Tam May

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2016
  • Latest Book:
    March 2026
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Full Series List in Order

An Adele Gossling Mystery

1 - The Carnation Murder (May-2022)
2 - A Wordless Death (Jul-2022)
3 - Death At Will (Oct-2022)
4 - The Mystery of the Golden Cat (Jan-2023)
5 - Murder Under a Twilight Roof (May-2023)
6 - The Case of the Dead Domestic (Sep-2023)

Waxwood

1 - The Specter (May-2019)
2 - False Fathers (Jan-2020)
3 - Pathfinding Women (Sep-2020)
4 - Dandelions (Dec-2020)

Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • Gnarled Bones and Other Stories

    In this collection of five short stories, strange and sometimes spooky events have a profound effect on characters' lives. A newly divorced woman goes back to school to begin a new chapter of her life only to find herself circling back to where she s...

  • The Order of Actaeon

    Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted. Jake is heir to the fortune and name of the prominent San Francisco Alderdice family. Although dearly loved by his sister Vivian, his passion for art and his contemplative temperament make him a pariah in the ...

  • The Specter

    Waxwood - 1

    To what lengths will one go to exorcise a specter?One rainy morning in 1892, people gather to mourn the death of San Francisco socialite Penelope Alderdice. Among them is a strange little woman named Bertha Ross, who claims to have known “Grace” ...

  • False Fathers

    Waxwood - 2

    Every young man needs a father figure in his life. Jake just lost his.Waxwood, 1898: When Malcolm Alderdice dies, nineteen-year-old Jake is left with a huge burden on his shoulders. Not only does he lose his grandfather, the only paternal figure he e...

  • Lessons From My Mother's Life

    How happy was the 1950s happy housewife?Women in post-war America were supposed to have it all: generous husbands with great jobs, comfortable suburban homes with nice yards and two-car garages, and all the latest gadgets to make their housework easi...

  • Pathfinding Women

    Waxwood - 3

    Sometimes the past refuses to stay in the past.Waxwood, 1899: Vivian Alderdice is twenty-six, unmarried, and has no prospective suitors. Her brother's tragic plight the year before left the family on shaky ground in Nob Hill society. Their soc...

  • Dandelions

    Waxwood - 4

    Vivian has more in common with her nemesis than she wants to believe.Waxwood, 1900: For Vivian Alderdice, the twentieth century begins with a new start. Now a working woman and progressive reformer, she's forsaken Nob Hill for the more modest Waxwood...

  • The Carnation Murder

    An Adele Gossling Mystery - 1

    Can a forward-thinking woman help the police solve a murder in a backward-thinking town?California, 1903: Smart, inquisitive, and a firm believer in the new progressive reforms, Adele Gossling seeks a new life after the devastating death of her fathe...

  • A Wordless Death

    An Adele Gossling Mystery - 2

    Is the death of a schoolteacher suicide or something more sinister?Adele Gossling is adjusting well to small-town life after the hustle and bustle of San Francisco. Despite her progressive ideas about women and her unladylike business acumen, even Ar...



  • Death At Will

    An Adele Gossling Mystery - 3

    Can Adele Gossling prove a son didn't kill his mother?Teddy Roosevelt has just been elected president and even Arrojo can't deny progressive reform is here to stay. Rebecca Gold, one of the era's New Women, comes to Arrojo to start her own law practi...

  • The Mystery of the Golden Cat

    An Adele Gossling Mystery - 4

    Will a thief ruin Labor Day for the whole town of Arrojo?For Adele Gossling, Labor Day is about giving voice to progressive reforms such as the eight-hour work day and minimum wage for women. But for business owners in Arrojo, Labor Day is about maki...

  • Murder Under a Twilight Roof

    An Adele Gossling Mystery - 5

    Can Adele Gossling find out who killed the daring young man on the flying trapeze when the circus comes to town? In 1905, the Barry Circus makes its way to Arrojo, an event filled with chills, thrills, and enchantment. The whole town is buzzing wi...

  • The Case of the Dead Domestic

    An Adele Gossling Mystery - 6

    A lady's maid is getting too big for her britches. But does that justify murder?Everyone agreed: Arabella Parnell thought far too highly of herself. She worked her way up from scullery maid to lady's maid for one of Arrojo's finest families and perso...

  • Murder Among the Rubble

    San Francisco is in ruins — but can the worst disaster the city has ever known cover up a murder?On a quiet morning in 1906, an earthquake of horrendous magnitude shakes one of California's most vibrant cities. Buildings crumble to the ground....

  • The Case of The Washed-Up Corpse

    Three sisters couldn't be more different, but they share one thing in common — a taste for crime!It's 1921, and Americans are still reeling from the effects of World War I. In Gyver, CA on the California/Nevada border, three sisters own the on...

  • The Missing Witness

    A young man accused of murder claims self-defense — but all the evidence points to murder!In small towns like Gyver, WWI veterans don't have it easy. America is just emerging from the 1920 depression. Jobs are few and far between, disability a...

  • A Weekend Getaway Murder

    A weekend getaway becomes murderous for the Moody County D.A.'s friends.No one is more surprised than district attorney Daniel Frazer when his old college roommate shows up in a cabin along the Gyver River for a getaway over New Year's weekend with a...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tam May has published 17 books.

The next book by Tam May, A Weekend Getaway Murder, will be published in March 2026.

The first book by Tam May, Gnarled Bones and Other Stories, was published in November 2016.

Yes. Tam May has 2 series.
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