Mary Lee Tiernan: 12 books

When the Land Boom of the 1880s ended and the dust settled, Monte Vista was considered one of the platted towns that had failed. Some history books list it as a ghost town. But the farmers and entrepreneurs already there persevered, and eventually the village renamed Sunland thrived. While Sunland's...

A shot rings through the forest, and an old man falls. While on a bicycle ride, the narrator hears the blast from the gun. She hides, fearful the gunman might see her, and calls Mahoney. The hunt for the murderer begins. The investigation leads Detective Mahoney and the narrator across the county...

An author departs in her RV on a leisurely book signing tour. A stop for lunch at an isolated spot along the road changes her life when a robber pulls up behind her van and threatens her. A stray border collie intervenes and scares off the aggressor. Of course, she can't leave the dog behind after...

True stories of murder and mayhem from the Old West. As settlement of the nation expanded by the building of the transcontinental railroads, Benson, Arizona was founded as a railroad town on the Southern Pacific Railroad line in the San Pedro Valley in 1880 when Geronimo still roamed the valley and...

True stories of murder and mayhem from the Old West. Benson, Arizona was founded as a railroad town in the San Pedro Valley in 1880 when Geronimo still roamed the valley and terrorized settlers and travelers. Because Benson was a small town, it never received the notoriety of its neighbor Tombstone....

Cedar Falls is turned upside down by a bank robbery, kidnapping, and shooting of a police officer. While Detective Mahoney investigates those crimes, the narrator and her new friends stage a benefit to help the wounded officer and his family and provoke the ire of one not so outstanding member of the community who wants Mahoney for herself. Her jealousy leads to a second cop shooting.

In this mystery thriller, an author departs in her RV on a leisurely book signing tour. A stop for lunch at an isolated spot along the road changes her life when a robber pulls up behind her van and threatens her. A stray border collie intervenes and scares off the aggressor. Of course, she can’t...

Friday night rolls around, and Cedar Falls waits in suspense. Will the Basher strike again? The death count rises every weekend after a serial killer attacks and mercilessly beats more young women. On their broken bodies, detectives find a red paper valentine ripped in two. Detective Mahoney’s frustration...

Book 2 of the Mahoney and Me Mystery Series: Cedar Falls is turned upside down by a bank robbery, kidnapping, and shooting of a police officer. While Mahoney investigates those crimes, the narrator has to contend with a wicked love triangle involving Bethany, a woman so fixated on Mahoney that she...

“You did what?” Jack’s announcement that he’d spent their savings to buy himself a new truck pushed Emma to the breaking point. Explaining her frustration to Jack was useless. He never understood anything except his own point of view. Her only option to extricate herself from their deteriorating...

Christmas is coming, and while Mahoney and the narrator tease each other about being on Santa’s naughty list, Mahoney is tracking down a ring of scammers who really belong on it. They are fleecing the public by taking advantage of the people's good-natured spirit of the season. They also threaten...

A shot rings through the forest, and an old man falls. While on a bicycle ride, the narrator hears the blast from the gun, and the hunt for the murderer begins. Identity theft and impersonation lead Detective Mahoney and the narrator across the county to New York to uncover the connection between...