Sarah Graves

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1998
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Death by Chocolate Mystery

1 - Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake (Jan-2018)
2 - Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake (Feb-2019)
3 - Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut (Mar-2020)
4 - Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle (Feb-2021)
5 - Death by Chocolate Chip Cupcake (Apr-2022)
6 - Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie (Apr-2023)
7 - Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone (Apr-2024)
8 - Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin (Apr-2025)

A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery

1 - The Dead Cat Bounce (Sep-1998)
2 - Triple Witch (Jun-1999)
3 - Wicked Fix (Apr-2000)
4 - Repair to Her Grave (Jul-2001)
5 - Wreck the Halls (Nov-2001)
6 - Unhinged (Jan-2003)
7 - Mallets Aforethought (Mar-2004)
8 - Tool & Die (Dec-2004)
9 - Nail Biter (Dec-2005)
10 - Trap Door (Jan-2007)
11 - The Book of Old Houses (Jan-2008)
12 - A Face at the Window (Jan-2009)
13 - Crawlspace (Jan-2010)
14 - Knockdown (May-2011)
15 - Dead Level (May-2012)
16 - A Bat in the Belfry (May-2013)

Lizzie Snow Mysteries

1 - Winter at the Door (Jan-2015)
2 - The Girls She Left Behind (Jan-2016)

Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • The Dead Cat Bounce

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 1

    dead cat bounce n. Stock market jargon for a small, temporary rise in a stock's trading a sharp drop. THIS OLD DEATH TRAP Since she bought her rambling old fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken. But he...

  • Triple Witch

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 2

    triple witch n. The expiration of three different kinds of stock the same day. REMODELING IS MURDER Jacobia Tiptree saved her sanity--and her son, Sam--the day she abandoned Wall Street for the seacoast village of Eastport, Maine. In her new home...

  • Wicked Fix

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 3

    DO-IT-YOURSELF KILLER FIXES SMALL-TOWN THUG For ex-Wall Streeter Jacobia Tiptree and her teenaged son, Sam, September promises tranquil days winter-proofing their rambling handyman's special of a home in Eastport, Maine. But there's nothing idyll...

  • Repair to Her Grave

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 4

    HOME REPAIR CAN BE MURDER Jacobia Tiptree and her teenage son are used to their Eastport, Maine, home attracting more than its share of houseguests. This year Jake is hoping the plaster dust will keep them away while she finally gets her gem of a ...

  • Wreck the Halls

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 5

    Christmas is just weeks away, but what Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree discovers at Faye Anne Carmody's house is far from festive: a dazed Faye Anne covered with blood. Her no-good husband, Merle-Eastport's butcher and least-liked citizen--is nowhere in sight...

  • Unhinged

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 6

    It began with the mysterious disappearance of Eastport, Maine's snoopiest resident. Everyone is convinced the old busybody bolted out of town to escape her creditors--everyone except Jake and her best friend, Ellie. And just as Jake starts poking aro...

  • Mallets Aforethought

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 7

    Old Harlequin House is Eastport, Maine's most notorious landmark, once a hideout, hospital, and makeshift morgue for gangsters and their molls. Now Jake Tiptree and his friend Ellie White are refurbishing the mansion to host the local Historical Soci...

  • Tool & Die

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 8

    When her new housekeeper starts receiving death threats, Jake Tiptree and her best friend Ellie White promise to check out the most likely culprit: the woman's ex-husband. Jim Diamond is an ex-con and a deadbeat, but he doesn't have a history of viol...

  • Nail Biter

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 9

    Join the do-it-yourself enthusiast who mixes home repair tips and homicide when she discovers that her new dream house is built on a foundation of murder. COMPLETE WITH HOME REPAIR IS HOMICIDE REPAIR TIPS! Buying a beachfront fixer-upper in Eastpor...



  • Trap Door

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 10

    When Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree left behind her career on Wall Street for the charming town of Eastport, Maine, she expected a quiet life spent fixing up her 1823 Federal- style house. But there are skeletons in her closet that may prove beyond repair......

  • The Book of Old Houses

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 11

    Once upon a time, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree was a hotshot money manager to Manhattan's rich and dreadful -- until she left city life behind for a centuries-old fixer-upper in the quaint seaside town of Eastport, Maine. But even this tiny haven has its h...

  • A Face at the Window

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 12

    Back in the day, Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree turned profits managing the fortunes of Manhattan's most fortunate. Then she fled the rat race for a stately old fixer-upper in easygoing Eastport, Maine. But now a rat from an even darker corner of Jake's past...

  • Crawlspace

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 13

    Jacobia Jake Tiptree abandoned Wall Street to its bankruptcies and bailouts for a far more rewarding life fixing up an 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport, Maine. But in Sarah Graves's chilling new mystery thriller, Jake discovers that no matter wha...

  • Knockdown

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 14

    Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree is deep in her latest home improvement project -- repainting the porch of her lovingly restored house in Eastport, Maine -- when she notices the man repeatedly biking past her house. His face is unsettlingly familiar, but his c...

  • Dead Level

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 15

    Nobody knows the nuts and bolts of home repair quite like Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, ex -- Wall Streeter turned proud owner of an 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport, Maine. But when a killer with a screw loose sets his sights on Jake, her newest renov...

  • A Bat in the Belfry

    A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery - 16

    When it comes to home repair, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree is a fervent wielder of power drills and paint brushes. And when catching criminals, she’s been known to really bring down the hammer. But when a shocking murder rocks the small town of East...

  • Winter at the Door

    Lizzie Snow Mysteries - 1

    Perfect for fans of Jenny Milchman, Linda Castillo, and Lisa Gardner -- the first book in a suspenseful new crime thriller series featuring the tough but haunted police chief Lizzie Snow, a big-city cop with a mission, taking on a small town with a d...

  • The Girls She Left Behind

    Lizzie Snow Mysteries - 2

    A teenage girl with a history of running away has dropped out of sight again. The locals and the law both think Tara Wylie is up to her old tricks--until her mother receives a terrifying text message. Equally disturbing: Henry Gemerle--a kidnapper an...

  • Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 1

    Murder is the guiltiest pleasure at a Down East Maine bakeshop in this cozy mystery series debut by the author of the Home Repair is Homicide novels.   Life gets a little sweeter in the island fishing village of Eastport, Maine, when Jacobia “...



  • Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 2

    The island fishing village of Eastport, Maine, has plenty of salty local character. It also has a sweet side, thanks to Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree, her best friend Ellie, and their waterfront bake shop, The Chocolate Moose. But when island life is di...

  • Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 3

    When a pirate festival blows into their small town, bakeshop owners Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and her best friend Ellie White expect they’ll be busy baking up a storm, but instead they find themselves marooned in a new murder investigation after s...

  • Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 4

    This fun new story from a rising star of culinary cozies is just what your sweet mystery tooth is craving. The Chocolate Moose Bakeshop and its irresistible pastries are as delicious and delightful as the fourth installment in the Death By Chocolate ...

  • Death by Chocolate Chip Cupcake

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 5

    From the bestselling author of the Home Repair is Homicide novels comes the latest in this “sharp, smart, and witty” (Crimespree) series set in a charming, real-life Maine fishing village, where chocolate-themed recipes, appealing characters, and...

  • Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 6

    The island village of Eastport, Maine, is full of delights -- including the delicious treats sold at The Chocolate Moose, the waterfront bakery run by Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and Ellie White. But a new bakery in town is proving that you can have t...

  • Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 7

    Summer guests are eager to sink their teeth into tantalizing desserts at The Chocolate Moose, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and Ellie White’s bakeshop in the island village of Eastport, Maine. But attracting the wrong kind of attention can be deadly ....

  • Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin

    A Death by Chocolate Mystery - 8

    One of the sweetest places to visit in Eastport, Maine, is Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and Ellie White’s bakery, the Chocolate Moose, where people treat themselves to the most decadent desserts. But the island town also seems to cater to those with ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sarah Graves has published 26 books.

The next book by Sarah Graves, Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Sarah Graves, The Dead Cat Bounce, was published in September 1998.

Yes. Sarah Graves has 3 series.
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