Patricia La Barbera, MFA writes The Traveling Sleuth Mystery series which started in 2009 and takes place all over the world. It features travel writer and recently widowed, Larissa O'Connor who lives in Vermont (that is the state I'm categorizing this in), but the mysteries take place in village-type settings throughout the world. In the first book Larissa finds herself engulfed in a mystery in a dark mansion in Cushendall, Northern Ireland.
Patricia La Barbera, MFA, is also an editor, specializing in genre fiction and poetry. She's a member of Mensa and Mystery Writers of America. She writes the paranormal romance series, The Tala Chronicles.