Paul Austin Ardoin

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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2018
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Fenway Stevenson Mystery

1 - The Reluctant Coroner (May-2018)
2 - The Incumbent Coroner (Sep-2018)
3 - The Candidate Coroner (Mar-2019)
4 - The Upstaged Coroner (Oct-2019)
5 - The Courtroom Coroner (May-2020)
6 - The Watchful Coroner (Sep-2020)
7 - The Accused Coroner (Mar-2021)
7.5 - The Clandestine Coroner (Aug-2022)
8 - The Offside Coroner (Sep-2022)
8.5 - The Christmas Coroner (Oct-2022)
9 - The Warehouse Coroner (May-2024)
10 - The Digital Coroner (Dec-2024)
11 - The Disloyal Coroner (Jul-2025)

Murders of Substance

1 - Ceremony (Aug-2021)
2 - Everything's Gone Green (Mar-2022)

Time Loop Detective

1 - A Time for Murder (Feb-2025)

A Woodhead & Becker Mystery

1 - The Winterstone Murder (Aug-2021)
2 - The Bridegroom Murder (Mar-2022)
3 - The Trailer Park Murder (Dec-2023)
4 - The Executive Murder (Aug-2024)

Book List in Order: 21 titles

  • The Reluctant Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 1

    Blood is thicker than oil--until murder is involved. Fenway Stevenson doesn't want to return to the coastal town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother draws her back home--and the murder of the county coroner dra...

  • The Incumbent Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 2

    A beloved mayor. A seedy motel room. One baffling murder. The bizarre circumstances of Fenway Stevenson’s latest case as county coroner drag her to the center of one very dangerous game. With one suspect in custody, an attempt on the life of the ke...

  • Bad Weather

    Sometimes a lie is the only way to reveal the truth.Only months from receiving her criminal justice degree, Dez Roubideaux’s world shifts when she meets the mysterious and intoxicating Frankie -- a woman with an intriguing story of sexism in the pu...

  • The Candidate Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 3

    Two contentious elections. One dead philanderer. A monumental conspiracy.In the midst of Acting Coroner Fenway Stevenson’s reelection campaign, the body of a successful business owner is found in a pedestrian underpass -- and she discovers that her...

  • The Upstaged Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 4

    The local university’s Shakespeare troupe already had plenty of drama. Then their manager was murdered.The morning after the coroner election, Fenway Stevenson finds herself in the middle of another emotionally charged case. The manager of a renown...

  • The Courtroom Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 5

    A dead defendant. A court in lockdown. And a murderer in the room.Coroner Fenway Stevenson is distraught. Not only is her father on trial for murder, but a huge conspiracy is wrecking the coastal town she calls home.And with two gunshots in a crowded...

  • The Watchful Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 6

    A luxury hotel. A high-profile murder. And the prime suspect hits too close to home.When one of Estancia's most prominent businessmen is found dead in the city's most exclusive hotel, Coroner Fenway Stevenson is thrust into one of her most sensitive ...

  • The Accused Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 7

    She's accused of murder. And she's running out of time.When Coroner Fenway Stevenson is accused of a brutal murder she didn't commit, the evidence seems airtight: the murder weapon is found in her apartment, and she had a public altercation with the ...

  • Ceremony

    Murders of Substance - 1

    A poisoned grad student. A medieval chapel. And two investigators with everything to prove.Dr. Kep Woodhead isn't known for his people skills. He's known for his unmatched nose—literally. A brilliant forensic toxicologist with a supersensitive...



  • The Winterstone Murder

    A Woodhead & Becker Mystery - 1

    A poisoned grad student. A medieval chapel. And two investigators with everything to prove. Dr. Kep Woodhead isn't known for his people skills. He's known for his unmatched nose-literally. A brilliant forensic toxicologist with a supersensitive sense...

  • The Bridegroom Murder

    A Woodhead & Becker Mystery - 2

    A dead groom. A strange green stain. And a toxic trail that leads deeper than anyone expected.Two weeks before his wedding, Gregory Irsay is found dead in his Oregon condo. There are no signs of struggle-only a bizarre green discoloration in his mout...

  • Everything's Gone Green

    Murders of Substance - 2

    A dead groom. A strange green stain. And a toxic trail that leads deeper than anyone expected.Two weeks before his wedding, Gregory Irsay is found dead in his condo in Bend, Oregon. There are no signs of struggle—only a bizarre green discolora...

  • The Clandestine Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 7.5

    A secret society. A missing body. And a coroner who won't be silenced.This story takes place between the events of The Accused Coroner (Book Seven of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries) and The Offside Coroner (Book Eight). When a prominent member of a l...

  • The Offside Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 8

    A women's pro soccer coach is dead. The players are scared. And Coroner Fenway Stevenson knows the truth won't stay buried.When the head coach of a professional women's soccer team is found murdered in his hotel room, Coroner Fenway Stevenson is pull...

  • The Christmas Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 8.5

    A dead celebrity chef. A quiet beach town. And a coroner racing to solve the crime before Christmas. Just days before Estancia's annual Christmas Parade, the body of a rising-star chef is discovered in a remote hillside cabin. At first glance, it loo...

  • The Trailer Park Murder

    A Woodhead & Becker Mystery - 3

    A poisoned victim. A staged suicide. A small-town murder that hides big-time corruption.Federal investigator Bernadette Becker is officially following up on a suicide in the middle of nowhere, using the open-and-shut case to dig deeper into a long-co...

  • The Warehouse Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 9

    A body in a locked storage unit. A coroner caught in the crossfire. And secrets that refuse to stay buried.Fenway Stevenson just wanted one quiet day off to help her boyfriend pack. But when she opens a storage unit in a gritty industrial part of tow...

  • The Executive Murder

    A Woodhead & Becker Mystery - 4

    A billionaire is murdered. The local cops are compromised. And her daughter is next.Federal investigator Bernadette Becker is supposed to be off the clock, enjoying a music festival in Milwaukee with her teenage daughter. But when a coded message fro...

  • The Digital Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 10

    A murdered tech mogul. A missing knife. And a coroner far from home with everything on the line.Fenway Stevenson just wanted to help her boyfriend move across the country. But what should've been a routine road trip derails in the Nevada desert when ...



  • A Time for Murder

    Time Loop Detective - 1

    THE ONLY WAY OUT IS TO SOLVE THE CASE. Everyone knows the first forty-eight hours are the most important after a homicide. But for Detective Luke Guillory, the first forty-eight hours are all he gets—over and over and over. The same victim, th...

  • The Disloyal Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 11

    A dead deputy. A reopened murder case. And a coroner caught in the crossfire.When a young sheriff's deputy is killed in a late-night hit-and-run, Coroner Fenway Stevenson soon discovers it was no accident. The deputy had only been on the job for a fe...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Paul Austin Ardoin has published 21 books.

Paul Austin Ardoin does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Disloyal Coroner, was published in July 2025.

The first book by Paul Austin Ardoin, The Reluctant Coroner, was published in May 2018.

Yes. Paul Austin Ardoin has 4 series.
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