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Kelly Oliver

She came back for vacation. If she’s not careful, she might leave in a body bag…

“The Jessica James Mysteries are edgy, thrilling, and simply captivating.” —Chicago Tribune

Ivy League student Jessica James isn’t thrilled to be back home in Montana. But her boring summer break becomes a nightmare when her cousin dies at the local sawmill. Devastated by the death, she can’t help but draw connections between the supposed accident and her own father’s unsolved demise…

With the mill’s owner pushing hard to start fracking on Native American Blackfeet land, Jessica starts to connect the dots between the killings. And when two young girls go missing, Jessica calls in her posse to fight blood with brains.

Can Jessica expose the town’s dirty money, or will she too end up as sawdust?

Winner, Best Suspense, Silver Falchion Award

Over 200 Five-Star Reviews on Goodreads and Amazon

If you like laugh-out-loud entertainment, fearless heroines, and a dash of real-world issues, then you’ll love Kelly Oliver’s riveting tale.

KAOS Press

Jessica James Mysteries

COYOTE: A Jessica James Mystery

She came back for vacation. If she’s not careful, she might leave in a body bag…

Philosophy grad student Jessica James isn’t thrilled to be back home in Montana. But her boring summer break becomes a nightmare when her cousin dies at the local sawmill. Devastated by the death, she can’t help but draw connections between the supposed accident and her own father’s unsolved demise…

With the mill’s owner pushing hard to start fracking on Native American Blackfeet land, Jessica starts to connect the dots between the killings. And when two young girls go missing, Jessica calls in her posse to fight blood with brains.

Can Jessica expose the town’s dirty money, or will she too end up as sawdust?

"A fine blend of humor with tense storytelling makes this mystery book series a complete pleasure to read. Very Highly recommended."--San Francisco Review of Books

COYOTE is the second novel in the action-packed Jessica James mystery series. If you like laugh-out-loud entertainment, fearless heroines, and a dash of real-world issues, then you’ll love Kelly Oliver’s riveting tale. Buy COYOTE to drill into an action-packed girl-powered mystery today!

Susan Mcgurl

Coyote: A Jessica James Mystery

This isn't her first rodeo. But if she can't rope in a predator, she may be the next one to fall…
Jessica James fears for the worst. After the PhD student wakes up disoriented and naked behind a dumpster, tests come back negative but other victims start to surface. With assault off the table, the Montana cowgirl turned sleuth has to piece together a dark mystery.

As her hot-tempered friend looks for revenge, Jessica's hunt for clues pairs her up with a smart-mouthed med student who just found a dead body in a freezer. But if the sleuth can't find out how the drugs, a genetic researcher, and the corpse are related, she might be the next victim taken out with the trash.

Can Jessica use her red cowboy boots to stomp out the killer?

FOX: A Jessica James Mystery

Jessica James is back in award winning author Kelly Oliver's latest fast paced thrill ride. 

"Truly a work of brilliance." The Virginia Gazette

Donors to the new world class Chicago museum of Russian art are dropping like flies, and Jessica is at the center of the carnage. Can she track down the killer before she falls into his trap?

 Speaking of traps, this doozy puts Jessica in the middle of a love triangle she'd do anything to avoid.

 In her latest outing, Jessica once again puts her boots in the stirrups and cracks the whip on first class entertainment. 

"Witty and engaging." Kirkus Reviews

 Mystery, Suspense, Action, Adventure, Romance, and Laugh-out-Loud Humor. What more could you want in a page-turner? A riveting suspense novel that keeps you guessing until the end.

Trista Shaye

Viper, A Jessica James Mystery

Jessica James is back in the saddle in this fast-paced and funny whodunnit.

Facing life as an unemployed philosopher, a pair of pocket rockets in Texas Hold 'Em sends her to Italy where she takes a crash course in Art Crimes.

She lands an internship with the FBI. But wouldn't you know it. Her new boss is Federal Marshal Lexington Colt.

Does sharing an old boyfriend count as a conflict of interest?

Jessica and Lexi once again have to team up to catch a killer and solve one of the biggest art heists in history.

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Jessica James Mysteries - The book series

Jessica James Mysteries - The book series

Jessica James Mysteries books in order

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