Order of Beth Byers Books
Beth Byers is an American author best known for writing the Violet Carlyle Mysteries series and the Smith Investigates Mystery series.
The author has a great love of books which surpasses all of her other interests, but she still does have some. She enjoys cooking, baking, and experimenting with recipes in the kitchen. She really enjoys the sound of rain which probably helps that she makes her home in the Pacific Northwest. She has children and dogs.
Publication Order of A Brightwater Bay Cozy Mystery Books
| A Tiny Dash of Death | (2018) |    |
| A Sweet Spoonful of Cyanide | (2018) | |
| A Small Sprinkle of Suspicion | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Bright Young Witches Books
| Bright Young Witches & the Restless Dead | (2019) | |
| Bright Young Witches and the Merry Dead | (2019) | |
Publication Order of The Cat Clarke 1960s Mysteries Books
| Stealing Murder | (2021) | |
| Conning the Charming | (2021) | |
Publication Order of The Hettie and Ro Adventures Books
(with Bettie Jane)
| Philanderers Gone | (2019) | |
| Adventurer Gone | (2019) | |
| Holiday Gone | (2019) | |
| Aeronaut Gone | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Jane Austen Midlife Variations Books
| Pride & Perimenopause | (2022) | |
| Loss & Liberation | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Magic Before Mysteries Books
(with Amanda A. Allen)
| Magic Before Mischief | (2018) | |
Publication Order of The Mysteries of Severine DuNoir Books
| Mystery at the Edge of Madness | (2020) | |
| The Mysterious Point of Deceit | (2020) | |
| Mystery in the Darkest Shadow | (2020) | |
| The Wicked Fringe of Mystery | (2020) | |
| The Lurid Possibility of Murder | (2020) | |
| The Uncountable Cost of Mystery | (2021) | |
| The Inexorable Tide of Mystery | (2021) | |
| The Unexpected Flavor of Forever | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Poison Ink Mysteries Books
| Death by the Book | (2019) | |
| Death Witnessed | (2019) | |
| Death by Blackmail | (2019) | |
| Death Misconstrued | (2019) | |
| Deathly Ever After | (2019) | |
| Death in the Mirror | (2019) | |
| A Merry Little Death | (2019) | |
| Death Between the Pages | (2020) | |
| Death in the Beginning | (2020) | |
| A Lonely Little Death | (2020) | |
Publication Order of 2nd Chance Diner Books
| Spaghetti, Meatballs, & Murder | (2017) | |
| Poison & Pie | (2018) | |
| Double Mocha Murder | (2018) | |
| Cinnamon Rolls & Cyanide | (2018) | |
| Tea & Temptation | (2018) | |
| Donuts & Danger | (2018) | |
| Scones & Scandal | (2018) | |
| Lemonade & Loathing | (2018) | |
| Wedding Cake & Woe | (2018) | |
| Honeymoons & Honeydew | (2018) | |
| The Pumpkin Problem | (2018) | |
| Cookies & Catastrophe | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Smith Investigates Mystery Books
| Something Wicked | (2021) | |
| Thing of Darkness | (2021) | |
| Clothe My Villainy | (2022) | |
| All The Devils Are Here | (2022) | |
| Show of Evil | (2022) | |
| Solely A Coward | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Violet Carlyle Mysteries Books
| Murder & The Heir | (2018) | |
| Kennington House Murder | (2019) | |
| Murder at the Folly | (2019) | |
| A Merry Little Murder | (2019) | |
| Murder Among the Roses | (2019) | |
| Murder in the Shallows | (2019) | |
| Gin & Murder | (2019) | |
| Obsidian Murder | (2019) | |
| Murder at the Ladies Club | (2019) | |
| Wedding Vows & Murder | (2019) | |
| A Jazzy Little Murder | (2019) | |
| Murder By Chocolate | (2019) | |
| A Friendly Little Murder | (2019) | |
| Murder by the Sea | (2019) | |
| Murder on All Hallows | (2019) | |
| Murder in the Shadows | (2019) | |
| A Jolly Little Murder | (2019) | |
| Hijinks & Murder | (2020) | |
| Love & Murder | (2020) | |
| A Zestful Little Murder | (2020) | |
| A Murder Most Odd | (2020) | |
| Nearly A Murder | (2020) | |
| A Treasured Little Murder | (2020) | |
| A Cozy Little Murder | (2020) | |
| A Masked Murderer | (2020) | |
| Meddlesome Madness | (2020) | |
| Silver Bells & Murder | (2020) | |
| Mystery on Valentine's Day | (2020) | |
| Murder at Midnight | (2021) | |
| A Fabulous Little Murder | (2021) | |
| Murder On A Yacht | (2021) | |
| Murder On The Boardwalk | (2021) | |
| Murder On A Girl's Night Out | (2021) | |
| A Frosty Little Murder | (2021) | |
| A Romantic Little Murder | (2022) | |
| Murder With Daffodils | (2022) | |
| Murder, Perhaps | (2022) | |
If You Like Beth Byers Books, You’ll Love…
Murder & The Heir is the first book in the long-running Violet Carlyle cozy historical mystery series. The story takes place in 1922 at Christmastime when Violet heads to spend the holidays with aunt Agatha. Many of her family will be there despite the fact that Agatha has alienated her family for much of her life. Violet has been here before, but this time is different. This time aunt Aggie is claiming that someone is trying to kill her. Violet wonders if it could be true, but then it turns out to be all too true when she ends up dead. Agatha never named an heir to her fortune so why would anyone want her out of the picture? Vi will look to find out as she’s caught up in a murder investigation along with the rest of her family.
Something Wicked is the first book in the Smith Investigates Mystery series. Smith avoids the cases that he won’t get paid on as well as the ones he finds unsolvable. He also does his best to avoid the heart-rending cases. He doesn’t want to get pulled in and says no as soon as possible. That’s his plan, but his wife, Beatrice, doesn’t always follow it. She gets involved in those cases and that means that he’s involved as well.