Ainsley McGregor

Ainsley McGregor is an amateur sleuth and the protagonist of Candace Havens's cozy mystery series set in a small town full of artisan craftspeople.

Ainsley McGregor is the protagonist of Candace Havens’s cozy mystery series, an amateur sleuth with a knack for stumbling into murder investigations in her small-town community. Each book pairs Ainsley with a different local artisan — winemakers, yarn makers, candle makers — as she unravels the mystery.

First introduced in A Case for the Winemaker (2020), Ainsley brings curiosity and persistence to her cases, along with the kind of community connections that make cozy mystery heroines effective where professional detectives sometimes fall short.

Reading Order

See the complete Ainsley McGregor reading order for all books in the series.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Ainsley McGregor?

Ainsley McGregor is an amateur detective in Candace Havens’s cozy mystery series who investigates crimes in a small-town community of artisans and craftspeople.

What kind of mysteries does Ainsley McGregor solve?

Ainsley McGregor investigates murders and other crimes that occur among the local artisan community, with each book featuring a different craftsperson at the center of the case.

How many books feature Ainsley McGregor?

Ainsley McGregor appears in six books by Candace Havens, beginning with A Case for the Winemaker (2020).

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