Christa Nardi

A dead colleague isn't the best way to start a semester, or a romance. Although Sheridan Hendley is not a sleuth, when her colleague is murdered, she assists the detective in gathering information....

Amateur sleuth Sheridan Hendley jumps at the chance to work with the defense when a favorite waitress is arrested for the murder of her ex-husband. He disappeared 15 years ago under mysterious circumstances. Now, he’s returned and dead....

Another murder in small town Cold Creek has tensions rising. Clive Johnson, the groundskeeper at Cold Creek College, is a convenient scapegoat for a police chief when he has the bad luck of finding the body....

Solving a murder wasn't on the wedding planner's checklist. With so many changes in her life, sleuthing is the last thing on the mind of Cold Creek College’s amateur sleuth, Sheridan Hendley....

HR specialist and trauma counselor Stacie Maroni is used to dealing with difficult situations. But when the cops investigate a murder, and her friends become suspects, Stacie will do what it takes to find the culprit. The suspect list is slim, and she’s grasping at straws....

The Dickens script did not include the dead body on the stage. When a student at Cold Creek College is arrested for the crime, Professor Sheridan Hendley is cast in the role of amateur sleuth....

Love is in the air on what should have been the perfect day for a wedding, until someone offs the wedding planner....

Izzie Di Sante loves a challenge, and Chance Corcoran’s murder sparks her curiosity. While managing the day-to-day business of the family restaurant, she searches for some connection between the victim and the site of the future Elite Townhomes....

The perfect first date. Good food, romantic setting, good vibes. Until a woman screams and a shot is fired. As a trauma counselor, Stacie Maroni doesn’t hesitate to barge through the fray....

Emotions run high at Rosedale High as Tamar and her friends plan the junior class's year-end fundraiser—a school fair set to involve students, staff, and the community. Even when a series of puzzling incidents put a friend and their plans at risk, the teens are not deterred....

The last thing Stacie Maroni expected to find in the break room was a dead guy. And even worse, a dead guy with her name, phone number, and office location in his pocket. If that’s not bad enough, a fellow member of the foundation she spearheads seems to be missing in action....

Can a stalled murder investigation in Halcyon Springs pull Izzie Di Sante back into investigative journalism? The mere thought of getting involved shifts Izzie's mind into overdrive. A former reporter turned restaurant owner, she's determined to find out everything she can....

Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth, wants nothing more than a return to routine following their family vacation. The last thing she needs is to find herself involved in another murder investigation....

Social media, smoke bombs, and a secret society. When a popular jock senses something’s up with his younger sister, he turns to local teen sleuths, Hannah and Tamar, for help. At the same time, a rash of smoke bombs attacks across Rosedale has the community on edge....

Attempts to get Stacie in the holiday spirit fall flat when Santa’s elf finds herself in a shooter’s crosshairs. With another shooting, initial theories go up in smoke and the search is on for the true motive....

Murder is nothing new for Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth, or her husband, Detective Brett McMann. Still, shots fired add a layer of tension to babysitting and being neighborly. This time the murder is too close for comfort....

When Izzie Di Sante’s dream career as an investigative reporter hit a roadblock, she traded her press pass for an apron and returned home to manage the family restaurant. However, some things are impossible for Izzie to ignore....

When the cybersecurity expert who checked out Stacie’s computer turns up dead, Stacie and her good friend and IT whiz, Trina, find themselves entangled in the ensuing murder investigation....

It’s love at first sight when Tamar meets Rusty, the newest resident at the local shelter where she volunteers. However, the arrival of the well-trained and affectionate dog coincides with the onset of suspicious and dangerous incidents involving the shelter and its staff....

A murder, and a toxic substance in a vineyard, would spell doom for the manager of any winery. And when that manager is a woman, a rarity in the wine industry, people are quick to place the blame on her shoulders. The amateur sleuth, is quick to jump in. In her search for clues....