Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder of a Small-Town Honey | 2000 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 2 | Murder of a Sweet Old Lady | 2001 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 3 | …And the Dying is Easy | 2001 | Denise Swanson | N/A |
| 4 | Murder of a Sleeping Beauty | 2002 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 5 | Murder of a Snake in the Grass | 2003 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 6 | Murder of a Barbie and Ken | 2003 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 7 | Murder of a Pink Elephant | 2004 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 8 | Murder of a Smart Cookie | 2005 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 9 | Murder of a Real Bad Boy | 2006 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 10 | Murder of a Botoxed Blonde | 2007 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 11 | Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry | 2008 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 12 | Murder of a Royal Pain | 2009 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 13 | Murder of a Wedding Belle | 2010 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 14 | Murder of a Bookstore Babe | 2011 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 15 | Murder of a Creped Suzette | 2011 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 16 | Murder of the Cat’s Meow | 2012 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 17 | Murder of a Stacked Librarian | 2013 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 18 | Murder of a Needled Knitter | 2014 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 19 | Murder of an Open Book | 2015 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
| 20 | Murder of a Cranky Catnapper | 2016 | Denise Swanson | Buy |
The Scumble River Mysteries follow Skye Denison, who comes back to Scumble River, Illinois after failing to make it in the big city. Working as the school psychologist, she knows everyone’s business — which makes her very good at figuring out who committed murder when bodies start turning up.
Murder of a Small-Town Honey (2000) starts the series, and each subsequent book finds a new victim in Scumble River. The series ran for twenty books through Murder of a Cranky Catnapper (2016), followed by the Welcome Back to Scumble River continuation series.