Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| We’d Rather Be Writing |
2015 |
Buy |
Laurel McKay Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dying for a Date |
2010 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Dance |
2010 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Daiquiri |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Dude |
2014 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Donut |
2015 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Diamond |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Deal |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Double |
2019 |
Buy |
| Dying for a Decoration |
2023 |
Buy |
Spindrift Cove Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Birthdays Are Murder |
2022 |
Buy |
| All’s Faire in Love and Murder |
2025 |
Buy |
Cindy Sample is a former mortgage banking CEO who turned to writing cozy mysteries after leaving the corporate world. Her Laurel McKay Mysteries follow a divorced single mother and bank employee in Placerville, California, who has a habit of stumbling into murder investigations. The series has earned five LEFTY Award nominations for Best Humorous Mystery.
Sample is a past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime. Her second series, the Spindrift Cove Mysteries, features former cruise director Sierra Sullivan solving crimes in a small coastal Washington town.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Cindy Sample written?
Cindy Sample has written 12 books across 3 series.
What was Cindy Sample's first book?
Cindy Sample’s first book is Dying for a Dance, published in 2010.
What order should you read Cindy Sample's books?
Start with the Laurel McKay Mysteries beginning with Dying for a Date (2010). The Spindrift Cove Mystery series features a different protagonist and can be read independently.