Mattie Winston is the protagonist of Beth Amos’s cozy mystery series, written under the pen name Annelise Ryan. A former operating room nurse in Sorenson, Wisconsin, Mattie leaves her hospital career behind after her marriage falls apart and takes a job as a medicolegal death investigator with the county medical examiner’s office.
Mattie’s medical training gives her an understanding of how bodies work and how they fail, which makes her a natural at reading crime scenes. Her twelve novels, published between 2009 and 2021, follow her through murder investigations in and around Sorenson, with her personal life — new relationships, small-town gossip, professional growing pains — running alongside the cases. The Mattie Winston Mysteries collects all the books in reading order.
Reading Order#
See the complete Mattie Winston Mysteries reading order for all books in the series.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mattie Winston?
Mattie Winston is the protagonist of a twelve-book cozy mystery series by Beth Amos (writing as Annelise Ryan). A former operating room nurse in Sorenson, Wisconsin, Mattie reinvents herself as a medicolegal death investigator after her marriage falls apart. Her medical background gives her an edge in analyzing crime scenes and autopsy findings.
How many books feature Mattie Winston?
Mattie Winston appears in twelve novels published between 2009 (Working Stiff) and 2021 (Dead Even).
What is Mattie Winston's background?
Before becoming a deputy coroner, Mattie worked as a nurse in the operating room at Sorenson’s hospital. When she discovers her surgeon husband’s affair with a coworker, she leaves both the marriage and the job, landing in the county medical examiner’s office. Her nursing skills and knowledge of the local community make her an effective investigator.