Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death and Faxes | 1996 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
| 2 | Just the Fax, Ma’am / Death Comes to Suburbia | 1996 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
| 3 | The Cold, Hard Fax / Death of a Gardener | 1998 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
| 4 | The Fax of Life / Death Comes to a Retreat | 1999 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
| 5 | The School Board Murders / Death on a School Board | 2000 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
| 6 | When the Fax Lady Sings / Death at a Talent Show | 2001 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
| 7 | Death of a PTA Goddess / Death Comes to the PTA | 2002 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
| 8 | Death Comes eCalling | 2014 | Leslie O’Kane | Buy |
The Molly Masters Mystery series is Leslie O’Kane’s debut mystery series, launching in 1996 with Death and Faxes. Molly is a greeting card writer living in suburbia who has a knack for stumbling across dead bodies and an even sharper knack for figuring out who put them there. The series ran for eight books through 2014.
The fax-themed titles in the early books date the series in a charming way, reflecting the mid-1990s tech landscape. O’Kane’s humor carries the books, with Molly’s greeting card business providing a steady stream of jokes and a unique professional angle for an amateur detective. The series was popular enough to warrant both original and reissued editions with updated titles.