Author: Ellen Riggs

Ellen Riggs writes lighthearted cozy mysteries built around close communities, rescue animals, and amateur investigators. Her Bought-the-Farm series follows Ivy Galloway after she exchanges urban life for a country property, gradually forming friendships while learning the practical demands of farm ownership. Swan with the Wind is the fifth book in that sequence. Ivy’s grandmother arrives with a troubled friend, Jilly Blackwood, whose retirement community has been unsettled by a suspicious loss and a series of questions. Ivy, her sheepdog Keats, and the people around the farm become involved as family concern develops into an inquiry. Riggs uses the rural setting for humour and companionship as well as clues, allowing animals and neighbours to remain active parts of the plot. The 2021 book continues a series that includes A Fatal Overture and A Streak of Bad Cluck. Swan with the Wind reflects Riggs’s recurring interest in capable women creating new lives while solving puzzles within an affectionate ensemble.