Greetings, mystery lovers! I’m Ellen Riggs, author of humorous, clean cozy mysteries. My new “Bought-the-Farm” series brings together my passion for animals and storytelling.
The series stars Ivy Galloway, a former play-it-safe human resources executive, and Keats, the brilliant border collie. Ivy’s thrilling and dangerous rescue of Keats gives her a new leash on life, prompting her to escape the big city and move back home to quaint Clover Grove.
The good news: someone offers to sell her a hobby farm and inn for a mere song. The bad news: people keep turning up dead around her! But with Keats on the case, and her best friend Jilly at her side, Ivy breaks all her old rules and throws herself into each investigation—much to the dismay of her former high school sweetheart, police chief Kellan Harper. Come and meet the lovable and quirky cast of rescue animals and people at Runaway Farm & Inn. Expect fowl play, howls of laugher and a fast-paced series you can’t put down.
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Think Outside the Fox
A cunning canine crime-solver meets a sly fox with an axe to grind.
Ivy has never been a fan of the dense woods surrounding her quaint hometown of Clover Grove. When a forestry crew arrives to thin out the trees, however, sunlight soon reveals secrets.Can Ivy, Keats and the crew outfox a wily adversary before someone is cut down in their prime?
The next book in the Bought-the-Farm Mystery Series is a perfect page-turner for lovers of animals and funny, spunky amateur sleuths.
Deerly Departed
Santa calls about a reindeer problem that puts Christmas in deadly peril.
Clausville has been a hill country institution for decades. The festive holiday theme park and petting zoo always attracts a crowd.
This year, the resident reindeer is in quite a predicament. While another ornery ruminant wasn’t on Ivy’s wish list, there’s always room at the inn for an animal in need.
Turns out the reindeer isn’t the only one in trouble. Santa himself is on the hook for a terrible crime. All signs point to him, but has the jolly old elf been framed? It’s all hands, paws and hooves on deck to keep Clausville running while solving the mystery. The reindeer may hold the key to bringing Christmas in for a landing on time.
Double Dog Dare
An unexpected family reunion unleashes a dangerous mystery.
Ivy has always wondered how sheepdog Keats became such an incredible companion and sleuth. When her beloved dog’s breeder tracks them down, she finally gets the chance to find out.
The family reunion isn’t all bliss, however. Keats’ sister, another talented border collie, has been dog-napped in nearby Thistledown.
The team leaps to the rescue, but the deeper they dig, the more complicated the story becomes. Could the dog’s disappearance be linked to a crime in Clover Grove?
Either way, rescuing Keats’ savvy sheepdog sister is priority number one. Ivy and Keats may end up in a terrible bind, but family always comes through.
Mystic Mutt Mysteries
A rookie psychic and her chatty canine sidekick set out to solve a hometown crime.
Janelle Brighton is a reluctant psychic still trying to find her true calling. So far, her main claim to fame is bringing a spectral dachshund back to life. It’s a unique gift that probably won’t take her far in her hometown of Wyldwood Springs, where magical crime abounds.
After years on the run, however, she’s determined to put the past behind her and start over. An old family feud is still going strong and her enemies consider her a threat. In Janelle’s humble opinion, her magical skills are highly overrated.
Mr. Bixby begs to differ. The chatty, cocky dachshund believed in Janelle enough to cross from the dead to the living and join her on a special quest. First, she’ll need to find her estranged and missing mother and cure their family ghost of amnesia. On top of all that, there’s a dead body behind her quaint but haunted jewelry store… and guess who’s getting framed?
Surviving this homecoming is going to take persistence, ingenuity and a great sense of humor.
Love your books with hounds, humor and homicide? Join psychic Janelle Brighton in the Mystic Mutts Mysteries series, a lighthearted paranormal cozy mystery featuring a saucy dachshund, several ghosts and murders to solve. Great for fans of funny, fast-paced cozy mysteries with animals.
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All I Haunt Is You
Disaster is one magical hiccup away for a reluctant witch and her chatty dachshund.
Life in Wyldwood Springs is settling into a comfortable rhythm for psychic and novice witch, Janelle Brighton, and her sassy formerly-deceased dachshund, Mr. Bixby. The only hitch is a bad case of nervous hiccups, but a minor magical malady isn’t stopping her from enjoying her new jewelry store, loyal friends and a budding romance with the chief of police.
When the mayor summons Janelle to discuss her most recent spelling misfire, a hiccup causes the mayor’s feline to vanish, leaving the town leader unprotected. On top of that, there’s a canine ghost under the mayor’s sofa that only Janelle can see, and he seems determined to disrupt a wedding ceremony.
Janelle will need to put her growing powers to the test to find the mayor’s cat and rescue an unruly spectral puppy before a magical villain crashes the wedding.
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You Can't Always Get What You Haunt
A rookie psychic and her chatty canine sidekick set out to solve a hometown crime.
Janelle Brighton is a reluctant psychic still trying to find her true calling. So far, her main claim to fame is bringing a spectral dachshund back to life. It’s a unique gift that probably won’t take her far in her hometown of Wyldwood Springs, where magical crime abounds.
After years on the run, however, she’s determined to put the past behind her and start over. An old family feud is still going strong and her enemies consider her a threat. In Janelle’s humble opinion, her magical skills are highly overrated.
Mr. Bixby begs to differ. The chatty, cocky dachshund believed in Janelle enough to cross from the dead to the living and join her on a special quest. First, she’ll need to find her estranged and missing mother and cure their family ghost of amnesia. On top of all that, there’s a dead body behind her quaint but haunted jewelry store… and guess who’s getting framed?
Surviving this homecoming is going to take persistence, ingenuity and a great sense of humor.
Any Way You Haunt It
A psychic with a quirky gift. A quaint haunted store. And a sassy dog who solves murders.
Janelle Brighton is adapting quickly to life in her hometown of Wyldwood Springs. Her new friends are helping her launch a jewelry store, and the visiting police chief she admires is sticking around.
When a canine specter with a little extra arrives in her new store, however, it stirs up a whirlwind of trouble. The feisty furball’s visit coincides with an unexpected death on Main Street that leaves Janelle’s best friend on the hook for murder.
The ghost without a tail has a very special tale he's not telling. Luckily, Mr. Bixby—a sassy and previously-deceased dachshund—and Janelle both like a challenge. To solve the crime, they’ll need to crack a complicated canine code that leads down a perilous path into her family’s past.
No one said rescuing ghost dogs would be easy… but there’s never a dull moment.
Mystery, Mayhem and Mischievous Mutts
Dorset Hills, better known as Dog Town, is famous for being the most dog-friendly place in the world. Naturally, when so many dogs and dog-lovers unite in one quaint town, mischief and mayhem ensue. In the Dog Town Cozy Romance Mystery Series, you can expect all the humor, quirky, lovable characters and edge-of-your-seat suspense that are part of any cozy mystery, but there’s a little more romance and a lot less murder. In fact, no one ever dies! If you can do without the death, you’ve got a lighthearted, hilarious and COMPLETE series ahead. There are hair-raising adventures, heartwarming holidays and happily-ever-afters for both humans and pets. It’s the ultimate escapist reading for pet-lovers. Enjoy!