Carver sisters

The Carver sisters are three fictional sibling sleuths: Melanie (b. 1968), Jenna (b. 1971), and Brandi (b. 1976) in the mystery/crime novel series, Mystery Sisters.

They were born to police officer, James Carver and his hairdresser wife, Evelyn. In 1983, James Carver was gunned-down in the line of duty, leaving Evelyn widowed and his three daughters fatherless. Evelyn returned to her job as a hairdresser to keep a roof over her daughters' heads. Carver's brother, Vince moved close by to help his widowed sister-in-law with her three girls. Their father's death affected Melanie and Jenna, who were 14 and 13 at the time. When Melanie graduated from high school, she attended California University at Los Angeles as a pre-law and criminal justice major. Upon graduation, she attended Southern California University School of Law and Politics. Jenna attended the same college and majored in criminal justice like Melanie. But after she graduated, she joined the police force, much to her mother's dismay. Brandi, the youngest, and was six at the time of her father's death, pursued journalism and was a lover of mysteries. In high school, Brandi was a member of the drama department and a writer and reporter for the school newspaper. Upon graduating in 1994, she attended the same university as her older sisters. Brandi majored in journalism and joined its newspaper.

By 1998, Melanie had become an Deputy District Attorney, Jenna became a homicide detective, and Brandi landed a gig at the Grandsboro Gazette. The three sisters work together to solve crimes in their town.

Each sister went through love-life trouble: Melanie was married to Mitch Dobson in 1995, then divorced in 2000. The couple had a daughter, Molly. Melanie later married police lieutenant Kevin Barrett; Jenna is currently in a relationship with fellow cop Mike Peterson. They have two children; son, Mikey J. and daughter, J.C.; and Brandi had an on-again/off-again relationship with homicide detective Trevor Parker. The two had a son, Tyler.

Jenna wasn't the mother-figure to her boyfriend's daughter, Stacie.