The Martha and Marya Mysteries

Cozy Christian Mysteries

by Emily Hanlon

Blending humor, heart, and moral tension, The Martha and Marya Mysteries by Emily Hanlon invite readers to the waterfront town of Pequot Bays, where two women—one impulsive, one pragmatic—confront the limits of faith and the depths of human deception.

In Who Am I to Judge?, an aging but determined sleuth, Marya Cook, sets out to prove that a priest’s confession of murder can’t possibly be true. Her unshakable faith—and her eye for the “little things”—draws the reluctant Martha Collins into an investigation that exposes greed, pride, and envy among the wealthy residents of their coastal parish. A Cloud of Witnesses follows the duo as they face a different kind of danger: a priest’s new order that demands blind obedience. When one of his followers dies under suspicious circumstances, Marya and Martha must separate zeal from evil to reveal the truth. In The Wagers of Sin, the stakes rise as a society wedding aboard a cruise ship ends in death, thrusting the pair into a world of inheritance battles, hidden resentments, and the quiet tragedy of love turned transactional. Hanlon’s intertwined tales offer not only clever whodunits but also reflections on morality, redemption, and the humor found in imperfection.

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Emily Hanlon writes from the rare vantage point of a lawyer, believer, and storyteller. For decades, she worked as a litigator and arbitrator, exploring the gray areas of truth through testimony and evidence. Those years sharpened her insight into motive, character, and conscience—the same elements that drive her fiction. A convert to Catholicism who serves as a eucharistic minister and member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Hanlon channels her faith into narratives that celebrate forgiveness, justice, and humanity’s search for grace. 100% of her profits are donated to charity. Visit her website or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.