Lynn Cahoon

Lynn Cahoon is the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Tourist Trap cozy mystery series. GUIDEBOOK TO MURDER, book 1 of the series won the Reader's Crown for Mystery Fiction. There are six Tourist Trap Holiday novella's available in digital and audio that are bundled into two print books. The most recent book in the series, VOWS OF MURDER released in early 2025.

In 2020, Lynn began writing a light paranormal witchcraft series set in fictional Magic Springs, Idaho. The first three mass market print releases, ONE POISON PIE,  TWO WICKED DESSERTS, THREE TAINTED TEAS, FOUR CHARMING SPELLS, FIVE FURRY FAMILIARS, and SIX STUNNING SIRENS are available now. SEVEN SECRET SPELLCASTERS will release in 2025. Four novellas are attached to the series, CHILI CAULDRON CURSE, MURDER 101,  HAVE A HOLLY, HAUNTED CHRISTMAS, and TWO CHRISTMAS MITTENS, the last one as part of a Christmas Mittens Murder.

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The Survivors' Book Club mystery series started in 2022 with the release of the first two books in the series - TUESDAY NIGHT SURVIVORS' CLUB,  SECRETS IN THE STACKS, DEATH IN THE ROMANCE AISLE, READING BETWEEN THE LIES, and DYING TO READ.

She's also the author of the Cat Latimer (Writers' Retreat Mysteries) series - Set in Colorado, and starting with A STORY TO KILL, the series has continued with  eight books available in print, digital and audio. A prequel novella (BODY IN THE BOOKDROP),starts the series. The most recent releases, MURDER ON A SNOWY EVENING and FORMAL FATALITY are available in print and digital. FORMAL FATALITY is now available in audio format.

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The Farm-to-Fork cozy culinary series, includes six full length books  - WHO STOLE MY GOAT CHEESE, KILLER GREEN TOMATOES, ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, DEAD,  DEEP FRIED REVENGE and KILLER COMFORT FOOD. The series also has three team building novellas (HAVE A DEADLY NEW YEAR, PENNED IN, and A PUMKPIN SPICE KILLING) These novellas have been bundled into A BASKETFUL OF MURDER.

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Lynn started her career writing sweet contemporary romances with heroes ranging from cowboys to warlocks. (You can find these books and more at www.lynncollinsauthor.com) A 17 year breast cancer survivor, she lives in a small town like the ones she loves to write about with her husband and two fur babies.