Shelby’s favorite gardening tools!
Welcome to The Shady Acres Mystery Series by Cynthia Hickey. Escape into a world of shady secrets, hidden motives, and cozy intrigue.
Nestled along the quiet streets of Shady Acres, this series follows amateur sleuths as they uncover mysteries hidden behind picket fences and garden gates.
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, small-town charm, and suspense with heart. Each book delivers clues, red herrings, and eccentric neighbors. With every mystery, the danger grows and the need for answers becomes impossible to ignore.
Dive into The Shady Acres Mystery Series for charming settings, satisfying whodunits, and cozy suspense that will keep you guessing until the final page.
When her fiancé abandons her at the altar, Shelby Jenkins decides she needs a fresh start. She accepts a job as a gardener and event coordinator at an upscale retirement community. On her first day, she finds a body hidden among the orchids in the greenhouse. By nightfall, she’s the prime suspect.
Toss in a handsome handyman, quirky characters, and a flirtatious grandma and the fun never stops. AMAZON PRINT
Shelby Hart and her sidekick of quirky family members and friends are at it again! This time, no one in Shady Acres are what they seem. A seemingly good girl leads a scandalous double life. When someone uncovers her secrets, murder follows. Most people dismiss the victim as unworthy of justice, but Shelby won’t. She takes the investigation into her own hands. A trail of clues from a mystery maze to underground tunnels. Now Shelby and her family must unmask the killer before they become the next targets. AMAZON PRINT
Poisonous plants suddenly appear in Shelby Hart’s garden. Then a Shady Acres resident dies. Determined to clear her name, Shelby starts investigating. Unfortunately, she’s dealing with a broken foot, a meddling office manager, and a head chef who’s as crusty as week-old bread. And if that isn’t enough, a handsome new detective shows up and makes it his mission to keep her out of trouble—and out of his case. AMAZON PRINT
Right before Christmas, Shelby Hart’s ex-fiancé reappears with an outrageous request. He wants the expensive gifts he gave her back so he can give them to his new fiancée. Too bad Shelby already sold them.
Then someone finds him dead in a bed of poinsettias. Suddenly, Shelby is tangled in a murder investigation and reluctantly drawn into the Second Mistress Club. Convinced that one of its members killed the philandering man, Shelby sets out to catch a murderer. Along the way, she gets an unexpected Christmas surprise. AMAZON PRINT
Trouble just won’t leave Shelby Hart alone. She’s in her greenhouse, minding her own business, when the next thing she knows she’s lying on the ground looking up. Someone tried to poison her. Right after she vowed not to snoop into murders anymore. But this killer isn’t like the others. This one is a friend with a dark past. A past interwoven with the death of Shelby’s father five years ago. Come along as Shelby and her quirky group of friends and relatives work to outrace a killer and find justice. AMAZON PRINT
Shelby Hart has finally found a man she can trust and is ready to say, “I do.” Then another murder rocks Shady Acres. Worse yet, the police suspect her mother.
Newly licensed private investigator Shelby takes on her first big case. To clear her mother’s name, she must follow a trail of clues, uncover long-buried secrets, and catch a killer before someone else dies. As payment, her grandmother vows a gift that Shelby cannot receive. AMAZON PRINT