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ⓘ About Nic Roberts
Nic Roberts is a published British author. He is known for writing mystery and crime thriller stories featuring female detectives as well as amateur sleuths who are based out of the United Kingdom. Beaches and Bodies is the first book in the Westford Bay B&B Cozy Mystery series of novels by Nic Roberts. If you love a good mystery story that isn’t too intense, then this book could be perfect for you! Life is a beach, but things can change quickly when someone gets hurt. Main character Ally Wescott makes the decision to leave her life in London behind and run the bed and breakfast in another town that her grandfather had left to her in his will.
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Who is Nic Roberts?
Nic Roberts is a published British author. He is known for writing mystery and crime thriller stories featuring female detectives as well as amateur sleuths who are based out of the United Kingdom. Beaches and Bodies is the first book in the Westford Bay B&B Cozy Mystery series of novels by Nic Roberts.
Which Nic Roberts series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Westford Bay B&B series, the earliest of Nic Roberts's multi-book series: it opens with Bakeries and Bones (2017) and runs to 5 books across 2017–2020, ending with Country and Crime (2020). Nic Roberts's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Nic Roberts written?
Nic Roberts has 88 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the D.I. Olivia Austin series with 59 books.
In what order should Nic Roberts's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nic Roberts's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Westford Bay B&B (2017–2020, 5 books), D.I. Olivia Austin (2021–2026, 59 books) and DS Leah West (2022–2024, 20 books), plus 1 more.
How are Nic Roberts's books organised into series?
This guide splits Nic Roberts's 88 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: D.I. Olivia Austin (59 books, 2021–2026); DS Leah West (20 books, 2022–2024); Westford Bay B&B (5 books, 2017–2020); DS Maddy Frost (4 books, 2025–2026).