Joann Keder writes the Piney Falls Mystery Series which is set in Oregon and started in 2020. Lanie Anders has the perfectly-ordered life. From her half-foam latte to her marketing executive job to the creative writing course she takes for fun - she controls every outcome. The night her house burns to the ground, she's forced to re-evalute her life.
Despite her crumbling world, Lanie is determined to finish her final creative writing assignment: write a fictional story about the history of Piney Falls, Oregon. Finding nothing online, she decides to visit the oceanside hamlet herself.
The first book in this series, Welcome to Piney Falls, was the WINNER, LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD.