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Abby Collette is an American USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of cozy mystery novels.

She also writes more mysteries under the pen name Abby L. Vandiver.

Abby is best known for writing the Ice Cream Parlor Mysteries, which revolves around the life of a millennial MBA-grad granddaughter running a family-owned ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and the Books & Biscuits Mysteries, which is about fraternal twins who reconnect and start a bookstore and soul food café.

Passionate about writing for as long as she can recall, her journey towards being a published author began the moment she combined her gift for telling stories with her love for writing.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Abby still has no idea why she hasn't moved to a much warmer place.

She is a member of Crime Writers of Color, and Sisters in Crime, National, Regional and Guppies Chapters.

More about Abby Collette

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery

United States

Pseudonym: Also known as Abby L. Vandiver

Website: http://www.abbycollette.com/

Books & Biscuits Mystery

  1. Body and Soul Food (2021)
  2. Soul of a Killer (2022)

Ice Cream Parlor Mystery

  1. A Deadly Inside Scoop (2020)
  2. A Game of Cones (2021)
  3. A Killer Sundae (2022)

Detailed book overview

Books & Biscuits Mystery

Body and Soul Food

When Koby Hill and Keaton Rutledge were orphaned at age two, they were separated, but their unbreakable connection lingered. Years later, they reunite and decide to make up for lost time and capitalize on their shared interests by opening up a well-stocked bookstore and cozy soul-food café in the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Timber Lake. But this new chapter of their lives could end on a cliffhanger after Koby's foster brother is found murdered.

The murder, which occurred in public between light-rail stops, seems impossible for the police to solve. But as Keaton and Koby know, two heads are always better than one, especially when it comes to mysteries. With just a week to go before the grand opening of their new café, the twins will use their revitalized connection with each other to make sure this is the killer's final page.

Author: Abby Collette
First Release: 2021
Ebook: B08YWW1DCH
Publisher: Berkley
Soul of a Killer

Keaton and Koby are fraternal twins who were separated as children, but now they’ve found each other and opened Books & Biscuits in the pleasant Pacific Northwest town of Timber Lake. Business is booming, but even so, trouble always seems to find them.

Mama Zola, Koby’s devoted foster mom, has taken up residence in Timber Lake. She and Pete, one of the bookstore’s quirky employees, bring a peach cobbler over to her church’s potluck, and then someone who sampled the cobbler is found dead. Mama Zola and Pete find themselves suspects in the murder, but luckily Koby and Keaton are ready to sling out a side of justice.

Author: Abby Collette
First Release: 2022
Ebook: B09PQ719WN
Publisher: Berkley

Ice Cream Parlor Mystery

A Deadly Inside Scoop

Recent MBA grad Bronwyn Crewse has just taken over her family's ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and she's going back to basics. Win is renovating Crewse Creamery to restore its former glory, and filling the menu with delicious, homemade ice cream flavors—many from her grandmother’s original recipes. But unexpected construction delays mean she misses the summer season, and the shop has a literal cold opening: the day she opens her doors an early first snow descends on the village and keeps the customers away.

To make matters worse, that evening, Win finds a body in the snow, and it turns out the dead man was a grifter with an old feud with the Crewse family. Soon, Win’s father is implicated in his death. It's not easy to juggle a new-to-her business while solving a crime, but Win is determined to do it. With the help of her quirky best friends and her tight-knit family, she'll catch the ice cold killer before she has a meltdown...

Author: Abby Collette
First Release: 2020
ISBN: 978-0593099667
Publisher: Berkley
A Game of Cones

Bronwyn Crewse is delighted that Crewse Creamery, the ice cream shop her family has owned for decades, is restored to its former glory and serving sweet frozen treats to happy customers in the picturesque small town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. But when a big city developer comes to town intent on building a mall, a killer with a frozen heart takes him out. 

After literally stumbling across the body, one of Win’s closest friends becomes the prime suspect, and to make things worse, Win’s aunt has come to town with the intention of taking command of Crewse Creamery. Even though Win has a rocky road ahead to help her friend and keep her ice cream shop, it'll take more than a sprinkle of murder to stop her from solving the crime and saving the day.

Author: Abby Collette
First Release: 2021
ISBN: 978-0593099681
Publisher: Berkley
A Killer Sundae

Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is gorgeous in the fall, and Bronwyn Crewse, owner of Crewse Creamery, knows just how to welcome the new season. At the annual Harvest Time Festival, residents will get a chance to enjoy hot-air balloons and hayrides, crown a new Harvest Time Festival Queen, and eat delicious frozen treats sold at Win’s freshly purchased ice cream truck. But she gets into a sprinkle of trouble when a festivalgoer is poisoned and Win is implicated.

Although the victim was a former Harvest Time Festival Queen, her once-sunny disposition had dimmed into bitterness, leaving no shortage of suspects at the festival. To clear her name before the chill of winter sets in, Win will have to investigate and hope that her detective skills won’t “dessert” her.

Author: Abby Collette
First Release: 2022
ISBN: 978-0593099704
Publisher: Berkley