Books in the Adina Donati, Accidental Sleuth series

Nothing disrupts a celebration quite like an uninvited corpse.Adina already knows the city can be a dangerous place. That's why she's looking forward to a stress-free weekend in rural Pennsylvania with her favorite detective. Maybe not all that stress-free. They are attending an engagement party and Adina will be meeting Jonathan's family for the first time.Except the holiday weekend takes a deadly turn when leading industrialists, a hard-core environmentalist, and a bevy of wealthy partygoers converge on the Riverfront Lodge, and the couple stumbles upon yet another dead body. Drawn into the ensuing investigation, making a good impression on Jonathan's parents is the least of her worries.

Adina can't resist snooping when someone she knows turns up dead. Again.When a colleague at a prestigious think tank meets a violent death, Adina's not convinced any of the obvious suspects disliked him enough to want him dead. Can the young research assistant, her quirky neighbor, and a lovable rescue pup help the police put together the pieces of the puzzle?

Exercise is good for you, or so they said. So why is the Pilates instructor dead?Adina signed up for Pilates because she wanted to get some exercise, not to find another body. Initially ruled an accidental death, the victim's business partner has her doubts, which are soon reinforced by a series of suspicious incidents. With no obvious motives or suspects, Adina sets out to identify the killer - with or without help from her favorite detective.

Good friends, wine and conversation… Great fun - until somebody turns up dead.Adina Donati came to Washington D.C. to find excitement, not a dead body. When a friend is murdered, Adina is drawn into the middle of the police investigation. Tensions rise as the suspect list expands to include Adina, her friends, and colleagues at the prestigious think tank where she works. But every cloud has a silver lining. Between the nice detective, the hot new volunteer at the dog rescue center, and the newly available preppy ex-boyfriend, Adina's dating dry spell appears near its end. That is, if she doesn't become the next victim.

A romantic evening with a hot guy goes downhill fast when murder arrives with dessert. Just when Adina's social life is looking up, her night out is interrupted by the scream of police sirens. Afraid her bartender boyfriend might be accused of murder, Adina's neighbor enlists her assistance, and in the process exposes her to the seamier side of illegal immigration and crime in the city. Hard as she tries to limit her involvement, the more Adina learns, the more she needs to know - until a case of mistaken identity lands her in hot water. Will she uncover the truth before it's too late?