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Dean James is a seventh-generation Mississippian long transplanted to Texas. A mystery fan since the age of ten, he wrote his first novel at the ripe old age of twelve. The only copy of The Mystery of the Willow Key vanished years ago, but since it was highly derivative of the Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden mystery series, that's probably a good thing.

Dean has published articles on topics in library science, the history of science/medicine, and mystery fiction. His first book, which he co-wrote with librarian Jean Swanson, was By a Woman's Hand (Berkley; 1994). Jean and Dean won an Agatha Award for Best Mystery Non-Fiction and were nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the Edgar for Best Critical-Biographical work for this popular reference book.
 


Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery
 
Series
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Simon Kirby-Jones Mystery
   1. Posted to Death (2002)
   2. Faked to Death (2003)
   3. Decorated to Death (2004)
   4. Baked to Death (2005)
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Anthologies edited
   Death Dines in (2004) (with Claudia Bishop)
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Dean James
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Suspense Magazine June 2013 (2013)
(Suspense Magazine)
edited by
John Raab
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Lone Star Noir (2010)
(Akashic Noir)
edited by
Bobby Byrd and Johnny Byrd
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A Kudzu Christmas (2005)
Twelve Mysterious Tales
edited by
Jim Gilbert and Gail Waller

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Award nominations
1999 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story (nominee) : The Village Vampire & the Oboe of Death
1998 Agatha Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Village Vampire and the Oboe of Death


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