Gainfully Employed books in order

Gainfully Employed is a cozy mystery series by Sam Cheever where a temp worker keeps landing short-term assignments at companies plagued by murder and mayhem.
Series · Cozy Mystery · Romantic Comedy · Contemporary Fiction

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Homicidal Holiday 2014 Sam Cheever Buy
2 Murderous Craft 2017 Sam Cheever Buy
3 Fatal Assignment 2018 Sam Cheever Buy
4 Toxic Tech 2018 Sam Cheever Buy
5 Risky Venue 2019 Sam Cheever Buy
6 Savage Intent 2020 Sam Cheever Buy

The Gainfully Employed series takes a familiar cozy mystery structure and gives it a fresh angle by tying each book to a new workplace. Holiday catering (Homicidal Holiday), crafting (Murderous Craft), tech companies (Toxic Tech) — the settings rotate while the heroine and her knack for finding trouble stay constant.

Six books published between 2014 and 2020 round out the series. It has the breezy pacing that defines most of Sam Cheever’s catalog, and the workplace comedy element gives it slightly broader appeal than her purely paranormal work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Gainfully Employed series?

There are six books in the Gainfully Employed series, published between 2014 and 2020.

What is the first book in the Gainfully Employed series?

The first book in the Gainfully Employed series is Homicidal Holiday, published in 2014.

What makes the Gainfully Employed series unique?

The series has a clever recurring premise: the heroine is a temp worker who takes on short-term job placements, and each new assignment brings a fresh setting and a new crime to solve. It is a fun structural hook that keeps each book feeling distinct.

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