Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Code of the Hills | 2014 | Nancy Allen | Buy |
| 2 | A Killing at the Creek | 2015 | Nancy Allen | Buy |
| 3 | The Wages of Sin | 2016 | Nancy Allen | Buy |
| 4 | A Wolf in the Woods | 2018 | Nancy Allen | Buy |
The Ozarks Mysteries by Nancy Allen is a four-book legal thriller series set in a small town in the Missouri Ozarks. Elsie Arnold, a young assistant prosecutor, handles criminal cases that test her resolve and often put her in personal danger. The Code of the Hills (2014) opens the series with a case that forces Elsie to confront the darker side of her community.
A Killing at the Creek, The Wages of Sin, and A Wolf in the Woods continue Elsie’s story, with each case raising the stakes. Allen’s background as a real prosecutor gives the courtroom scenes and legal maneuvering an authenticity that fans of legal mysteries will appreciate. The Ozarks setting adds a layer of rural tension, where everybody knows everybody and justice can get complicated.