Paul Austin Ardoin

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2018
  • Latest Book:
    February 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Fenway Stevenson Mystery

1 - The Reluctant Coroner (May-2018)
2 - The Incumbent Coroner (Sep-2018)
3 - The Candidate Coroner (Mar-2019)
4 - The Upstaged Coroner (Oct-2019)
5 - The Courtroom Coroner (May-2020)
6 - The Watchful Coroner (Sep-2020)
7 - The Accused Coroner (Mar-2021)
7.5 - The Clandestine Coroner ()
8 - The Offside Coroner (Sep-2022)

Murders of Substance

1 - Ceremony (Aug-2021)
2 - Everything's Gone Green (Mar-2022)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • The Reluctant Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 1

    Blood is thicker than oil--until murder is involved. Fenway Stevenson doesn't want to return to the coastal town where her estranged father is practically king. But the death of her mother draws her back home--and the murder of the county coroner dra...

  • The Incumbent Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 2

    A beloved mayor. A seedy motel room. One baffling murder. The bizarre circumstances of Fenway Stevenson’s latest case as county coroner drag her to the center of one very dangerous game. With one suspect in custody, an attempt on the life of the ke...

  • Bad Weather

    Sometimes a lie is the only way to reveal the truth.Only months from receiving her criminal justice degree, Dez Roubideaux’s world shifts when she meets the mysterious and intoxicating Frankie -- a woman with an intriguing story of sexism in the pu...

  • The Candidate Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 3

    Two contentious elections. One dead philanderer. A monumental conspiracy.In the midst of Acting Coroner Fenway Stevenson’s reelection campaign, the body of a successful business owner is found in a pedestrian underpass -- and she discovers that her...

  • The Upstaged Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 4

    The local university’s Shakespeare troupe already had plenty of drama. Then their manager was murdered.The morning after the coroner election, Fenway Stevenson finds herself in the middle of another emotionally charged case. The manager of a renown...

  • The Courtroom Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 5

    A dead defendant. A court in lockdown. And a murderer in the room.Coroner Fenway Stevenson is distraught. Not only is her father on trial for murder, but a huge conspiracy is wrecking the coastal town she calls home.And with two gunshots in a crowded...

  • The Watchful Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 6

    [Large Print Edition]A murder in the city's most exclusive hotel. The prime suspect? Her boyfriend's ex-wife.There's another killing in the cozy beach town of Estancia. This time, Coroner Fenway Stevenson needs to solve the murder of one of the most ...

  • The Accused Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 7

    On the run. Accused of murder. With no way out. Coroner Fenway Stevenson is accused of a homicide she didn't commit—but all the evidence points her way. Staying one step ahead of the police, she unearths one secret after another. But the victi...

  • Ceremony

    Murders of Substance - 1

    This book was originally published under the title Ceremony in August 2021.Dr. Kep Woodhead is a brilliant, irascible forensic toxicologist with a dark past.Bernadette Becker is a disgraced federal investigator with one last chance.They're both assig...



  • Everything's Gone Green

    Murders of Substance - 2

    This book was originally published under the title Everything's Gone Green in March 2022.A con man's death two weeks before his wedding holds only one clue—a peculiar green discoloration in his mouth.Federal investigators Bernadette Becker and...

  • The Offside Coroner

    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 8

    A fancy dinner date with her boyfriend turns into County Coroner Fenway Stevenson's worst nightmare. Sucked into investigating a world-famous soccer star accused of infidelity, Fenway finds herself with a major conflict of interest when the head coa...

  • The Christmas Coroner

    Buried secrets. A dead online celebrity. Just in time for Christmas.Days before the town's annual Christmas Parade, an up-and-coming celebrity chef is found dead in a mountain cabin. As Coroner Fenway Stevenson investigates, she uncovers the chef's d...

  • The Trailer Park Murder

    The local cops say suicide. Woodhead and Becker say homicide. And now there's a target on their backs.Case analyst Bernadette Becker uses the investigation of an apparent suicide as cover to chase down a new lead on an old case. But someone is chasin...

  • The Warehouse Coroner

    An angry ex-wife. A rich mistress. And a dead body in a storage unit.Coroner Fenway Stevenson opens her boyfriend's storage unit-and discovers a corpse wrapped in an expensive Persian rug. There's no shortage of suspects: the dead man's girlfriend, t...

  • The Executive Murder

    A dead billionaire. A compromised police force. And her daughter in the crosshairs.Disgraced federal investigator Bernadette Becker is taking a well-deserved vacation at a music festival—when a mysterious man in the crowd gives her a clue that...

  • The Digital Coroner

    Art and technology: the perfect recipe for betrayal—and murder.Coroner Fenway Stevenson is driving her boyfriend's moving truck from California to Colorado. She and her friend Piper stop at a museum east of Vegas, only to be shocked at the fin...

  • A Time for Murder

    THE ONLY WAY OUT IS TO SOLVE THE CASE. Everyone knows the first forty-eight hours are the most important after a homicide. But for Detective Luke Guillory, the first forty-eight hours are all he gets—over and over and over. Luke is the laughin...

  • The Bridegroom Murder

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    This book was originally published under the title Everything's Gone Green in March 2022.A con man's death two weeks before his wedding holds only one clue—a peculiar green discoloration in his mouth.Federal investigators Bernadette Becker and...

  • The Clandestine Coroner

    • / Mystery
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    A Fenway Stevenson Mystery - 7.5

    A secret society. A missing body. A town torn in two.This story takes place between the events of The Accused Coroner (Book Seven of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries) and The Offside Coroner (Book Eight).When a member of a secret society is found dead ...



  • The Winterstone Murder

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    This book was originally published under the title Ceremony in August 2021.Dr. Kep Woodhead is a brilliant, irascible forensic toxicologist with a dark past.Bernadette Becker is a disgraced federal investigator with one last chance.They're both assig...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Paul Austin Ardoin has published 20 books.

The next book by Paul Austin Ardoin, A Time for Murder, will be published in February 2025.

The first book by Paul Austin Ardoin, The Reluctant Coroner, was published in May 2018.

Yes. Paul Austin Ardoin has 2 series.
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