Dairy farmer Ruth Willmarth struggles with a mad cow plague, a squatter family of volatile Irish Travellers, a beautiful runaway woman--and Murder. According to Kirkus Reviews: “The masterfully evoked terror of Mad Cow makes Ruth's fifth her most sharply focused yet.” Mystery by Nancy Means Wright; originally published by St. Martin’s Minotaur

When puppeteer Marion collapses during a performance, her friend Fay Hubbard promises to carry on. But Fay, a neighbor of Ruth Willmarth, already has her hands full with three demanding foster children. When an autopsy reveals that Marion had swallowed a dose of deadly crushed yew—and a friend finds her sister dangling from a rod like a marionette, a shocked Fay races after the villains. Mystery by Nancy Means Wright; originally published by Enigma/GMTA Publishing

To get into her brother's Northern Spy Club, Zoe Elwood must walk a narrow beam over rusted farm machinery, and then solve a crime. Her chance comes when Alice's grandmother expires after eating a bowl of pea soup. Kelby gives Zoe just five days to solve the crime. Can she do it? (ages 9-12) Winner of an Agatha award for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel Children's/Young Adult Mystery by Nancy Means Wright; originally published by Hilliard and Harris

Vermont dairy farmer Ruth Willmarth encounters beekeepers, Abenaki Indians, a dead male student, a strangled female professor, and devastating secrets from the past in this hair-raising tale. Tomantic times calls STOLEN HONEY “intricate and fascinating,” while Kirkus Reviews find the mystery “penetrating, economical, and generously plotted.” Mystery by Nancy Means Wright; originally published by St. Martin’s Minotaur

Ruth Willmarth leaps into the fray when her ornery cow Zelda unearths a human finger; a rented greyhound digs up a skeleton wearing a Scots bonnet; and a lovely woman dies a mysterious death at a local Healing House. “Demanding and engaging,” (Booklist). “Vividly offbeat characters,” (Kirkus Reviews), “A strong sense of place…with human, and humorous problems.” (Publishers Weekly) 2nd Ruth Willmarth mystery by Nancy Means Wright; originally published by St. Martin’s

Single mother-farmer Ruth Willmarth discovers her neighbor, Lucien, and his part-Indian wife Belle, bloody, beaten, and robbed of their life

Second of the Northern Spy mysteries, following the Agatha winner The Pea Soup Poisonings. Who stole three red rail cars from Spence's antique circus train? The hair-raising quest takes Zoe and Spence from a neighbor's murky basement to the Quirkus Circus to help two wacky clowns—until one of them disappears... Agatha Finalist for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel Young Adult/Juvenile Mystery by Nancy Means Wright; originally published by Hilliard & Harris

Dillian Whitnell brought her cousin to Arinmede Manor because Blanche’s life was in danger. Gavin Lawrence, Marquess of Effingham, newly arrived in England, found the women at his crumbling manor. Though he had vowed never to give his heart again after a bitter disappointment in America, the darkly seductive lord hadn’t met the likes of passionate Dillian… Regency Historical Romance by Patricia Rice; originally published by Topaz/Signet