Order of Scumble River Mysteries Books
The Scumble River Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Denise Swanson. The protagonist is a school psychologist named Skye Denison, who has run into a stretch of bad luck in the big city and has been forced to move home to the small town of Scumble River, Illinois.
Denise Swanson began her Scumble River Mysteries series in 2000 with the novel Murder of a Small-Town Honey. A new novel is published each year in the series. Below is a list of Denise Swanson’s Scumble River Mystery books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):
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Publication Order of Scumble River Mysteries Books
| Murder of a Small-Town Honey | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Sweet Old Lady | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Sleeping Beauty | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Snake in the Grass | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Barbie and Ken | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Pink Elephant | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Smart Cookie | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Real Bad Boy | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Botoxed Blonde | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Royal Pain | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Wedding Belle | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Bookstore Babe | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Creped Suzette | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of the Cat's Meow | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Stacked Librarian | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Needled Knitter | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of an Open Book | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder of a Cranky Catnapper | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Scumble River Mysteries Short Stories Books
| Dead Blondes Tell No Tales | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Not a Monster of a Chance | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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Scumble River Mysteries Synopses: In Murder of a Small-Town Honey, following a breakup and credit issues, Sky Denison has been forced to return to her hometown of Scumble River, Illinois. But on the bright side, she’s got a new job already – amateur sleuth. The book is the first book in the Scumble River Mysteries by Denise Swanson.
In Murder of a Sweet Old Lady (book 2 of the series), Skye’s grandmother is found dead. The family thinks it’s natural causes, but Skye wants an autopsy. It turns out that she was murdered, but who could have done it? Skye has to find out for herself, but the family doesn’t appreciate her snooping.
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