Best Series Set in the South and Southwest U.S.

1.
Hearts of the Missing (Nicky Matthews, #1)
Hearts of the Missing (Nicky Matthews, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 821 ratings
2.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
3.
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 307 ratings
4.
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1)
The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,728 ratings
5.
Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery, #1)
Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 12,396 ratings
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,209 ratings
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,804 ratings
8.
Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 210 ratings
9.
Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard, #1)
Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 28,462 ratings
10.
Lowcountry Boil (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #1)
Lowcountry Boil (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,921 ratings
11.
Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1)
Thyme of Death (China Bayles, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 9,096 ratings
12.
Lowcountry Boughs of Holly (Liz Talbot Mystery, #10)
Lowcountry Boughs of Holly (Liz Talbot Mystery, #10) 4.47 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
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Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 7,561 ratings
14.
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves 4.23 avg rating — 28,554 ratings
15.
Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas, #1)
Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 37,637 ratings
16.
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 616,808 ratings
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Tularosa (Kevin Kerney, #1)
Tularosa (Kevin Kerney, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 3,338 ratings
18.
Dead to Rights (Joanna Brady, #4)
Dead to Rights (Joanna Brady, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 7,730 ratings
19.
Savannah Blues (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries, #1)
Savannah Blues (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 26,605 ratings
19.
The Professor (McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers, #1)
The Professor (McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 25,665 ratings
21.
The House on Tradd Street (Tradd Street, #1)
The House on Tradd Street (Tradd Street, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 29,514 ratings
22.
Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter (A Dixie Hemingway Mystery, #1)
Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter (A Dixie Hemingway Mystery, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,985 ratings
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Smoky Mountain Tracks (Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries, #1)
Smoky Mountain Tracks (Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
24.
Them Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney, #1)
Them Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 6,221 ratings
25.
An Apple for the Creature (Wheeler Large Print Book Series)
An Apple for the Creature (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) 3.87 avg rating — 8,024 ratings
25.
Shakespeare's Champion (A Lily Bard Mystery, #2)
Shakespeare's Champion (A Lily Bard Mystery, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 17,859 ratings
27.
Farm Fresh Murder (A Farmers' Market Mystery, #1)
Farm Fresh Murder (A Farmers' Market Mystery, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 2,377 ratings
28.
Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, #3)
Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 15,993 ratings
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Shakespeare's Counselor (Lily Bard, #5)
Shakespeare's Counselor (Lily Bard, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 14,234 ratings
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Death on Demand (Death on Demand, #1)
Death on Demand (Death on Demand, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 8,924 ratings
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The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree (The Darling Dahlias, #1)
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree (The Darling Dahlias, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
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Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)
Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 260,834 ratings
33.
Shakespeare's Trollop (Lily Bard, #4)
Shakespeare's Trollop (Lily Bard, #4) 3.89 avg rating — 15,556 ratings
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Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)
Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 265,556 ratings
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Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3)
Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 243,289 ratings
36.
Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse, #5)
Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 223,407 ratings
37.
All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7)
All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 206,533 ratings
38.
From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8)
From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8) 4.01 avg rating — 193,795 ratings
39.
Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) 4.02 avg rating — 193,810 ratings
40.
Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse, #11)
Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse, #11) 3.82 avg rating — 132,225 ratings
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Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, #12)
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, #12) 3.74 avg rating — 106,462 ratings
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Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13)
Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) 3.54 avg rating — 90,837 ratings
43.
Deadly Currents (An RM Outdoor Adventures Mystery, #1)
Deadly Currents (An RM Outdoor Adventures Mystery, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 540 ratings
44.
A Real Basket Case (Claire Hanover, Gift Basket Designer, #1)
A Real Basket Case (Claire Hanover, Gift Basket Designer, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 377 ratings
44.
How to Date Your Dragon (Mystic Bayou, #1)
How to Date Your Dragon (Mystic Bayou, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 12,953 ratings
46.
Lowcountry Boneyard (Liz Talbot Mystery, #3)
Lowcountry Boneyard (Liz Talbot Mystery, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 3,979 ratings
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Carbs & Cadavers (A Supper Club Mystery, #1)
Carbs & Cadavers (A Supper Club Mystery, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 2,965 ratings
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Privileged Information (Alan Gregory, #1)
Privileged Information (Alan Gregory, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 3,826 ratings
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Bubba and the 12 Deadly Days of Christmas (Bubba Snoddy, #2)
Bubba and the 12 Deadly Days of Christmas (Bubba Snoddy, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,637 ratings
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The Merlot Murders (Wine Country Mysteries, #1)
The Merlot Murders (Wine Country Mysteries, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 3,374 ratings
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Lowcountry Bombshell (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #2)
Lowcountry Bombshell (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 4,814 ratings
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Every Crooked Nanny (Callahan Garrity Mystery, #1)
Every Crooked Nanny (Callahan Garrity Mystery, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 11,380 ratings
53.
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (Miss Julia, #1)
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (Miss Julia, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 18,148 ratings
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Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)
Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 91,503 ratings
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Southern Fried (Southern Fried Mystery #1)
Southern Fried (Southern Fried Mystery #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,635 ratings
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Deadly Stakes (Ali Reynolds, #8)
Deadly Stakes (Ali Reynolds, #8) 4.01 avg rating — 5,449 ratings
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Defending Angels (Beaufort & Company, #1)
Defending Angels (Beaufort & Company, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,658 ratings
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Mama Does Time (A Mace Bauer Mystery, #1)
Mama Does Time (A Mace Bauer Mystery, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 2,450 ratings
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Wicked Weaves (A Renaissance Faire Mystery, #1)
Wicked Weaves (A Renaissance Faire Mystery, #1) 3.32 avg rating — 904 ratings
58.
Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, #1)
Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,824 ratings
61.
The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse (A Cats In Trouble Mystery, #1)
The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse (A Cats In Trouble Mystery, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 3,414 ratings
61.
Sew Deadly (A Southern Sewing Circle, #1)
Sew Deadly (A Southern Sewing Circle, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,943 ratings
61.
Forbidden Entry (Kendall O'Dell #5)
Forbidden Entry (Kendall O'Dell #5) 4.03 avg rating — 169 ratings
61.
Desert Noir (A Lena Jones Mystery #1)
Desert Noir (A Lena Jones Mystery #1) 3.84 avg rating — 876 ratings
65.
Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #1)
Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 11,403 ratings
66.
Tressed to Kill (Southern Beauty Shop, #1)
Tressed to Kill (Southern Beauty Shop, #1)
by: Lila Dare
3.84 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
67.
A Touch of Dead
A Touch of Dead 3.85 avg rating — 49,868 ratings
68.
Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales, #1)
Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 23,782 ratings
68.
Shop Till You Drop (Dead-End Job Mystery, #1)
Shop Till You Drop (Dead-End Job Mystery, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,963 ratings
68.
Winter of the Metal People
Winter of the Metal People 4.41 avg rating — 32 ratings
68.
Fit to be Dead (Aggie Mundeen Mystery, #1)
Fit to be Dead (Aggie Mundeen Mystery, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 371 ratings
68.
Bubba and the Dead Woman (Bubba Snoddy, #1)
Bubba and the Dead Woman (Bubba Snoddy, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 5,189 ratings
68.
These Boots Are Made for Butt-Kickin' (MisAdventures of Miss Lilly #2)
These Boots Are Made for Butt-Kickin' (MisAdventures of Miss Lilly #2) 4.08 avg rating — 172 ratings
68.
Mojado (Navajo Nation Mystery #4)
Mojado (Navajo Nation Mystery #4) 4.37 avg rating — 2,139 ratings
68.
Angels Sing to Rest
Angels Sing to Rest 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
68.
Reluctant Medium (Rachel Blackstone #1)
Reluctant Medium (Rachel Blackstone #1) 4.10 avg rating — 90 ratings
68.
Forever a Bridesmaid (Always a Bridesmaid #1)
Forever a Bridesmaid (Always a Bridesmaid #1) 3.95 avg rating — 182 ratings
68.
Holiday: Can we sync or will we sink?
Holiday: Can we sync or will we sink? 3.90 avg rating — 86 ratings
68.
Cashed Out (Bayou Thriller Series Book 2)
Cashed Out (Bayou Thriller Series Book 2) 3.85 avg rating — 62 ratings
68.
Book of the Anointed (Saga of the Sons, #1)
Book of the Anointed (Saga of the Sons, #1)
by: J. Moon
3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
68.
The Outsider (Roswell High, #1)
The Outsider (Roswell High, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 3,189 ratings
68.
Path of the Dead (Arthur Nakai Mysteries #1)
Path of the Dead (Arthur Nakai Mysteries #1) 3.96 avg rating — 340 ratings
68.
Until Proven Guilty (J.P. Beaumont, #1)
Until Proven Guilty (J.P. Beaumont, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,532 ratings
68.
Whispers in the Dark
Whispers in the Dark
by: Kris Bock
3.60 avg rating — 100 ratings
68.
Surrender the Wind (Surrender, #1)
Surrender the Wind (Surrender, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 253 ratings
68.
Light Changes Everything
Light Changes Everything 4.12 avg rating — 3,718 ratings
68.
Water Bearer (Southern Skies Collection Book 1)
Water Bearer (Southern Skies Collection Book 1) 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings
68.
Lowcountry Boondoggle (Liz Talbot Mystery #9)
Lowcountry Boondoggle (Liz Talbot Mystery #9) 4.41 avg rating — 1,968 ratings
68.
Summer Lake Heat (Edgewood Lake Romance, #1)
Summer Lake Heat (Edgewood Lake Romance, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 97 ratings
68.
Petrified: A Dark Urban Fantasy Adventure (The Keeper Chronicles Book 1)
Petrified: A Dark Urban Fantasy Adventure (The Keeper Chronicles Book 1)
by: Ben Meeks
4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings
68.
Sweet Tea and Sympathy (Southern Eclectic, #1)
Sweet Tea and Sympathy (Southern Eclectic, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 8,504 ratings
92.
A Killer Collection (Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries, #1)
A Killer Collection (Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,648 ratings
92.
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1)
A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
92.
Southern Heat (Brack Pelton #1)
Southern Heat (Brack Pelton #1) 3.85 avg rating — 114 ratings
92.
Home Is Where Your Boots Are (MisAdventures of Miss Lilly Serie #1)
Home Is Where Your Boots Are (MisAdventures of Miss Lilly Serie #1) 3.78 avg rating — 377 ratings
92.
Ancient Blood (Navajo Nation Mystery #3)
Ancient Blood (Navajo Nation Mystery #3) 4.29 avg rating — 2,637 ratings
92.
Darkness Knows Me (an Olivia Gates and Will Green crime series Book 1)
Darkness Knows Me (an Olivia Gates and Will Green crime series Book 1) 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings
92.
Fireflies in December (Calloway Summers #1)
Fireflies in December (Calloway Summers #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,689 ratings
92.
Santa Olivia (Santa Olivia, #1)
Santa Olivia (Santa Olivia, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 9,159 ratings
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Nail's Crossing (Bill Maytubby & Hannah Bond Mystery #1)
Nail's Crossing (Bill Maytubby & Hannah Bond Mystery #1) 3.62 avg rating — 755 ratings
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