About
Diane Kelly
Diane Kelly, born in 1954, is an award-winning American novelist and journalist. She graduated from the University of Colorado and worked as a reporter before turning to fiction. Kelly's debut novel, "The Blue Room," won the 1999 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and was critically acclaimed for its psychological depth and atmospheric writing. She has since published several more novels, including "The Hummingbird House," "Summerlong," and "Beautiful and Unknown." Her work has been translated into multiple languages and adapted into film. Kelly's writing is known for its evocative language, emotional intensity, and exploration of complex human relationships. She has received numerous awards and accolades for her literary contributions, solidifying her reputation as a notable figure in contemporary American fiction.
Book Series by Diane Kelly
Tara Holloway Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death, Taxes, and Pecan Pie (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
12 Days Of Christmas Short Stories
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Five Gold Smuggling Rings (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
Paw Enforcement Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Paw Enforcement | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paw and Order | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Laying Down the Paw | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Upholding the Paw (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Against the Paw | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Above the Paw | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Enforcing the Paw | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Love Unleashed (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Paw of the Law | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paw of the Jungle | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bending the Paw | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
House-Flipper Mystery Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dead as a Door Knocker | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead in the Doorway | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder With a View | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Batten Down the Belfry | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Primer and Punishment | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Four-Alarm Homicide | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Busted Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Busted | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Another Big Bust | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Busting Out | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Mountain Lodge Mystery Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Getaway With Murder | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Trip with Trouble | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Snow Place for Murder | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Southern Homebrew Mystery Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Moonshine Shack Murder | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Proof Is in the Poison | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fiddling with Fate | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Diane Kelly Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Love, Luck, and Little Green Men | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Don't Toy With Me (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Diane Kelly Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| A Sappy Love Story (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wrong Address, Right Guy (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series
Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley)
2017
Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley)
2017
Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( By: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Paige Shelton, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley)
2018
Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Carola Dunn, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace)
2018
Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Sheila Connolly, Mindy Quigley)
2019
Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( With: Donna Andrews, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley)
2019
Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( With: M.C. Beaton, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( With: Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2021
Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen)
2021
Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( With: Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss)
2022
Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton)
2022
Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( With: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( With: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings)
2024
Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally)
2024
Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 ( With: Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Jennifer J. Chow)
2025
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Cozy Case Files Volume 1 ( By: Cynthia Riggs, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( By: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Paige Shelton, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Carola Dunn, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Sheila Connolly, Mindy Quigley) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( With: Donna Andrews, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( With: M.C. Beaton, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( With: Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 13 ( By: Mindy Quigley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( With: Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 15 ( By: Mindy Quigley) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( With: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( With: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 ( With: Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Jennifer J. Chow) | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Trouble In Tumbleweed Mysteries
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Trouble with Digging Too Deep (Short Story) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Trouble with Hope and Glory ( By: Melissa Bourbon) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Trouble with Exes ( By: Christie Craig) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trouble with the Tumbleweed Twister ( By: Lawrence Kelter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Trouble with Pushing Up Daisies (Short Story) ( By: Melissa Bourbon) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Diane Kelly Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Cozy Case Files Volume 2 | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 7 | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 8 | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Writers Crushing COVID-19 | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 10 | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 11 | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 14 | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 16 | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 17 | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
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