Books by Jill Brown
The Ellen Douglas Mystery Series
Small-town Indiana. A quiet retiree with a federal investigator’s instincts. Secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Book One · Available June 12, 2026
Murder in Cascade
An Ellen Douglas Mystery
All Ellen Douglas wanted was a quiet autumn walk through Cascade Park with her dog Louisa. What she found there is something she never wanted to see.
Recently retired from a long career as a federal investigator, Ellen thought small-town Indiana would be the gentle next chapter she’d been hoping for. Long mornings on the trail. Coffee at the corner diner. Quiet afternoons in the home she shares with the memory of her late husband.
But beneath the rust-colored leaves and the friendly waves of Cascade’s tight-knit residents, something is hidden. Something that someone, somewhere, would rather stay buried.
Ellen has spent her whole career listening to her instincts, and her instincts are humming. The closer she looks, the more questions she finds. A name that doesn’t quite fit. A story that doesn’t quite hold. And the quiet certainty that someone in Cascade is hiding something.
Some secrets won’t stay buried. And some retirees aren’t quite ready to retire.
Welcome to Cascade. The first Ellen Douglas Mystery is just beginning.
Where to read
- Pre-order on Amazon· June 12, 2026
- Add to Goodreads
- Audiobook coming
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Book Two · Coming Fall 2026
An Accidental Murder
An Ellen Douglas Mystery
Cascade settles back into its rhythm. The trail is empty in the mornings. The diner serves the breakfast crowd by name. Then a death that everyone agrees was a tragic accident lands on Ellen’s doorstep, and something about it refuses to settle.
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A promise
More mysteries on the way.
The Ellen Douglas series is just getting started. Cascade keeps a lot of secrets.