Maddie Cochere: 16 books

Jo Ravens is thirty-two, divorced, and stuck in a rut. She wants a new career, and she wants to lose the sixty pounds she packed on after her divorce. Her knack for finding dead bodies points her in the right direction for a career change, while her sister’s exuberance for weight loss gimmicks enables...

Amateur private investigator, Jo Ravens, is the only common link in the murder of three people and the abduction of a cab driver. While police are busy building a case against her, Jo races to prove her innocence. Her sister, Pepper, and journalist friend, Jackie, are on hand to assist in catching the real killer. The antics of her ex-husband and eccentric Mama add to this humorous mystery.

Jo Ravens is busy trying to locate a stolen car, find a missing teen, and catch a philandering husband in the act. She already has more work than she can handle when she finds a murdered girl leaning against a dumpster. Has the girl really been strangled for stealing a cell phone? Jo also meets Susan...

Working in a weight-loss center by day and a racquetball club by night, Susan Hunter enjoys her life, the sport, and her friends. … But now she has life-changing decisions to make. Should she accept the new position with Slimmers Weight Loss? Should she give in and move the relationship with Mick...

Private investigator Jo Ravens and her sister Pepper are in a world of trouble when Jo is accused of attempted murder and Pepper is wanted for an actual murder. Now Pepper is on the run and holed up in a secret hideout while Jo looks to find the real killer.The turmoil in Jo’s life is intensified...

A pan of lasagna and an out-of-control, lottery-playing Mama turn the life of private investigator Jo Ravens upside down. By the end of the week, Jo is so unpleasant and cranky, she has alienated all of her friends and family. Things get worse when she finds her highest-paying client murdered, and...

Two weeks before Thanksgiving, a man hires the investigative firm of Two Sisters and a Journalist to protect him. Jo Wheeler accompanies him to the bank with disastrous results. Jo, Pepper, and Jackie must now scramble to find out who murdered their client before Sergeant Rorski sends the wrong man...

It’s Christmastime and there’s a treasure hunt underway in Buxley, Ohio.Private investigator Jo Ravens doesn’t have time for Christmas shopping, decorating, or putting up a tree. She’s busy running surveillance on a laundromat, and she’s keeping an eye on Buxley’s new mayor. He’s...

Susan is deliriously happy with her life with Mick, her friends, and her new position with Slimmers Weight Loss. The residents of Carbide City, however, are fearful when a serial rapist eludes police, and a burglar breaks into homes in the middle of the night while the occupants are sleeping. When...

Susan is in Las Vegas for ten days of work and play. Fun turns to terror when a magic act goes awry and she witnesses a murder. Susan knows who committed the crime, and unfortunately for her, the killer knows that she knows. Her actions in Sin City ultimately put not only her own life on the line...

Susan has written a children’s book. She has a romantic weekend planned with Mick in Niagara Falls and Toronto before her big meeting with the publisher. When Mick’s old college buddy invites them to come to his lodge for a visit, they decide to stay in Canada for the week. Darby, Nate, and Alex...

It’s two weeks before Christmas. Susan Hunter and her best friend, Darby, travel to Chicago to compete in a national cooking competition. They aren’t in Chicago an hour when they stumble upon a murder crime scene. The lead detective on the case is egged on by an eager insurance investigator, and...

Susan travels to Southeast Ohio to assist in the grand opening of a Slimmers Weight Loss center. There she meets Jo, Pepper, and Jackie - local sleuths from Two Sisters and a Journalist . When a murder is committed on Susan’s doorstep, Jo is the one to find the body. Susan can’t believe the trouble...

Jo and her family are in Hawaii for a dream vacation. Things deteriorate when a family friend dies and Jo later witnesses what appears to be a murder. She keeps the details of the crime to herself and doesn’t notify the police before leaving the islands. Realizing she could be subpoenaed...