Stacy M. Jones

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Stacy M. Jones was born and raised in Troy, New York, and currently lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is a full-time writer and holds masters’ degrees in journalism and in forensic psychology. Stacy is an avid reader of the mystery genre. She currently has three series available for readers: the paranormal cozy Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Series, the hard-boiled Riley Sullivan Mystery Series, and the thriller FBI Agent Kate Walsh Series.

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Harbor Cove Murders (Riley Sullivan Mystery Book 7) Apr 14, 2022

by Stacy M. Jones

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Five young women traveling with their friends have gone missing on the island of St. Thomas over the last year. The most recent only a few days before PI Riley Sullivan travels there with her husband, Det. Luke Morgan, for their best friend’s wedding. Vowing to not get involved, all Riley wants to do is focus on the wedding. Fate had other plans.

When a victim’s body washes up on the beach near their hotel, Riley feels like she has no choice. The investigation is an uphill battle, bringing Riley and Luke face-to-face with the local detective who has deemed all of the cases runaways. It seems like he has something to hide as do the suspects they quickly identify – a disgraced British diplomat, a tech billionaire, a scuba instructor, and locals who date women for sport.

Riley and Luke must work together to uncover which one of them is behind these disappearances, but the clock is ticking and they only have so much time before their vacation is over. The race is on to stop a killer before he strikes again.

If you like riveting crime fiction, you’ll love Harbor Cove Murders. Read as a standalone or as Book #7 in the PI Riley Sullivan Mystery series.

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The Founders (FBI Agent Kate Walsh Book 1) Feb 13, 2021

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A serial killer has the city of Boston in his grip. He’s killing with antique Revolutionary War weapons and leaving bodies at markers on the city’s historical Freedom Trail. No one is safe – especially those with ancestry ties back to the Patriots.

FBI Special Agents Kate Walsh and Declan James rush to the aid of local authorities to help catch a killer in their hometown. As a descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Agent Walsh is in the killer’s crosshairs. Part madman and part mastermind – no one knows who is next.

With potential ties to an underground subversive group known as The Founders, can the FBI stop a killer whose wake of destruction has only just begun or will the city become paralyzed by this killer’s centuries-old political agenda?

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Saints & Sinners Ball (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 1) May 3, 2019

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Hattie’s Cauldron: Potions & Pastries is the place for all sorts of mischief. When Hattie hosts the Saints & Sinners Ball and her niece, Harper, finds the body of a murdered man in the yard, the two unlikely sleuths have no choice but to find the killer.

Hattie’s psychic gifts might be the only thing standing in the killer way. Psychic powers at 40? Harper isn’t so sure she has Hattie’s skills or even desire to develop her gifts. But Harper has a murder to solve and her aunt’s reputation to protect.

With help from their sinfully attractive new neighbor, Harper & Hattie must decide who is friend or foe if they have any hope of unraveling the mystery. Uncovering secrets and scandal at every turn, the two unlikely sleuths must unmask a killer before the next body drops.

If you like charming characters, an entertaining blend of cozy mystery and paranormal women’s fiction, and a hint of romance, you'll love Saints & Sinners Ball. Read Book #1 in the Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery series as a standalone or part of the series. While the mystery is solved, there is a story arc that runs to Book #3 Rule of Three.

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Mad Jack (FBI Agent Kate Walsh Book 3) Feb 12, 2022

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Something sinister lurks behind the perfect homes and well-manicured lawns of Mulberry Grove. Wealthy tech investor Jack Harlow, known to the FBI as Mad Jack, has been running a personal development program for the past ten years. Locals call it a cult. Few leave, and those who try, end up dead under mysterious circumstances. Six couples in all over the last five years.

FBI Agents Kate Walsh and Declan James are sent in undercover, posing as a married couple interested in the program. Out of her normal FBI profiler role, Kate is challenged by Jack Harlow’s instant recognition of her insecurities. Even her relationship with Declan is under the microscope.

Kate and Declan must work together to figure out who is friend and foe in the tight-knit community where nothing is as it seems. When Kate is targeted similarly to the other women, she and Declan’s lives are on the line. Can the two stop a killer before they become the next victims or will Jack Harlow continue to wreak havoc in the community?

If you like riveting crime fiction and the thrill of the case, read Mad Jack as a standalone or as book #3 in the FBI Agent Kate Walsh Thriller series.

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Miami Ripper (FBI Agent Kate Walsh Book 2) Jul 15, 2021

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A killer is stalking high-priced escorts and leaving a trail of bodies in empty mansions along Miami Beach’s intercoastal waterway. When the crimes become too much for the locals to handle, FBI Agents Kate Walsh and Declan James must find a killer walking among the city’s elite.

Amid the glamour and money is a seedy underbelly that runs through the city like an electrical current. Young women are enticed into relationships with older men where sex and money are traded – creating a power dynamic that leaves the woman vulnerable and susceptible to a killer.

Agents Walsh and James must figure out who to believe in a city where everyone has an agenda, and even the local cops seem to have something to hide. A devastating break in the case reveals the potential killer, but the chase is on to find out who is harboring and potentially helping him. Can Agent Walsh use her profiling skills to figure out his plan before the next victim is found or will terror keep reigning in the city?

If you like riveting crime fiction and the thrill of the case, read Miami Ripper as a standalone or as book #2 in the FBI Agent Kate Walsh Thriller series.

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The Bone Harvest (Riley Sullivan Mystery Book 2) Aug 27, 2019

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The trail had gone cold. Det. Luke Morgan had all but given up hope. Then a letter from his sister's killer changes everything Luke thought he knew about his sister's death - and renews his hope for justice.

"Lily wasn't the first. She won't be the last. Like the fall leaves that turn orange and red, 23 pretty little girls harvested dead."

The killer wants to play a game. When the man who calls himself, The Professor, strikes a little too close to home, Luke is hot on his trail - the killer taunting him at every turn. Meanwhile Luke's investigative team - private eyes Riley Sullivan and Cooper Deagnan - work to unravel long-forgotten cold cases, uncover decades old witnesses who still have stories to tell, and unearth sick twisted trophies taken from the victims.

Luke, Riley and Cooper must stop the diabolical serial killer before he goes underground until the next harvest. Just how far will Luke go to bring his sister's killer to justice?

If you like riveting crime fiction, the thrill of the chase, and complex characters, you'll love The Bone Harvest. Read The Bone Harvest as a standalone or as Book #2 in the Riley Sullivan Mystery Series.

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Deadly Sins (Riley Sullivan Mystery Book 1) Jun 3, 2018

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A suspect in a serial homicide. A hard-headed detective out for revenge. The private eye who stands between them. Private investigator Riley Sullivan is a woman on a mission to find the missing wife of a man she once loved and prove he's not responsible for the murdered women found floating in the river. Det. Lucas Morgan is the lead homicide detective intent on stopping her.

Can the two put their past aside to find the missing woman and stop a serial killer terrorizing an upscale suburb? Riley must battle her own emotional demons to untangle a web of lies, find a killer, and keep herself from becoming the final victim.

If you like complex characters, scandalous details, and shocking twists, you'll love this action-packed mystery novel that's keeping readers frantically turning pages until the last body drops. Read Deadly Sins as a standalone novel or Book #1 in the series.

*Deadly Sins was edited again in Dec. 2018, a new cover added and proofread again in Oct. 2020.

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The Night Game (Riley Sullivan Mystery Book 6) Oct 5, 2021

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A series of strange burglaries. The death of a provocative shop owner. The twisted plan that ties them together. PI Riley Sullivan is faced with the daunting task of clearing a young man who has been arrested for the crimes.

As Riley and her investigator partner, Cooper Deagnan, work to investigate the burglaries, they come to learn nothing has been stolen. There doesn’t seem to be a reason why the break-ins were committed – until Riley latches onto one piece of evidence left behind. Even as the evidence explaining the burglaries unfolds, it doesn’t reveal the killer.

Riley’s husband, Det. Luke Morgan, is working to find that answer. But the life of the victim is sordid and the suspect list is long. Worst of all, the case brings Luke face-to-face with a man he arrested years earlier, and his singular focus might derail the investigation. Riley, Cooper and Luke must work together to uncover the plot before the killer slips away and the reason behind the burglaries is never revealed.

If you like riveting crime fiction, you’ll love The Night Game. Read The Night Game as a standalone or as Book #6 in the PI Riley Sullivan Mystery series.

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Boston Underground (Riley Sullivan Mystery Book 5) Apr 2, 2021

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Who is Riley Sullivan's father and how is he connected to the murder of Eddie Stone? Riley's past comes back to haunt her in a way no one expected - and the timing couldn't be worse.

On the morning after her wedding, Riley and her sister are abducted. The kidnapper plans to use them as bait to draw out their father to kill them all in an act of revenge. Riley must use her investigative skill and cunning to convince the kidnapper that she can help find Eddie Stone's real killer. In Boston alone and up against Irish mob bosses, Riley must rely on the man who plans to kill her to solve a complex murder where no one is who they seem.

Meanwhile, Riley's new husband, Det. Luke Morgan, wakes to find Riley gone. As her family scrambles for answers, they begin a search to find Riley and bring Eddie Stone's killer to justice. Will Riley's father help or hinder their progress to hide his own secrets?

If you like riveting crime fiction and the thrill of the chase, you'll love Boston Underground. Read Boston Underground as a standalone or as Book #5 in the PI Riley Sullivan Mystery series.

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We Last Saw Jane (Riley Sullivan Mystery Book 4) Sep 12, 2020

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A senator's missing daughter. The suspicious death of a teacher. The prestigious all-girls boarding school that holds the secrets to it all.

In the days leading up to her wedding, PI Riley Sullivan is supposed to be taking a break at her mother's home in upstate New York. But when Jane Crandall, a powerful senator's daughter, goes missing blocks away, Riley is pulled into a mystery that draws her in deep. For the idyllic setting the school provides, something sinister lurks behind the perfection.

Forced to work with a local police detective until her team arrives, Riley must convince him something bad has happened to Jane. As Riley starts her investigation, a series of crimes come to light. But the questions remain - where is Jane and what does she know?

Riley isn't the only one on the hunt for Jane, but finding her may be the key to solving it all.

If you like riveting crime fiction, the thrill of the chase, and complex characters, you'll love We Last Saw Jane. Read We Last Saw Jane as a standalone or as #4 in the Riley Sullivan Mystery Series.

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Secrets to Tell (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 2) Dec 11, 2019

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A missing photographer, a murdered patriarch, and a young woman who disappeared in the 1920s all have ties to historic Willow House and the mysterious family who lives behind its walls.

Harper must use her newfound psychometry gift with the help of her Aunt Hattie - who recently discovered she can communicate with more than her deceased husband on the other side – to uncover the long-buried secrets of Willow House and lay to rest its ghosts before the house claims another victim. Can Harper & Hattie stop a killer intent on keeping the secrets of Willow House buried forever?

If you like charming characters, an entertaining blend of cozy mystery and paranormal women’s fiction, and a hint of romance, you'll love Secrets to Tell. Read Book #2 in the Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery series as a standalone or part of the series.

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Rule of Three (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 3) Jun 13, 2020

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Nothing ever stays quiet for the Ryan women at Hattie's Cauldron Potions & Pastries. They say what you put out into the world comes back threefold, and that's exactly what Hattie is hoping for when an old enemy comes back to town. Hattie has a score to settle and a killer to bring to justice. Will her old nemesis hinder or help?

Learning to navigate - and appreciate - her psychic gifts and new relationship in her forties, Harper has a mess of her own to untangle. She's hot on the trail of a killer who framed an author for the murder of her rival. Two authors, similar names, same city - there's more than just a simple coincidence at play.

Harper & Hattie certainly have their hands full, and it's going to take more than some magical charms and psychic gifts to see them out of it all.

If you like charming characters, an entertaining blend of cozy mystery and paranormal women's fiction, and a hint of romance, you'll love Rule of Three. Read Book #3 in the Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery series as a standalone or part of the series. While this is a standalone mystery, it does contain spoilers for Saints & Sinners Ball Book #1 in the series.

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