A professional organizer turned amateur detective restores order to a tightknit and quirky community in this California-based, character-driven, cozy mystery series. Maggie McDonald’s skills are tested when murder rends the social fabric of her hometown. Calling on the resources of an engaging cast of friends, family, and local business owners, only Maggie can set things right and bring bad guys to heel. 

About Mary Feliz

Mary Feliz writes the Maggie McDonald Series of cozy mysteries featuring a professional organizer and her sidekick golden retriever in California's San Francisco Bay Area. 

Address to Die For, the first title in the six-book series, was named a Best Book of 2017 by Kirkus Reviews. Cliff Hanger, and Snowed Under, were named Best Books of 2019 and 2020 respectively by Suspense Magazine. All of her books have graced Amazon's best seller list. A resident of Northern California for decades, Mary now lives in the Pacific North West, enjoying the area's myriad natural treasures. 

When I’m not writing books…

I’m a certified California Naturalist.

Part of my job is to help people learn more about the beautiful, valuable, and diverse natural world of California: animals, plants, geology, and climate.

And to give back to the natural world that gives us all so much. You might find me peering at birds, admiring a sea otter, or stomping through mud to help create a safe habitat for endangered snowy plovers.

For my capstone project, I created a 36-page bird book highlighting the most interesting and most common of the avian visitors to Pajaro Dunes and the Watsonville Wetlands. My goal was to include key information but keep it simple and entertaining.