Paul Austin Ardoin

A dead defendant. A court in lockdown. And a murderer in the room. Coroner Fenway Stevenson is worried. Her father is on trial for murder. A huge conspiracy is wrecking the coastal town she calls home. And she's finally dating the sheriff after his divorce is finalized. But with two gunshots in a crowded courtroom, everything changes. Thirteen people and a dead body and the doors are locked. As the hours tick by, one thing becomes clear: the killer...

A beloved mayor. A seedy motel room. One baffling murder. The bizarre circumstances of Fenway Stevenson's latest case as county coroner drag her to the center of one very dangerous game. With one suspect in custody, an attempt on the life of the key witness leads to her disappearance and more unanswered questions. Fenway must race to solve the mystery before anyone else dies while also juggling a contentious election and her overbearing father's meddling. As...

On the run. Accused of murder. And nowhere to go. Stuck in an unfamiliar city, Coroner Fenway Stevenson finds herself accused of a murder she didn't commit-but all the evidence points in her direction. With the help of unlikely allies, she stays one step ahead of her pursuers, but for how long? Fenway uncovers evidence not only about the victim, but her own mother's secret life. As the bodies pile up and the suspect list begins to unravel, will Fenway...

An angry ex-wife. A rich mistress. And a dead body in a storage unit.Coroner Fenway Stevenson opens her boyfriend's storage unit-and discovers a corpse wrapped in an expensive Persian rug. There's no shortage of suspects: the dead man's girlfriend, the bitter ex, the sneaky co-worker.But then Fenway uncovers a drug scheme that threatens to tear apart her idyllic California beach town-if the tropical storm bearing down on the county doesn't wreck it...

Dr. Kep Woodhead is a brilliant, irascible forensic toxicologist with a dark past. Bernadette Becker is a disgraced federal investigator with one last chance. They're both assigned to a strange poisoning case: a graduate student has been found dead in a 15th-century chapel, a needle filled with a controversial hallucinogen sticking out of his arm. The professor, the president of the fishery association, the leader of an animal-rights group, even the...

This book was originally published under the title EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN in March 2022. A con man's death two weeks before his wedding holds only one clue-a peculiar green discoloration in his mouth. Federal investigators Bernadette Becker and Dr. Kep Woodhead must join forces again to untangle the baffling evidence. Only they find their search for justice muddied by an old crime and complicated by a local cop with his own agenda. When the victim's...

Starting out as an indie author can be daunting, especially if you don't have much money to invest in marketing. If you've published one or more books but are struggling to get sales, this is the book for you!In From Zero to Four Figures, USA TODAY Bestselling Author Paul Austin Ardoin shows you the strategy that helped him build an audience and grow his self-published fiction business to $1,000 a month within two years.Increasing your sales requires...

In the midst of Acting Coroner Fenway Stevenson's reelection campaign, the body of a successful business owner is found in a pedestrian underpass-and she discovers that her young, hated stepmother is the prime suspect. As if that's not bad enough, further digging only exposes a money-laundering scheme that could implicate dozens of residents in the coastal town she calls home. Each clue she uncovers puts her in more danger. After an attempt on her...

A beloved mayor. A seedy motel room. One baffling murder. The bizarre circumstances of Fenway Stevenson's latest case as county coroner drag her to the center of one very dangerous game. With one suspect in custody, an attempt on the life of the key witness leads to her disappearance and more unanswered questions. Fenway must race to solve the mystery before anyone else dies while also juggling an upcoming election and her overbearing father's meddling....