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  • Bibliography:
    11 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2023
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Gasper's Cove Mysteries

1 - Crafting for Murder (Feb-2023)
2 - Crafting Deception (Dec-2023)

Book List in Order: 11 titles



  • Beware! A crafty killer lurks in Gasper’s Cove. First in a cozy mystery series set in a fictional Nova Scotia town where crafting and community collide.Seamstress, crafter, and empty-nester Valerie Rankin has plans to open a crafter’s co-op that ...



  • The snow's gone. It's springtime in Nova Scotia. It's house selling, bulb planting, and transplant buying time. Stay at home mom and canning aficionado Krista Willett is happy to be out of the house. But her new job at the garden center is challengin...



  • What do a Nova Scotia building inspector, a Tupperware lady, and a Valley bulldog have in common? A family scandal, a long-lost relative, and a thirty-year-old crime. When a summer construction project unearths old secrets,  Kenny, Annette, and ...



  • Colleen's mother and the tea party ladies at Seaview Manor in Gasper's Cove have secrets to keep. When the ladies start talking witches, right before Halloween, Colleen begins to worry. Unsettled by an explosive death in the community, and the reappe...



  • Ghosts of the past haunt the crafters of Gasper’s Cove Two generations ago, Winston Churchill’s greatest lie washed ashore in Nova Scotia. Before anyone can recover what was lost, a bus tour director is found murdered, and Duck, an ex-con with a ...



  • The year is almost over and the citizens of Gasper's Cove, Nova Scotia are looking forward to the holiday concert. Krista Willett, Harry Sutherland, Kenny MacQuarrie, and the tea party ladies of Seaview Manor all have their own reasons to celebr...



  • Valerie Rankin is back in Gasper's Cove as a mayoral election brings chaos to the small town. A corrupt political scheme controls the town, and Valerie’s cousin, Darlene, an ex-hairdresser, decides to run for mayor. With the help of Valerie and the...



  • As the threads of events unwind, so does the mystery of a potential murder.A lot has changed at Rankin’s General. Valerie becomes the new manager, while her cousin Rollie opens a B&B with his librarian lady friend, Catherine. The Gasper’s...



  • Lies, chaos, and an unexpected death—the hunt for a killer begins. When a blunder among the senior members threatens to expose secrets they can’t bear to reveal, Valerie Rankin and her crafting group band together to protect their own. Bu...






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    Who will win this year's competition for handmade ornaments to travel from Nova Scotia for the Boston Christmas tree? The crafters of Gasper's Cove and Drummond are sure this will be their year, but good taste, political rivalry, and m...



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    It's winter in Gasper's Cove, Nova Scotia. All Valerie Rankin wants is a life of her own and for her dream of a sewing school to come true. But when murder steps into the picture, Valerie and the Seaside Sewists have no choice but to stop their stitc...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barbara Emodi has published 11 books.

The next book by Barbara Emodi, Crafting an Alibi, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Barbara Emodi, Crafting for Murder, was published in February 2023.

Yes. Barbara Emodi has 1 series.