Welcome to the Nosy Neighbor Mystery Series by Cynthia Hickey—a cozy mystery collection full of quirky folks, amateur sleuthing, and small-town charm. Follow best-selling author and private investigator Stormi Nelson as she dives into mysteries in Oak Meadows Estates, where dead bodies show up in bakeries, backyard yoga turns tragic, and nosy neighbors are probably the most dangerous of all. Perfect for fans of cozy mystery novels, whodunits with humor, light suspense with romance, and series with strong female leads. If you enjoy sleuths who juggle family drama, suspicious neighbors, and dangerous secrets—this series will have you turning pages long past bedtime.
TWO SHORT STORIES FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!
Christmas is no time for a mystery…or is it?
Celebrate two Christmas’s with kooky best-selling author and Private Investigator, Stormi Nelson as she discovers the true meaning of the season despite her family’s mishaps and misadventures! KINDLE
I wasn’t there to kill people. At least, I hoped no one died during my short working vacation. – Stormi Nelson
For the first time ever, all three of Cynthia Hickey’s crazy female sleuths are brought together at a convention in Vegas. They hit it off strong enough to form a club – The Whodunnit Gals. What follows is a rollicking good time as the gals catch a killer dressed in drag. KINDLE
NUMBER ONE BEST-SELLER IN AMAZON CHRISTIAN MYSTERY SUSPENSE – FOUR MONTHS!
Tromping through the dark was not on my list of favorite things. – Stormi Nelson
Stormi Nelson, best-selling romance author, moved into her huge Victorian house in the private community of Oak Meadows Estates. When her agent tells her that her characters are becoming too cardboard and that she needs to get out and mingle with people, she comes up with the idea of a Neighborhood Watch. The only problem is … she’s the only member. On her first night of patrol, she stumbles over a dead body, meets a hunky detective, who happens to be her neighbor and clearly frustrated with her, and her mother, sister, niece and nephew arrive to shake up Stormi’s peaceful life. As she is immersed ever deeper into the mystery surrounding a neighbor’s murder, she decides to change writing tactics and write a romantic mystery based on her experiences. What follows is a frolicking good time as Stormi finds herself the nosiest neighbor of them all. Can she find the killer before she becomes the next victim? PRINT KINDLE
I loved reading this book! Stormi Nelson is a fantastic character who really keeps you reading past your bedtime. ~Shelley’s Book Case
This is a LOL cozy mystery meets chick lit and romance. ~Socrates Book Reviews
If I don’t see a second book soon, I’m afraid I’ll have to implement some serious action. – sinister email to Stormi
ANOTHER FAN WANTS THEIR MOMENT OF FAME AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET IT.
“She died right along with the first dead body I stumbled over.” – Stormi Nelson
STORMI’S SISTER WANTS ONLY TO MAKE THE WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL. STORMI NEVER EXPECTED HER SISTER’S DREAM TO TURN TO MURDER.
When Stormi is roped into attending a party her sister is having in her latest string of “get rich quick” scheme, Stormi has no idea the night will result in one woman’s death. When her sister is devastated, she pleads with Stormi to help her clear her name. Not wanting to be involved in another murder, Stormi balks, until she receives threats warning her to keep her nose out of the murder. Anyone who knows her, knows Stormi isn’t one to back down when her life is threatened through no fault of her own. She would never have suspected that someone dear to her heart would be behind the rash of crimes. Her investigations result in her trying to lead a young gang member and a group of prostitutes from their lives of crime — while fighting to save the lives of her and her family. PRINT AMAZON
She asked if I lived in the house where the red-haired woman fornicated on the front porch. – Dakota Nelson
When a dead body is found face first in a vat of chocolate inside Stormi’s mother’s bakery, what’s a nosy neighbor to do other than find a killer?
Just when she was rethinking her new writing venture of hunting down crimes in order to write about them, Stormi is thrust into another mystery. Someone wants the shop owners of Oak Meadows, Arkansas, to sell out and they will kill to make that happen. Stormi is determined to keep her idyllic town the quaint place it is.
Her neighbors are not what they seem, evil encroaches ever closer, and the little old woman across the street wants nothing more than to run Stormi out of town.
Full of the same quirky characters, Cynthia Hickey’s readers have come to expect, Death By Baking doesn’t disappoint in either her humorous who-dunnit style or in the romance department. PRINT KINDLE
I’d managed to kill off another three people. – Stormi Nelson
A NEW NEIGHBOR BRINGS STORMI’S MOST CHALLENGING MYSTERY YET!
When Stormi’s nephew asks her to help him stop the abuse to a friend of his, Stormi is more than willing to step in. What she finds is worse than anything she imagined. No amount of research prepared her for a group of men so evil, Stormi must dig deep inside herself and call on God to rescue the man she loves. PRINT KINDLE
I hoped I would never have to shoot another person. “Why is my Glock in my suitcase?” – Stormi Nelson
After the horrific experience of saving the lives of her niece and fiancé, Stormi Nelson takes the family to a retreat high in the Ozark mountains. It doesn’t take long before a dead body in a bubble bath turns the vacation into anything but. Forbidden to leave since they are all suspects, Stormi’s family spends two weeks in a resort that is not at all relaxing. From horseback riding, bear attacks, and zip-lining, it gets to the point Stormi is afraid to leave her cabin! Join in on another misadventure as the newly credited Private Investigator/Best-selling Author Stormi Nelson tries to survive vacation without being killed. PRINT KINDLE
A secret threatens to destroy her.
Stormi Nelson and her bridesmaids head to New Orleans for a wild bachelorette party. But the festivities take a dark turn with the unexpected appearance of Stormi’s fiancé Matt’s ex-girlfriend.
Returning home to Arkansas, Stormi plunges straight into another murder mystery, only to receive some unsettling gifts: a voodoo doll and a black cat. Refusing to give in to superstition, she dives headfirst into her latest case, encountering her most eccentric suspect list yet.
What Stormi doesn’t anticipate is the final, life-altering gift from Matt’s ex—a revelation that will change both her and Matt’s lives forever.
In “A Good Party Can Kill You,” best-selling, award-winning author Cynthia Hickey introduces readers to fantastic new characters while wrapping up the beloved Nosy Neighbor series. This small-town cozy mystery, set against the charming backdrop of Arkansas, will have you turning pages late into the night. Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to Stormi’s adventures in this captivating and humorous who-dunnit! PRINT AMAZON