K.B. Jackson Books In Order

Publication Order of Chattertowne Mystery Books

Publication Order of Cruising Sisters Mystery Books

Publication Order of Sasquatch Hunters Books

K.B. Jackson
K.B. Jackson is an Agatha Award winner and Anthony Award finalist; she’s also been nominated for a Silver Falchion Award.

When she is not writing about murder, secrets, and Sasquatch, she enjoys unearthing family scandals under the guise of ancestry research. She is a part time genealogist that loves crafting stories with elements of family dynamics and history.

“The Sasquatch of Hawthorne Elementary” is the first novel in the “Sasquatch Hunters” series and was released in 2022. A mysterious and huge creature has been hiding out in the woods close to Jake Nelson’s new home, he is certain of that. He and his mother just moved from Florida in order to live with his grandpa in Washington State, which dashes any hopes that he’d had of ever getting meet his just as mysterious dad.

Starting sixth grade at his new school has not been easy at all, either. When word gets out that he’s a Sasquatch hunter, is he going to be mercilessly teased just like he was at his old school? Or are his new friends Lanny and Jasmine going to help him track an elusive Bigfoot down which may be living in the local park?

“Secrets Don’t Sink” is the first novel in the “Chattertowne Mystery” series and was released in 2023. Loose lips might sink ships, however secrets and bodies are always sure to float up to the surface.

Audrey O’Connell has just returned from Portland to her hometown of Chattertowne, Washington, which is a place where gossip is currency however knowing when to keep quiet is priceless. Getting a part-time job at the local paper so she can keep an eye on her impetuous sister after Vivienne’s most recent romantic scandal, she’s assigned a feature series for this upcoming festival which has got her digging through the town’s archives looking for anything that sounds interesting. When Marcus (her ex-boyfriend) is found floating dead in the marina not too long after reaching out to her in hopes of utilizing her research abilities, her investigation reveals his conspiracy theories about Chattertowne and corruption within its leadership may not have been too crazy after all.

While she plumbs the depths of the 150 year history of the town, she learns that under the facade of this idyllic hamlet lay secrets long-submerged, which includes within her own family, and finds she’s in the crosshairs of those that guard them.

Now with three dead bodies, a narrow window before her deadline, and an intense case of aquaphobia, Audrey looks to almost boyfriend Darren, City Manager Holden, octogenarian historian Mildred so she can learn the truth that’ll forever change both her and Chattertowne.

“Secrets in Pink” is the second novel in the “Chattertowne Mystery” series and was released in 2024. There is a new sheriff in town, and Audrey’s already gotten off on the wrong foot, well, boot rather, with him. Police Chief Cole Loveland is a recent transplant from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, making him the man that Chattertowne, Washington has picked to restore community confidence after the scandals that rocked City Hall and resulted in the firing and/or incarceration of numerous prominent government officials.

Hot pink political threats are spray painted at different locations throughout the town, Audrey thinks it has to be the work of CROCCC (Citizens for Responsibility on Chatterotwne’s City Council) and their leader, Chet Buchanan, the failed mayoral candidate and rabblerouser.

Before long, the graffiti escalates to arson, and then eventually to murder. Cole and Audrey have to put aside their differences, and smoldering attraction so they can learn who’s responsible for such a fuchsia wave of destruction before they’re able to strike again.

“Until Depths Do Us Part” is the first novel in the “Cruising Sisters Mystery” series and was released in 2024. Sudden riches lead to nothing but trouble.

Charlotte McLaughlin (newly widowed) is now adrift after her husband of 20 years’ sudden death and the shocking discovery of the lavish double life he was living as he purportedly traveled for business.

When her only nephew and his fiancee get notified that their secluded wedding venue has just flooded, her sister Jane suggests an alternative venue: a Thanksgiving week cruise from Seattle up to Alaska aboard the private residence ship that Charlotte’s husband bought a 2 bedroom unit without her knowledge.

What better way to get even closer to her family and banish the memories that Charlotte cannot bear to even touch at the moment?

However the bride’s discovered dead under 24 hours after departure, and the head of security is holding the groom on suspicion of her murder. Jane and Charlotte have to figure out just who’s responsible for this murder before their nephew heads off to jail for a murder they are adamant that he could not have committed. Then there is a second victim is found, and Charlotte is even more certain that there is a murderer on the guest list.

“A Matter of Life and Depths” is the second novel in the “Cruising Sisters Mystery” series and was released in 2024. Murder has twisted them all together.

It is bad enough that Kyrie Dawn had an affair and child with Charlotte’s husband, then, after he died, sued Charlotte for the 2 bedroom love nest he had bought on a cruise ship. This cabin was her consolation prize, and she had decided to sail around the world in luxury, with Jane coming along for the ride.

However Kyrie has just taken a job aboard the ship teaching yoga, and she has brought her son, who looks exactly like his father, along with her.

Charlotte thinks about jumping ship while sailing toward Yokohama, Japan. Then the head chef is discovered in the downward dead pose in Kyrie’s yoga studio, and all of the evidence points to her being the murderer. She begs Jane and Charlotte to look after her friendly toddler, permanently if she is found guilty.

With a second chance to be a mom snuggled in her lap, she has to decide which life path to follow. Can she even set her hurt and anger aside to help exonerate the woman that ruined her life?