Mahoney and Me Series by Mary Lee Tiernan

An author departs in her RV on a leisurely book signing tour. A stop for lunch at an isolated spot along the road changes her life when a robber pulls up behind her van and threatens her. A stray border collie intervenes and scares off the aggressor. Of course, she can’t leave the dog behind after he saved her, and the collie eagerly accepts her invitation to jump in the van. That chance encounter with the robber leads to his pursuit of her for reasons she doesn’t understand... moreAn author departs in her RV on a leisurely book signing tour. A stop for lunch at an isolated spot along the road changes her life when a robber pulls up behind her van and threatens her. A stray border collie intervenes and scares off the aggressor. Of course, she can’t leave the dog behind after he saved her, and the collie eagerly accepts her invitation to jump in the van. That chance encounter with the robber leads to his pursuit of her for reasons she doesn’t understand. When she meets Mahoney, the detective assigned to her case, sparks fly between them. less

Cedar Falls is turned upside down by a bank robbery, kidnapping, and shooting of a police officer. While Mahoney investigates those crimes, the narrator has to contend with a wicked love triangle involving Bethany, a woman so fixated on Mahoney that she believed they were a couple, and the boyfriend fixated on her who goes after Mahoney, hoping to get him out of Bethany’s life. Will the blatant second cop shooting outside the police station end their wedding plans?

Identity theft, impersonation, and murder lead Detective Mahoney and the narrator across the county to New York to find the connection between two ‘look-alikes.’ Are they responsible for killing Homer Hunter? Or will a crank call from a mentally disturbed youth led them to the murderer? Did he convert into action his belief that old people are useless and should die? Meanwhile, Mahoney’s former girlfriend shows up in town and wants to reunite with him.