Praise for the Detective Callie Forde Mysteries

“Five perfect couples. A perfect weekend getaway. A perfect winter storm. A perfectly horrible murder. In The Perfect Girls, K. L. Murphy delivers another stellar installment in the Callie Forde Mysteries series.”

—Michael Rigg, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity nominated author

“Callie Forde is an excellent protagonist—complex, compelling, and compassionate.”

—John DeDakis, award-winning author

“Last Girl Missing has everything readers want from a good thriller—a perplexing mystery, a ticking clock, plenty of secrets, and characters who pop off the page. You won’t be able to put it down.”

—LynDee Walker, Amazon Charts bestselling author

About

K.L. Murphy is the award-nominated author of The Great Forgotten (January 2026) which Library Journal calls a “[A] moving narrative…” She is also the author of Her Sister’s Death, a 2023 Silver Falchion Finalist for Best Mystery and the January 2023 Once Upon a Book Club Pick. Of Her Sister’s Death, Publishers Weekly said, “Murphy keeps the tension high…” and “…readers will eagerly turn the pages.”

In addition, K.L. is the author of the Detective Callie Forde Mysteries which includes The Perfect Girls (September 2026), The Murderer’s Girl (August 2025), and Last Girl Missing, as well as the Detective Cancini Mysteries. Her short stories are featured in several anthologies including Crime in the Old Dominion which she co-edited.

Latest Historical

The Great Forgotten

Inspired by a true event. The Great Forgotten is the gripping tale of five men whose lives were intertwined that fateful day and the ripple effect on the woman who knew them all.

For readers who enjoy The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis, The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer, and All the Broken Places by John Boyne.

Praise for K.L.’s other books

“Murphy keeps the tension high…Readers will eagerly turn the pages.”

—Publishers Weekly

(on Her Sister’s Death)

“This is why the word page-turner was created. You’ll get nothing done until you’ve reached the end of this excellent book.”

—USA Today bestselling author Lisa Regan

(on Her Sister’s Death)

“Callie Forde is an excellent protagonist—complex, compelling, and compassionate.”

—John DeDakis

(on Callie Forde mysteries)