Pacific Northwest cozy mystery by Jace Fox. Warm, clever, non-graphic whodunits with fair-play clues, small-town charm, and a slow-burn clean romance. Each book can be read on its own, but together they unfold as a mystery series.
New Series: Vintage Baseball Card Mysteries
The Mickey Mantle Murder: Vintage Baseball Card Mysteries, Book One
The first book in a new series of vintage baseball card mysteries is available to order on Kindle.
The Bracken Bay Market Mysteries
After twenty years producing events in Seattle, Mara Vale returns to her Pacific Northwest hometown and ends up running the Bracken Bay Saturday Market & Artisan Guild. When murder joins the schedule, her talent for logistics, timing, and noticing what doesn’t belong makes her a formidable amateur sleuth. At her side are Graham Rook, a thoughtful furniture maker and restoration craftsman, and Pickle, a scruffy terrier who considers the market his kingdom.
The Last Loaf: A Bracken Bay Market Mystery, Book One
Mara Vale unlocks the Market Hall demonstration kitchen and finds a celebrated baker dead. Dough that has risen far too much for the hour tells her someone has tampered with the morning’s schedule.
Deadly in Bloom: A Bracken Bay Market Mystery, Book Two
At the Spring Blossom Fair, a famous floral designer is found dead in the glasshouse. A dahlia blooming weeks before it should becomes the clue that unravels a feud among growers.
A Bitter Taste of Honey: A Bracken Bay Market Mystery, Book Three
During the Honey & Harvest Weekend, a veteran beekeeper collapses in the pollinator garden. It looks like a tragic allergic accident, until Mara notices the missing injector and an insect that does not belong.
Death Cap at Dawn: A Bracken Bay Market Mystery, Book Four
The headliner of the Forest & Forage Festival, a celebrated mushroom expert, dies after a private tasting. Only his food was contaminated, and an accident starts to look like murder.
Curds, Crimes & Consequences: A Bracken Bay Market Mystery, Book Five
A famously merciless cheese judge is found dead in a historic stone aging cave. To find the killer, Mara must learn how time, rind, and records can be faked.
Murder by the Glass: A Bracken Bay Market Mystery, Book Six
A respected winemaker asks Mara to keep a secret about selling the family vineyard, then turns up dead beside a bottle of a vintage that was never made.
Sawdust & Secrets: A Bracken Bay Market Mystery, Book Seven
When Graham Rook’s former mentor is found dead in his locked workshop, every clue points at Graham. For the first time, Mara must investigate honestly while the person she cares about most is the prime suspect.
Books eight through thirteen of the series are on the way.
Kindle Unlimited
Jace Fox’s books are published by Soul Rebel Press and are available through Kindle Unlimited.