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Cynthia Riggs is an American author and a 13th-generation islander that writes mystery novels. Born in 1931, Cynthia has lived a richer life than most. Daughter to an author and poet and a school principal, the author wrote for the National Geographic Society.

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Order of Victoria Trumbull/Martha's Vineyard Mystery Series

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1 Deadly Nightshade 2001 Description / Buy
2 The Cranefly Orchid Murders 2002 Description / Buy
3 The Cemetery Yew 2003 Description / Buy
4 Jack in the Pulpit 2004 Description / Buy
5 The Paperwhite Narcissus 2005 Description / Buy
6 Indian Pipes 2006 Description / Buy
7 Shooting Star 2007 Description / Buy
8 Death and Honesty 2009 Description / Buy
9 Touch-Me-Not 2010 Description / Buy
10 The Bee Balm Murders 2011 Description / Buy
11 Poison Ivy 2012 Description / Buy
12 Bloodroot 2016 Description / Buy
13 Trumpet of Death 2017 Description / Buy
14 Widow's Wreath 2018 Description / Buy

Order of Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series

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1 Cozy Case Files Volume 1 ( With: Mindy Quigley) 2017 Description / Buy
2 Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley) 2017 Description / Buy
3 Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley) 2017 Description / Buy
4 Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( By: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Paige Shelton, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley) 2018 Description / Buy
5 Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Carola Dunn, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace) 2018 Description / Buy
6 Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Sheila Connolly, Mindy Quigley) 2019 Description / Buy
7 Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( By: Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley) 2019 Description / Buy
8 Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Diane Kelly, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) 2020 Description / Buy
9 Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley) 2020 Description / Buy
10 Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) 2020 Description / Buy
11 Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( By: Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) 2021 Description / Buy
12 Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen) 2021 Description / Buy
13 Cozy Case Files Volume 13 ( By: Mindy Quigley) 2021 Description / Buy
14 Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss) 2022 Description / Buy
15 Cozy Case Files Volume 15 ( By: Mindy Quigley) 2022 Description / Buy
16 Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton) 2022 Description / Buy
17 Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings) 2023 Description / Buy
18 Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss) 2023 Description / Buy
19 Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( With: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) 2023 Description / Buy
20 Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings) 2024 Description / Buy
21 Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 ( With: M.C. Beaton, Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) 2024 Description / Buy
22 Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Jennifer J. Chow) 2025 Description / Buy
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Cynthia Riggs Anthologies

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1 Cozy Case Files Volume 1 2017 Description / Buy
2 Cozy Case Files Volume 2 2017 Description / Buy
3 Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 2023 Description / Buy
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She also worked with the Smithsonian. The job saw her spend two months in Antarctica. The author, who has a degree in geology, has operated boat charters. She even ran the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Boat company.

A former Vermont College student who joined the Master of Fine Arts creative writing program, the author’s romantic relationship with Howard Attebery became an international sensation after people learned that Cynthia and Howard met in 1950.

The pair were working in the same San Diego lab. At 28, Howard was ten years older than Cynthia. Even though they had a connection, one that saw them write notes to each other on paper towels in the lab, they went their separate ways after just four months.

62 years later, their paths crossed again when Howard sent the paper towels to Cynthia via mail. This was enough to ignite a relationship. They were officially married in 2013. The author was 81 when Howard proposed.

Cynthia’s first husband was abusive, which is why she swore marriage off altogether. Her reunion with Howard six decades after they first met was so miraculous that various publications covered the story.

Interestingly, Cynthia thinks her life is perfectly ordinary because it’s the only life she’s ever known. Her adventures don’t feel particularly extraordinary. She spends a lot of her time at the West Tisbury home, a structure from the 1700s, which she transformed into a bed and breakfast.

Although, unlike other establishments, this one accommodates writers and artists. The house is filled with books. The author tries to weed out the ones she doesn’t like, especially when she acquires new books and needs more space. But she rarely succeeds because the books have a long and enduring legacy.

She has volumes from her great Aunt Alvida, who lived in the West Tisbury house back in the 1800s and 1900s, surrounded by the same books Cynthia looks at every single day. Alvida cherished many of them.

The author’s father built bookcases for the house and littered them with the biographies he collected. Her mother bought several volumes about the Arthurian legend and poetry to add to the collection. Even though these books don’t appeal to her, Cynthia can’t bring herself to separate them from the house they have called home for so long.

She wonders whether future generations will have room to stack their science fiction and romance novels. The house is not in the best shape. It creaks, and none of the doors shut. It scares many guests away. Those that stay have become Cynthia’s close friends.

Her daughter has tried to sell her the simplicity and convenience of eBooks and the internet. But the author won’t abandon her books.

Best Cynthia Riggs Books

The author is primarily known for the ‘Martha’s Vineyard Mystery’ series. The vineyard is her primary setting. Cynthia’s best books include:

The Cranefly Orchid Murders: Phoebe Elridge is a short-tempered woman that wants to sell her family land to a developer. But the state has regulations protecting land with rare plant habitats. As such, the developer wants Victoria Trumbull to search Phoebe’s property for endangered plants.

The feisty 92-year-old is more than happy to perform the task. But when she started combing the property with her eleven-year-old assistant, the last thing Victoria expected to find was the remains of Montgomery Mausz, the developer’s attorney.

The Cemetery Yew: Relatives want to dig up a coffin for reburying in another location. But things keep going wrong. First, the hearse driver disappears before he can collect the coffin. And then several deaths occur. Some of the victims were definitely murdered, and others perished under suspicious circumstances.

Finally, they unearth the coffin, only to find that it doesn’t contain the body everyone expected. Victoria Trumbull is the only person capable of solving the mystery. At 92, she’s plagued by a litany of aches and pains. But Victoria’s mind is as sharp as ever, and she knows everything there is to know about her community.

When Does The Next Cynthia Riggs book come out?

Cynthia Riggs doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 and was released on August, 20th 2024. It is the newest book in the Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series.

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