Books
Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series
If you like the Roaring Twenties, plucky female sleuths, and scandalous whodunits, then you’ll love this series.
An Unfortunate End
first book in the series
A poisoned aristocrat. A fledgling reporter. A scandal to die for.
New York City, 1919. Lillie Mead mourns the love she lost in the war. But when a wealthy British friend offers her a reporting job across the pond, she hopes accepting will help her rebuild her life. She barely has time to unpack before she’s assigned the scoop of a poisoned socialite’s death…
As the clues take a turn for the scandalous, Lillie unearths shocking skeletons in the victim’s closet. But she never expected the threads of the beloved woman’s life to weave with hers. Can Lillie expose the truth before her own death makes the front page?
An Unfortunate End is the first book in the Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series. If you like captivating settings, cozy whodunits, and vivid glimpses into the past, then you’ll love this charming novel.
A Willful Grievance
second book in the series
A fresh-faced journalist. A double murder. Is revenge coming home for the holidays?
December, 1919. Clever crime reporter Lillie Mead hoped to celebrate a peaceful Christmas in the English countryside. But when a close friend's colleague turns up dead, Lillie knows there'll be little festive spirit until she unwraps this mystery.
Following the clues to the wintery Scottish Highlands, she hopes to stop the killer cold before the next body hits the snow. But after she connects the victims to a clandestine wartime committee, she puts herself firmly in the murderer's sights.
Will Lillie solve the case and survive to see the New Year, or will this Christmas be her last?
A Willful Grievance is the second book in the Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series. If you like wintery English countrysides, juicy murder mysteries, and surprising revenge plots, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s holiday whodunit.
A Fine Duplicity
third book in the series
A murder case. A love triangle. And a plucky journalist smack in the middle…
England, 1922. Crime reporter Lillie Mead wants to take the country by storm. While her handsome fiancé Jack hopes she'll quit her dangerous line of work, the journalist dreams of taking her talents national. When she's called in to cover the murder of a wealthy duke, she puts her relationship troubles on hold to focus on locating the crime's sole witness before the killer does…
Desperate to save the frightened woman and capture the perfect headline, Lillie enlists the help of a cunning criminal who's interested in far more than assistance. As she ignores her complicated feelings, she uncovers a maze of torrid affairs, shady bookkeeping, and secrets that could flip the entire case on its head.
Will Lillie save the girl and make the scoop before the body count rises?
A Fine Duplicity is the third standalone book in the enthralling Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series. If you like the Roaring Twenties, plucky female sleuths, and scandalous whodunits, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s delightful novel.
A secret agenda
FOURTH BOOK IN THE SERIES
A mysterious white powder may threaten her marriage plans… and world peace.
Oxford, England, 1922. Headstrong crime reporter Lillie Mead is planning her impending wedding. But when her spy fiancé disappears while she’s investigating a suspicious poisoning death, she fears her happily-ever-after will turn tragic. And when she travels to London to get help identifying the toxin, the chemist she consults is shot dead before her eyes.
Racing to decipher a complex series of clues, Lillie makes a disturbing connection between her husband-to-be and the Russian government. Following the trail in search of her beau, she finds herself embroiled in a high-stakes coverup. If she’s not careful, the only bells chiming will be those at her funeral.
Can Lillie prevent a deadly international incident, or will her nuptial announcement become an obituary?
A Secret Agenda is the fourth book in the suspenseful Lillie Mead Historical Mystery series. If you like determined women, espionage intrigue, and shocking twists and turns, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s gripping whodunit.
ALL THE PIECES
Fifth book in the series
Two murders. A kidnapped journalist. Can one reporter stop a crime spree before it hits too close to home?
England, 1923. Crime reporter Lillie Mead has just returned from sabbatical in France and is ready to get back to work. She hasn’t even had time to unpack before a body turns up at an annual rowing regatta and she is once again knee deep in the thick of it.
Racing against the clock to discover a missing story and reveal a sinister past, Lillie finds herself firmly entrenched in a complicated history of events. As she attempts to unravel the threads while balancing her increasingly complicated personal life, Lillie’s entire future is threatened.
Will this lone reporter uncover the pieces of the story and stop a murderer in his tracks?
All the Pieces is the fifth standalone book in the Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series. If you like determined sleuths, the Roaring Twenties, and sinister twists, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s captivating whodunit.
A Dark Demise
sixth book in the series
A murdered Member of Parliament. A General Election looming. Can one journalist expose the truth before it’s too late?
England, 1923. When an MP who is an old school chum of her best friend, Harry, turns up dead, crime reporter Lillie Mead realizes there is more to his demise than meets the eye.
Uncovering a labyrinth of high level corruption and shady affairs, Lillie discovers a web of complex secrets that those in power are desperate to keep under wraps. With the General Election looming, Lillie and her friends are up against the Conservative Party establishment who will do anything to avoid a scandal.
Can Lillie overcome the problems in her personal life as well as discovering who would want a government minister silenced before the voters head to the polls?
A Dark Demise is the sixth standalone book in the enthralling Lillie Mead Historical Mystery Series. If you like the Roaring Twenties, political intrigue and scandalous whodunits, then you’ll love Lisa Zumpano’s latest novel.
Women’s Contemporary Fiction
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Emma’s marriage was over. Her life, however, was just about to begin.