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Diane Vallere

After two decades working for a top luxury retailer, Diane Vallere traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. Dressed to Confess, #3 in her nationally bestselling Costume Shop Mystery Series, came out August 2017. Diane also writes the Madison Night, Samantha Kidd, and Lefty Award-nominated Material Witness mystery series and is soon to tackle outer space with the Sylvia Stryker series. She started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.

Genres: Cozy Mystery

New and upcoming books

September 2024

The Glass Bottom Hoax
(Madison Night Mystery, book 12)

November 2024

Sheer Window
(Material Witness Mystery, book 5)

Series

Samantha Kidd Style & Error Mystery
   1. Designer Dirty Laundry (2012)
   2. Buyer, Beware (2013)
   3. The Brim Reaper (2013)
   4. Some Like It Haute (2015)
   5. Grand Theft Retro (2016)
   6. Pearls Gone Wild (2016)
   7. Cement Stilettos (2017)
   8. Panty Raid (2018)
   9. Union Jacked (2019)
   10. Slay Ride (2019)
   11. Tough Luxe (2021)
   12. Fahrenheit 501 (2021)
   13. Stark Raving Mod (2022)
   14. Gilt Trip (2023)
   15. Ranch Dressing (2024)

Madison Night Mystery
   0.5. Midnight Ice (2018)
   1. Pillow Stalk (2012)
   2. That Touch of Ink (2013)
   3. With Vics You Get Eggroll (2014)
   4. The Decorator Who Knew Too Much (2017)
   5. The Pajama Frame (2018)
   6. Lover Come Hack (2018)
   7. Apprehend Me No Flowers (2020)
   8. Teacher's Threat (2021)
   9. The Kill of it All (2022)
   10. Love Me or Grieve Me (2022)
   11. Please Don't Push Up the Daisies (2023)
   12. The Glass Bottom Hoax (2024)

Material Witness Mystery
   1. Suede to Rest (2014)
   2. Crushed Velvet (2015)
   3. Silk Stalkings (2016)
   4. Tulle Death Do Us Part (2023)
   5. Sheer Window (2024)

Costume Shop Mystery
   1. A Disguise to Die For (2016)
   2. Masking for Trouble (2016)
   3. Dressed to Confess (2017)

Sylvia Stryker
   1. Murder on Moon Trek (2017)
     aka Fly Me To The Moon
   2. Scandal on a Moon Trek (2018)
     aka I'm Your Venus
   3. Hijacked on a Moon Trek (2018)
     aka Saturn Night Fever
   4. Framed on a Moon Trek (2020)
     aka Spiders From Mars
   5. Warped on a Moon Trek (2024)

Novels

Dead in the Water (2023)

Collections

   Other People's Baggage (2012) (with Kendel Lynn and Gigi Pandian)
   Murder-a-Go-Go's (2019) (with others)
   Mermaid Mysteries (2019)

Anthologies edited

Promophobia (2022)

Series contributed to

Destination Murders
Murder in the Air (2024) (with others)

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Diane Vallere

Fish Nets (2013)
(Guppy Anthologies, book 2)
edited by
Ramona DeFelice Long

Fish Tales (2011)
The Guppy Anthology
(Guppy Anthologies, book 1)
edited by
Ramona DeFelice Long

Award nominations

	2017 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : A Disguise to Die For
	2016 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Crushed Velvet
	2015 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Suede to Rest

Diane Vallere recommends

The Jig Is Up (2024)
(Irish Bed & Breakfast Mysteries, book 1)
Lisa Q Mathews
"With a town worthy of a summer getaway and a mystery that keeps you on your toes, The Jig Is Up belongs in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow."

Dead Men Don't Decorate (2022)
(Old Town Antique, book 1)
Cordy Abbott
"Combining new clues and historical keepsakes, Cordy Abbot crafts a charming debut cozy. The antique shop premise promises new mysteries around every corner, and the characters feel like old friends. Don't let the dust settle on your empty bookshelves--decorate with this series starter today!"

Bayou Book Thief (2022)
(Vintage Cookbook Mystery, book 1)
Ellen Byron
"Ellen Byron's latest debut cozy is as delightful as the vintage cookbooks she features. Whet your appetite for murder with Bayou Book Thief!"

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