The Executed Queens Series
The Book of Arcane Secrets
A decade ago, items were stolen from a Paris exhibit titled The Executed Queens. Heirlooms belonging to Anne Boleyn, Marie Antoinette, and Mary, the Queen of Scots were taken and they've never been seen again.
Giovanni di Caro is apprehensive when he receives a mysterious letter his ex-wife. The cryptic message contains an unpleasant revelation for Iris. Finding the stolen items is vital, but so is protecting her heart. When a book collector is found dead, Iris and Giovanni are entangled in the drama. As they unravel the truth behind his death, the couple encounter secrets everywhere.
Including inside a medieval book of prayers. (book 1)
A decade ago, items were stolen from a Paris exhibit titled The Executed Queens. Heirlooms belonging to Anne Boleyn, Marie Antoinette, and Mary, the Queen of Scots were taken and they've never been seen again.
Giovanni di Caro is apprehensive when he receives a mysterious letter his ex-wife. The cryptic message contains an unpleasant revelation for Iris. Finding the stolen items is vital, but so is protecting her heart. When a book collector is found dead, Iris and Giovanni are entangled in the drama. As they unravel the truth behind his death, the couple encounter secrets everywhere.
Including inside a medieval book of prayers. (book 1)
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A Charming Box of Treachery
A box, book, and a parcel of letters must be restored to their rightful owner. Don't delay or your queen will meet the same fate as those other charming ladies.
They've returned Anne Boleyn’s prayer book to the museum. Now, the ex-forger and retired school teacher are in pursuit of Queen Mary’s silver box. But the stakes have gone up. Treasure seekers have joined the hunt for the missing relics, and the duo is over their head. One woman is already dead, and the next victim could be someone close to Iris.
The mystery provides more questions than answers. Who is sending the threatening letters? Why are they targeting Regina? And if Regina is Giovanni’s queen, where does that leave Iris? (book 2)
A Charming Box of Treachery
A box, book, and a parcel of letters must be restored to their rightful owner. Don't delay or your queen will meet the same fate as those other charming ladies.
They've returned Anne Boleyn’s prayer book to the museum. Now, the ex-forger and retired school teacher are in pursuit of Queen Mary’s silver box. But the stakes have gone up. Treasure seekers have joined the hunt for the missing relics, and the duo is over their head. One woman is already dead, and the next victim could be someone close to Iris.
The mystery provides more questions than answers. Who is sending the threatening letters? Why are they targeting Regina? And if Regina is Giovanni’s queen, where does that leave Iris? (book 2)
A Stack of Lethal Letters
Iris Dittmeyer and Giovanni di Caro have returned two of the stolen artifacts: Anne Boleyn’s prayer book and Queen Mary’s silver box. Still remaining is a stack of letters written by Marie Antoinette.
Giovanni’s devotion to Iris has waned during the search, and she wishes she’d never gotten involved. Even worse, more innocents are dying. When Iris gets trapped in an disturbing prison, she must do the unimaginable. Seek help from beyond the grave.
Unfortunately, not all spirits have a sympathetic disposition.
Iris Dittmeyer and Giovanni di Caro have returned two of the stolen artifacts: Anne Boleyn’s prayer book and Queen Mary’s silver box. Still remaining is a stack of letters written by Marie Antoinette.
Giovanni’s devotion to Iris has waned during the search, and she wishes she’d never gotten involved. Even worse, more innocents are dying. When Iris gets trapped in an disturbing prison, she must do the unimaginable. Seek help from beyond the grave.
Unfortunately, not all spirits have a sympathetic disposition.
The Iris Dittmeyer Mysteries
The Columbus Letter
Iris Dittmeyer’s life was losing its luster. The retired widow needed a distraction after her granddaughter’s daycare enrollment meant she was no longer needed for babysitting. The discovery of an acclaimed Columbus letter in a battered filing cabinet provides just the mystery she’s been craving. But when her new diversion turns deadly, it’s up to Iris to find the killer--before her family becomes his next target. (book 1)
Iris Dittmeyer’s life was losing its luster. The retired widow needed a distraction after her granddaughter’s daycare enrollment meant she was no longer needed for babysitting. The discovery of an acclaimed Columbus letter in a battered filing cabinet provides just the mystery she’s been craving. But when her new diversion turns deadly, it’s up to Iris to find the killer--before her family becomes his next target. (book 1)
The Breeches Bible
Something suspicious is going on at the Vanderly library—rare books are missing from the University’s Special Collection room. Iris is willing to help perform a simple audit of the collection but she’s distracted by another situation. A shooting at the local gun range, where a human was the target. (book 2)
Something suspicious is going on at the Vanderly library—rare books are missing from the University’s Special Collection room. Iris is willing to help perform a simple audit of the collection but she’s distracted by another situation. A shooting at the local gun range, where a human was the target. (book 2)
A Civil Demise
A pandemic is sweeping across the country and people are taking sides. When a crucial letter disappears from an older woman's belongings and a Confederate soldier dies on a mock battlefield, Iris has to look beyond her preconceptions if she's going to save a man from prison. (book 3)
A pandemic is sweeping across the country and people are taking sides. When a crucial letter disappears from an older woman's belongings and a Confederate soldier dies on a mock battlefield, Iris has to look beyond her preconceptions if she's going to save a man from prison. (book 3)
The Principal Motive
Norman Spencer wasn’t the man everyone thought. The high school principal, a respected member of the community, abused troubled girls and there’s evidence to prove it. But is retribution sufficient justification for murder? And how far would Iris go to protect a stranger? (book 4)
Norman Spencer wasn’t the man everyone thought. The high school principal, a respected member of the community, abused troubled girls and there’s evidence to prove it. But is retribution sufficient justification for murder? And how far would Iris go to protect a stranger? (book 4)
A Suitable Retribution
White supremacists are the prime suspects when a historic accounting of the 1921 Tulsa massacre has been stolen and the museum director is pleading for Iris Dittmeyer's help. Meanwhile, the death count is rising in Gunsmore, Oklahoma. In the last several months, a womanizer, a philanderer, and a sexual predator have died. When a local drug dealer is murdered, Iris starts to wonder if her best friend is a serial killer. (book 5)
White supremacists are the prime suspects when a historic accounting of the 1921 Tulsa massacre has been stolen and the museum director is pleading for Iris Dittmeyer's help. Meanwhile, the death count is rising in Gunsmore, Oklahoma. In the last several months, a womanizer, a philanderer, and a sexual predator have died. When a local drug dealer is murdered, Iris starts to wonder if her best friend is a serial killer. (book 5)
Optical Delusions
Iris’ mysterious disappearance rocks the small community of Gunsmore. She’s a character. A force of nature. A busybody with a heart of gold. The idea that something might have happened to her is both unfathomable and unacceptable. The crisis unites former competitors and tests the determination of her friends and family.
Iris Dittmeyer's life is in peril and it's going to take an entire town to save her. (book 6)
Iris’ mysterious disappearance rocks the small community of Gunsmore. She’s a character. A force of nature. A busybody with a heart of gold. The idea that something might have happened to her is both unfathomable and unacceptable. The crisis unites former competitors and tests the determination of her friends and family.
Iris Dittmeyer's life is in peril and it's going to take an entire town to save her. (book 6)