Lin Coffin Mystery Books

This is book 1 in the Lin Coffin Mystery series. After the death of her grandfather, Lin Coffin returns to the island of her birth, Nantucket, Massachusetts, to make a new start in life, but things don't begin smoothly. After not seeing one for twenty years, a ghost appears in her back yard and her cousin, Viv, becomes a suspect in a murder. Lin and Viv, with the help of several others, work to solve the crime before the killer strikes again. This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 2 in the Lin Coffin Mystery series. Lin Coffin is enjoying her new life on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. One night while helping her cousin and her cousin’s band members load instruments and equipment into a van, she meets a friendly young couple who help her after she falls on the sidewalk. The next day while working in the garden of a new client, Lin sees the girl again but there is something very wrong. Lin and her cousin, Viv, with the help of several others, work to solve the mystery of the girl’s disappearance.This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 3 in the Lin Coffin series. Lin Coffin and her new business partner, Leonard, have started a landscaping business on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. One evening while reviewing a new project, Lin's dog digs in a pile of dirt in the new client's yard and finds a bone. When Lin goes to see what the little creature has found, she sees the ghost of her ancestor watching her and knows that the bone must be human. Lin and her cousin, Viv, with the help of several others, work to solve the mystery of who the bone belongs to, how it got in the yard, and who put it there. This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 4 in the Lin Coffin series. While her cousin Viv attends a wished-for class on the craft of Nantucket lightship baskets, Lin Coffin visits the island's cultural museum's exhibition on the history of the woven baskets. Lin and island historian, Anton Wilson, arrive at the museum just as the staff discovers that a valuable item has gone missing. Lin and Viv, with the help of several others, work to solve the mystery of the theft, a murder, and why a Native American ghost appears to ask Lin for help. This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 5 in the Lin Coffin series. Lin Coffin has been hired to landscape the front garden of an old Nantucket mansion. The owner of the home complains that workers are making noise late at night just outside her window, but no one else ever sees these men. While Lin and her cousin, Viv, with the help of several others, work to solve the mystery of the strange late-night disturbances, a ghost appears and asks Lin for her help. This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 6 in the Lin Coffin series. East End Lighthouse on Nantucket island is undergoing renovations and Lin Coffin's boyfriend has been hired to work on the project. When Jeff and Lin bike out to the bluff, Lin sees a ghost inside the lighthouse and he fills her heart with grief and loneliness. Someone is trying to disrupt the renovation project by compromising the workers' safety, but is the person responsible for the problems alive or dead? Jeff, Lin, and her cousin, Viv, with the help of several others, work to solve two mysteries - what does the ghost want from Lin and who is trying to stop the lighthouse renovations? This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 7 in the Lin Coffin Mystery series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. Lin and her cousin, Viv, stop into a gift shop in Nantucket town and while browsing, Lin sees an antique Sailor's Valentine. The valentine, made of tiny beautiful shells, pulls at Lin and she decides to buy it and bring it home.At times, the object feels hot to the touch and sometimes the shells illuminate and dim in a sequenced pattern. Once in a while, the valentine makes appearances outside the house in places Lin happens to be. A ghost pays a visit, but Lin has no idea what he wants from her or what his link might be to the sailor's valentine. With the help of her boyfriend and her cousin, Lin works to solve the mystery of the haunted valentine.This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 8 in the Lin Coffin series by USA Today Bestselling Author J A Whiting. When Lin Coffin and her cousin, Viv, are returning from a walk along the bike paths and streets of Nantucket, an icy chill surrounds Lin as they walk past a bed and breakfast inn that was once a silk factory. An hour later, a dead body is found behind a house two doors down from the inn. Two murders and a ghost who can't cross over pull Lin and Viv into the mystery to find the killer and to figure out the connections between the victims, the murderer, and the ghost. Will Lin and Viv, with the help of several others, be able to solve the case before the killer strikes again?This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 9 in the Lin Coffin series by USA Today Bestselling Author J A Whiting. When Lin Coffin and her cousin, Viv, visit a deserted island off the coast of Nantucket, a ghost makes an unexpected appearance asking Lin for help. Between trying to learn what the ghost needs from them and discovering the strange history of the island, the cousins are stymied at every turn. As they work to solve the mystery surrounding the ghost’s identity and his cause of death, Viv discovers something surprising and unforeseen that changes the way they gather the clues. Will Lin and Viv be able to give the spirit what he needs in order for him to finally rest in peace?This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 10 in the Lin Coffin series by USA Today Bestselling Author J A Whiting.Nantucket’s annual Holiday Stroll is fast approaching and when Lin Coffin delivers a wreath to a client who owns an art gallery, she is drawn to a painting of an early nineteenth-century sea captain. It is clear the captain needs Lin’s help, but he remains invisible and is unable to communicate with her. The spirits of Lin’s distant relatives provide her with a clue, but it is mysterious and difficult to understand. Lin, her cousin, Viv, and island historian, Anton Wilson, work to find the links between a break-in, a long-ago triple murder, and a buyer who offers ten times what the painting is worth. Will the Nantucket sleuths be able to figure out what the spirit needs from them before it is too late? This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 11 in the Lin Coffin series by USA Today Bestselling Author J A Whiting.It is spring on Nantucket and time for the Daffodil Festival. When Lin and her family and friends are enjoying a picnic by the ocean in Siasconset , Robert Snow asks a favor of her. He has a friend whose son has moved to the island to an antique Colonial house where there is an unusual piece of furniture and Robert would like Lin to come and see it. Using a parlor game from the mid-1800s to investigate the old table, Lin and her cousin, Viv, discover a ghost is using it to send messages, and as usual, the ghost's communication is difficult to understand. Can Lin and her cousin, Viv, discover the links between two ghosts who are trying to find each other while attempting to help two new island residents uncover what they're looking for? Will the Nantucket sleuths be able to figure out what the spirits of the living and the dead need before it is too late?This story has ghosts and some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 12 in the Lin Coffin cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. The double wedding of Lin Coffin, her cousin, Viv, and their fiancés is fast approaching. One afternoon, the two young women decide to take a walk around the fairgrounds and sports fields of the Tom Nevers area of Nantucket, when they notice a commotion down by a storage shed. Inside the building, a young man has made a ghastly discovery and the police have been called to investigate the find. Is what’s inside the shed linked to a decades-old double murder on the island?When a ghost appears to request Lin’s help, will she and Viv, with the assistance of a friend from Boston who has arrived for the marriage celebration, be able to solve the mysteries before the special day turns into a haunted wedding? This story has some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 13 in the Lin Coffin cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. When Lin Coffin wakes from a nightmare, a bright red light is shining into the bedroom, but at first, she can’t find the source of it. Red light, a ghost, and nightmares that warn of danger to loved ones lead to a mystery that needs to be solved, and quickly. Will Lin, Viv, Jeff, and their friends be able to uncover the mystery of the haunted hotel before some of them are placed in danger, or worse?

This is book 14 in the Lin Coffin paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. One late afternoon, Lin Coffin, and her cousin, Viv, walk home from a sandwich shop and take a short cut through the park where the oldest house on Nantucket is located. As they pass the house, they feel the presence of a ghost. An hour later, someone new to the island stops at Lin's house to ask for help. She and her husband are the recent owners of a hotel where some strange things have been happening. Lin and Viv are drawn into two mysteries from long ago which seem to be impacting the present. Will they be able to solve the mystery of the haunted dwelling before it is too late? This story has some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 15 in the Lin Coffin paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Lin Coffin has a special skill. She has been able to see ghosts since she was a little girl and living on Nantucket island gives her plenty of opportunities to interact with spirits. Lin’s husband has been hired to renovate an antique house and soon discovers something that requires Lin’s help. A dangerous ghost seems to be haunting the old Colonial and is frightening the new owner. If that isn’t enough, an island resident has gone missing and Lin and her cousin Viv are asked to try to locate the person. Will they be able to solve the mysteries of the haunted house and the missing person before danger can surround them, too? This story has some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 16 in the Lin Coffin paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Lin Coffin has been able to see ghosts since she was a little girl and living on the island of Nantucket provides plenty of opportunities to interact with spirits. It is early November and island life is between the summer and early fall tourist season and holiday time. Lin and Leonard are still doing fall cleanup for their landscape clients, Jeff and his partner are renovating houses, and Viv is getting the bookstore ready for the December Holiday Stroll. Lin hasn’t seen a ghost since the summer so things have been quiet, but that all changes when she comes across something she wasn’t expecting and it ends up pulling them into a November mystery. Will they be able to solve the new ghost story in time for a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving or will it be a time of danger and death? This story has some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 17 in the Lin Coffin paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Lin Coffin has been able to see ghosts since she was a little girl and living on the island of Nantucket provides plenty of opportunities to interact with spirits. It is early May and Lin and Leonard are doing spring cleanup for their landscape clients, Jeff and his partner continue to renovate houses, and Viv is getting the bookstore-café ready for the tourist season. Lin hasn’t seen a ghost since November and has enjoyed the peaceful winter and the bustle of spring, but there is a problem on the island. Fire has engulfed two houses and their interiors have been a total loss, and the townsfolk are worried there might be an arsonist on the loose. Lin and Viv discover a third fire and there is something about it that makes the cousins think it has something to do with a ghost. Will they be able to help restore calm to the island by finding the person responsible for the fires while also helping a ghost find peace, or will everything go up in smoke? This story has some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 18 in the Lin Coffin paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Lin Coffin has been able to see ghosts since she was a little girl and living on the island of Nantucket provides plenty of opportunities to interact with spirits. Lin and her husband Jeff are riding bikes on the paths around Nantucket when they decide to stop for a break at one of the island beaches and they notice something that wasn’t there before. The remains of an old shipwreck has been uncovered by erosion from a recent storm and an archeologist for the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archeological Resources is there to study the wreck. While looking at the parts of the ship that have been uncovered, Lin starts to feel dizzy and has to sit down in the sand. For several seconds, images of a sailing ship flash in her mind, and she knows that soon a ghost connected to the shipwreck will need her help. The next day she is drawn into a new ghost story. What does the spirit want? What happened to the ship? What is its story? Will Lin be able to solve the puzzle of the haunted shipwreck or will she and the people she loves sink under the weight of the mystery? This story has some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 19 in the Lin Coffin paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Lin Coffin has been able to see ghosts since she was a little girl and living on the island of Nantucket provides plenty of opportunities to interact with spirits. It is December on the island with plenty of activities and events to celebrate the season. Lin and her cousin Viv have volunteered to head the music committee which organizes all the musical events and venues. After a meeting for volunteers, Lin and Viv head to Viv’s bookshop and while there, they both hear a soft, sad melody played on a violin. When Lin is enveloped by a pocket of cold air, she knows a new ghost is trying to communicate with her. Who is the violinist? What is his story? What does he want? Will Lin, along with her family and friends, be able to unravel the puzzle of the haunted violin before something sinister happens? This story has some mild paranormal elements.

This is book 20 in the Lin Coffin paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Lin Coffin has been able to see ghosts since she was a little girl and living on the island of Nantucket provides plenty of opportunities to interact with spirits. It is early June on the island and Lin and her landscaping partner, Leonard, are preparing clients’ gardens for the annual garden tour. While working in an herb garden, Lin sees a new ghost. Who is she? What is her story? Why does she want Lin’s help? Not long after the encounter with the spirit, someone is found dead. Will Lin, along with her family and friends, be able to unravel the puzzle of the haunted garden before someone else loses their life? This story has some mild paranormal elements