Terry Odell

A dog finding a bone is no big deal—until it turns out to be human.Mapleton Police Chief Gordon Hepler and the mayor can’t agree about what being a cop means. To Gordon, it’s keeping his citizens safe. To the mayor, it’s generating revenue by issuing...

Someone is playing a game with Mapleton’s Chief of Police … and it’s deadly.For Mapleton Police Chief Gordon Hepler, life has become predictably boring—despite being a newlywed. Being a husband is great. Dealing with nothing but parking violations,...

A Mapleton Mystery/Pine Hills police crossover, a blend of cozy mystery and police procedural from Award Winning Author Terry Odell.Are Gordon’s Days in Mapleton Numbered?All Mapleton Police Chief Gordon Hepler wants is to enjoy a rare quiet moment...

When life seems too good to be true—watch out.Mapleton Police Chief Gordon Hepler thinks his troubles with the small-town politics are behind him. The town council has even awarded him a reserved parking place. But an early-morning summons from the...

Solv­ing a crime is like piec­ing together a puz­zle. But what hap­pens if the pieces don’t fit?When Police Chief Gordon Hepler’s doctor orders him to cut down on the stress in his life or risk losing his vision, Gordon books a winter retreat at a...

Nothing Ever Happens In Mapleton … Until It DoesA small town police procedural-cozy mystery blend. In the eleventh offering in Terry Odell’s Mapleton Mystery series, Deadly Relations brings back familiar faces and introduces new ones. (Not to mention...

Mapleton, Colorado’s police chief, Gordon Hepler, would rather be on the streets than behind a desk, but he promised his late mentor he’d accept the position. And to Gordon, a promise is a promise, even if the person you made it to isn’t around...

Being robbed at gunpoint wasn’t part of Sarah Tucker’s business plan. Neither was falling in love with the detective who arrived to solve the case.All Sarah wants is success for her gift boutique, the one she and her husband created. Now, she’s living...

Returning from a stint as part of a task force on violent crime, Randy Detweiler is eager to reunite with Sarah Tucker in Pine Hills, but she’s having second thoughts about their relationship. Can she deal with a cop who gets called away at a moment’s...

She trusts everyone. He trusts no one.In her job as a Sheriff’s Department Dispatcher, Cecily Cooper sees plenty of people who could use a second chance. She’s created a program to give the less advantaged a fresh start, and thinks her brother’s...

When there's trouble, he has your back.For Tim Halloran, Army Ranger turned cowboy, a simple life on a cattle ranch with no strings is his idea of perfection. Maybe he’ll have a ranch of his own someday. Meanwhile, ranching lets him forget his...

He needs a cook, she needs a place to hide…Derek Cooper has left the violent life of an Army Ranger and a covert ops agent for Blackthorne, Inc. in favor of the more peaceful life of a cowboy, running the family cattle ranch in the Colorado mountains....

Changing Your Life Won’t Make Things EasierBook 4 in Terry Odell’s Colorado-based Triple-D Ranch Romantic Suspense series catches up with the cowboys. There’s more to ranch life than minding the cattle.Cowhand Frank Wembly loves his work on the...

The trouble with running away is that you take yourself with you.After police officer Colleen McDonald is injured in a case gone south and her partner dies, she leaves her job and friends in small town Oregon for a fresh start as a civilian in...

Can a dead body in a chocolate shop revive a battle-fatigued cop? Or will it take the owner of the shop to save him?Homicide detective Scott Whelan lived for the job–until the day he was caught in the middle of a robbery gone bad. Although some call...

Three Mapleton Mystery Novellas, a blend of police procedurals and cozy mysteries.Deadly PlacesLife is a balancing act. When you’re a cop, the choices can be deadly.Ed Solomon, long-time police officer in the small town of Mapleton, Colorado, has been...

Running for the wrong reason can still get you killed.Kelli Carpenter has changed her name, her appearance — her life — to avoid being connected to a crime she committed in self defense years ago. But just when she thinks she has nothing to fear,...