Bee
- May-2024
- / Cozy Mystery
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The murder of a moderator for a school competition spells trouble for Portland P.I. partners and moms Maya Kendrick and Sandra Wallage . . . Twelve-year-old Rocco Fanelli is a spelling bee champ in the making. He’s the odds-on favorite to win the l...
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Death of a Gingerbread Man
- Sep-2024
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It’s a killer Christmas in more ways than one in the latest Hayley Powell Food & Cocktails mystery set in Bar Harbor, Maine. With the holiday season in full swing, food and cocktails columnist and restauranteur Hayley Powell has lots to check o...
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My Father Always Finds Corpses
- Jun-2025
- / Cozy Mystery
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With a wryly witty and assured voice and a vastly entertaining cast of characters, Lee Hollis puts a modern slant on the classic murder mystery as a father-daughter sleuthing duo are drawn into a case close to home . . . You never forget your first c...
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Murder at the High School Reunion
- Jul-2025
- / Cozy Mystery
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At their twenty-fifth high school reunion in Portland, Maine, P.I. partners and moms Maya Kendrick and Sandra Wallage must figure out which of their former classmates should have been voted most likely to kill . . .After all these years, Maya and San...
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Death of a Tom Turkey
- Sep-2025
- / Cozy Mystery
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Thanksgiving season brings murder most fowl to Bar Harbor, Maine, as food writer and restaurateur Hayley Powell investigates a farmer felled at a turkey shoot . . . The relationships between bad-tempered Tom Farley and his neighbors are as bitter as ...
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The Chowder House Murder
- Jun-2026
- / Cozy Mystery
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The first in a brand new, multi-generational cozy mystery series introduces three generations of strong, no-nonsense women who head the Holbrook family seafood dynasty in Downeast Maine…and a murder the Holbrook matriarch and her granddaughter must...