All Jillian Bradley wants is to spend a quiet weekend by the ocean and enjoy her afternoon tea. But a startling discovery draws Jillian and her garden club friends into solving a mystery that threatens her life and changes her future. 'Murder in Half Moon Bay, ' Book 1 in The Jillian Bradley Mystery Series, introduces Jillian's little companion 'Teddy, ' a Yorkie who falls prey to danger but rises to become a sleuth dog in the next book.

It's been eight years since gardening columnist Jillian Bradley helped solve a string of murders in Half Moon Bay. But when a friend and colleague in Scottsdale, Arizona finds a young technical assistant dead on the floor of his private office, Jillian doesn't hesitate to answer his plea for help. After all, a $2 million research grant depends on it. Together with Detective Jack Noble and Jillian's clue-sniffing dog, Teddy, the three set out to track the killer who leaves a porcelain ghost orchid over the wound as the only clue. Even though it means personal sacrifice for Jillian, she is...

After a frantic call from a couple on their honeymoon, Jillian returns to Half Moon Bay to help. Two elderly men are found dead in their recliners, and now another man is missing. This time it's the distraught father of the bride, Jillian's personal assistant Cecilia Montoya. Their investigation must be incognito since the groom, Detective Walter Montoya, can't work on the case due to a conflict of interest. The clues culminate with Jillian and Teddy taking a cruise to Catalina Island, but it's only an entree into a strange clinical world where she almost becomes a victim herself. Will Teddy...

The quaint surfing town of Pacific Beach becomes a destination for murder when a young starlet and her mother die a brutal death at the Pacific Terrace hotel where Jillian's family reunion is taking place. The reunion takes a terrifying turn when Jillian's nephew finds himself arrested as the prime suspect. Jillian must move quickly to find the real killer and prove her nephew's innocence. There is no shortage of suspects, including an unsavory doctor who attended the popular teen star and a mysterious guest at the party where the starlet dies. But why does someone kill her mother in another...

The family has gathered to celebrate Christmas at Jillian's house in Clover Hills, but Jillian's plans for a lovely Christmas Eve are rudely interrupted by a power failure.... And a homicide. Not only does Aunt Jillian find herself with a house full of company to entertain in the dark, but she also receives a call from Detective Walter Montoya who finds himself in the dark trying to solve the bizarre murder of a worker found dead in a maintenance shed at the power station. With Teddy at her side, Jillian is determined to solve the mystery.

Here are more stories about the dynamic investigation duo of Jillian Bradley and her Yorkie companion Teddy. "Lawrence Buys a Gift" "Final Performance" "Teddy Saves Christmas" "Sweets, Treats and Murder" "Birthday Bash" "Raven House"