Elaine L. Orr authors four mystery series, including the eleven-book Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, which is set at the Jersey shore. "Behind the Walls" was a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. First in her three-book River's Edge mystery series was "From Newsprint to Footprints," followed by "Demise of a Devious Neighbor." Iowa nice meets murder. The second River's Edge book was a Chanticleer finalist in 2017.

Small-town Illinois is the site for the Logland Series -- "Tip a Hat to Murder," "Final Cycle," and "Final Operation." This series features Police Chief Elizabeth Friedman -- a police procedural with a cozy feel. The Western Maryland mountains host the Family History Mystery Series. "Least Trodden Ground" came out in October 2020.