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Diane Kelly (novelist)

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Diane Kelly is an American author of humorous, romantic mystery novels. Kelly was a former tax advisor and assistant state attorney general.[1] In addition, she is a graduate of a Mansfield, Texas[2] Citizens Police Academy.[1]

Her Tara Holloway series are humorous mysteries about an Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent.[3] The first book in the series, Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, won a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award.[4]

Books

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Tara Holloway series

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  1. Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, 2011
  2. Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte, 2012, which won a Reviewers Choice award.[2]
  3. Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray, 2012
  4. Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria, 2013
  5. Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers, 2013
  6. Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream, 2013
  7. Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs, 2014
  8. Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses, 2015
  9. Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli, 2015
  10. Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter, 2016
  11. Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries, 2017
  12. Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding, 2017

Tara Holloway e-novellas

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  • Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch, 2012
  • Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem, 2013
  • Death, Taxes, and Pecan Pie, 2017

Paw Enforcement

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  1. Paw Enforcement, 2014
  2. Paw and Order, 2014
  3. Laying Down the Paw, 2015
  4. Against the Paw, 2016
  5. Above the Paw, 2016
  6. Enforcing the Paw, 2017
  7. The Long Paw of the Law, 2018
  8. Paw of the Jungle, 2019
  9. Bending the Paw, 2020

Paw Enforcement e-novellas

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  • Upholding the Paw, 2015
  • Love Unleashed, 2017

House-Flipper Mysteries

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  1. Dead as a Door Knocker, 2019
  2. Dead in the Doorway, 2020
  3. Murder with a View, 2021
  4. Batten Down the Belfry, 2022
  5. Primer and Punishment, 2023

The Mountain Lodge Mysteries

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  1. Getaway With Murder, 2021
  2. A Trip With Trouble, 2022
  3. Snow Place for Murder, 2023

Southern Homebrew Mysteries

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  1. The Moonshine Shack Murder, 2021
  2. The Proof Is in the Poison, 2022
  3. Fiddling With Fate, 2023

Other works

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  • Love, Luck, and Little Green Men, self-published, 2013
  • "Five Gold Smuggling Rings", Amazon StoryFront, 2013

References

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  1. ^ a b "Signed Copies: Diane Kelly". Flyleaf Books. February 28, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Diane Kelly". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte, RT Book Reviews, March 2012.
  4. ^ RWA: Golden Hearts and Ritas Archived September 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Barbara Vey, Publishers Weekly Beyond Her Book Blog, July 19, 2009.