Jinx Schwartz

Jinx Schwartz is a successful American author, known for her cozy mystery, romantic suspense, and historical fiction novels. She is best known for her Hetta Coffey series and has achieved the status of a USA Today bestselling author. Schwartz was raised around the world as a ninth-generation Texan and has worked in the construction/engineering business, drawing upon her life experiences to create humor-filled stories. She presently spends her time between Arizona and Mexico.

Schwartz's writing is influenced by her rich life experiences, and she has written mystery adventure novels based on her own life. Her most famous works are the Hetta Coffey books, which follow the adventures of a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht. The series includes "Just Add Water," "Just Add Salt," "Just Add Trouble," "Just Deserts," "Just the Pits," "Just Needs Killin'," "Just Different Devils," "Just Pardon My French," "Just Follow the Money," "Just For the Birds," "Just One of Those Things," "Just So Wrong," and "Just Like That."

Apart from the Hetta Coffey series, Schwartz has also written "The Texicans," a Texas 1806-1836 historical western, "Land of Mountains," a YA/TWEEN set in Haiti in the 1950s, "Troubled Sea," a thriller in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, and "BAJA GET AWAY," a suspenseful romance in Mexico. Her writing style is engaging, humorous, and adventurous, making her a favorite among readers of mystery and suspense novels. Schwartz's books are widely read and enjoyed, and she has a loyal fan base that eagerly awaits her new releases.
Hetta Coffey Mystery Books
# Title Year
1 Just Add Water 2004
2 Just Add Salt 2006
3 Just Add Trouble 2007
4 Just Deserts 2011
5 Just The Pits 2013
6 Just Needs Killin 2014
7 Just Different Devils 2015
8 Just Pardon My French 2016
9 Just Follow The Money 2017
10 Just For the Birds 2018
11 Just A Happy Camper 2019
12 Just on Porpoise 2020
13 Just So Wrong 2021
14 Just Cause 2022
15 Just Like That 2023
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Troubled Sea 2004
2 The Texicans 2005
3 Land of Mountains 2010
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Baja Get Away 2019
Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles Books
# Title Year
1 Death Wears a Crimson Hat 2022
2 Eulogy in Black and White 2022
3 The Great Peanut Butter Conspiracy 2022
4 You Won't Know How ... Or When 2022
5 The Flower Enigma 2022
6 The Shine from a Girl in the Lake 2022
7 The Dewey Decimal Dilemma 2022
8 JUSTICE 2022
9 Born and Bred Texan 2022
10 The Dog Gone Diamond Dilemma 2023
11 When Bad Things Happen to Good Mice 2023
12 Only the Good Die Young 2023
13 Who Killed Lilly Paine 2023
14 Men Lying Dead in a Field 2023
15 Ten Million Ways to Die: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Book 18 2023
16 Death in the Absence of Rain 2023
17 The Killer Enigma 2023
18 Bye Baby Bye 2023
19 Texas Summers Are Murder 2023