Jess Haven
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Cosy Mystery, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Jess Haven has been writing professionally since she was old enough to drink, but she misspent most of her early adulthood crafting everything EXCEPT fiction. These days, when she isn’t writing mysteries or talking to her cat, you can find her getting lost in a forest preserve, scorching a new recipe, boggling her friends with slightly inappropriate and overly obscure puns, or snagging the last slice of peanut butter pie. She’s grateful that her family doesn’t mind conversational gambits like “How long can a human survive without sugar?” and “What’s a good name for a chicken?”
Jess Haven's books
Genres: Cosy Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
B&B owner Phoenix Olafsson is dreaming of a double helping of cutout cookies and a long winter’s nap in the days leading up to Christmas. But her plans for silent nights fly away when her old friend Sam—who moonlights as the town Santa Claus—disappears without a jingle. Now, with Sam’s loyal golden retriever by her side, Phoenix finds herself dashing through clues and stirring up small-town secrets. Before the clock ticks down to Christmas, she must untangle the mystery behind her friend’s vanishing act . . . and at the same time, find a love that’s been hiding in plain sight.
Genres: Cosy Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Phoenix has high hopes for a picture-perfect holiday season as she decks the halls and plans a surprise party for her best friend. She’s even organized a snow sculpting showdown to raise her town’s profile and attract merrymakers to her B&B. Everything’s on track for a festive December … until a local school principal meets an icy end. Now the town’s biggest attraction has become its greatest liability, and Phoenix’s holiday hustle turns into a blizzard of trouble. Knee-deep in clues, she needs to thaw out her sleuthing skills before the killer melts away—and she needs to remember that Christmas magic lies in warm friendships, not perfect plans.
Genres: Cosy Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Phoenix already has her hands full as she juggles her quirky B&B guests and her lovable but eccentric parents. So when her town’s beloved ice cream truck driver dies under unusual circumstances, she has no intention of getting involved—especially since her taste for trouble has already earned her an unsavory reputation among her neighbors. But her resolve melts when she uncovers the victim’s true identity. Now Phoenix needs to ensure the cold-hearted killer gets their just deserts . . . before another chilling death hits home.
Genres: Cosy Mystery, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
This is no garden-variety murder. Phoenix is focused on getting her B&B off the ground while ignoring the upcoming fall holidays—the first she’ll spend alone as her daughter globe-trots across Europe. Solving a murder isn’t on her to-do list. But her plans change when she finds a dead body near an abandoned landscaping truck, apparently a Halloween prank gone terribly wrong. When her friend George rises to the top of the suspects list, Phoenix struggles to prove his innocence and save his business … and she learns that families aren’t just people who share DNA. They’re people who stick together like caramel on apples. Will the killer remain as elusive as the last piece of candy corn on Halloween? Or can Phoenix root out the murderer before George loses everything … and she loses George?
Genres: Cosy Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Empty-nester Phoenix has the perfect plan to build a new life: Use her savings to turn a run-down property into a cozy B&B. But when you buy a fixer-upper, there are some things you can’t fix. A dead body is one of them. Now her not-quite-perfect retreat has three big problems: An intruder, an arsonist, and a killer. And she hasn’t even opened for business yet. She’d rather not live up to her name. Can she find the culprits before her dreams go up in smoke?