More About the Cardboard Cottage Mystery series
A Game Shop Mystery Full of Fun, Friendship, and Murder
Vintage game shop owner Amy Sparks loves game night, but when her best friend jokes about getting rid of husband number four—and the man later turns up dead—the dominoes fall straight into murder. Was it a big bluff gone wrong… or a strategy for keeps?
Scrambled evidence and sketchy alibis compel Amy to launch her first sleuthing adventure to hunt down a killer who might be one of their own. Can she unravel the clues before the wrong person lands in jail? Or will her doubts put her in the path of an opponent with everything to lose?
Dying for Dominoes is the perfect first move in a fierce, funny mystery series about loyalty, secrets, and sisterhood.
Book 1 in the Cardboard Cottage Mystery series
A Mystery Teeming with Adventure, Sea Creatures, and Sleuths
Celebrating Zelda's big Five-O, Amy and friends sail the Galápagos Islands. But when they bump into a dead man on deck, their bougie getaway goes South. Stranded onboard with suspects, secrets, and stormy waters, these amateur sleuths must outwit a killer with a twisted past. When a reckless deed lands them in peril, they charm their way through shark-infested waters, an unexpected mud-spa, and a sexy pirate with something to hide. Turns out solving the mystery is more than a game. It's survival of the friendship.
Book 2 in the Cardboard Cottage Mystery series
A Game Shop Mystery with Friends, Sleuths, and Small-Town Secrets
In this clever cozy mystery about friendship and barrel-steeped secrets, our amateur sleuths hit the road for rural politics, puzzles, and a grape stomp. But when murder crashes the party, they’re forced to uncork a conspiracy—one that could stain more than their shoes. Solving a murder takes Southern sass and a splash in the glass. Enter suspects with iron-clad alibis where everybody has a caseload of secrets. And when these friends sleuth, the truth grows as tangled as the vines. Will the sleuths be railroaded into a tricky state of affairs? Can Amy uncork the plot and catch the killer before the Big European Tour of Arkansas is ruined by the poison in the wine?
Book 3 in the Cardboard Cottage Mystery series
An Irish Adventure Mystery with Friends, Rivalries, and a Deadly Game of Croquet
Castles, croquet, and a wedding with a body count.
The sleuths earn a trip to Ireland—only to be dragged into a murder scene at a fairy-tale wedding. Then, when a game of croquet turns deadly and the local Garda question their innocence, their holiday turns into hit or miss adventure on the Emerald Isle. Beautiful Irish countrysides, crumbling castles, and the hunt for ancestral connections won’t distract these amateur sleuths from the rivalry at hand in this cozy mystery of murder abroad. Turns out secrets make for some killer travel.
Book 4 in the Cardboard Cottage Mystery series
**Runner-Up, 2025 San Francisco Book Festival – General Fiction**
A ghost walk, a fundraiser, and a cold case from 1924. Of course they're going to sleuth! A fundraiser in the silent city brings women’s history to the forefront. But when an antique necklace surfaces, they unknowingly unlock a century-old cold case with a very modern danger. When a vintage Ouija game spills secrets that connect to the murder, our amateur sleuths must separate fact from folklore to untie the knotted threads before innocent lives are changed forever. Will friendship and murder prove timeless? Time will tell the tale in this twisty Southern cozy about sisters, suffragettes, and the secrets they keep.
Book 5 in the Cardboard Cottage Mystery series
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"Perfect Cozy Read!"
"Rock-Solid Friendship"
"Rock-Solid Friendship"
"The main characters in this series may be your new best friends. Witty, with an edge. Think Evanovich with a southern drawl. Follow this author, because you'll want to read the next book as soon as it comes out."
––Susan, cozy mystery author
"Rock-Solid Friendship"
"Rock-Solid Friendship"
"Rock-Solid Friendship"
"Oh yes, these are ladies I would invite over to binge-watch Schitt's Creek while guzzling wine and eating Thai takeout. Elzey pens smooth, witty dialogue with a deeper message of female friendship."
–– Talya, award-winning author
"A Captivating Story"
"Rock-Solid Friendship"
"A Captivating Story"
"All the fun and comforting elements of a cozy mystery series, but it quickly became more than that. How far you would go to protect the ones you love? A gripping, thought provoking read."
–– Elizabeth, GoodReads reviewer
