Diane Kelly Reading Order

1 book (2013–2013)

10 books (2017–2025)

The Anthologies series is an ongoing collection of cozy mystery and romance anthologies edited by Diane Kelly, spanning nine volumes published between 2017 and 2025. Each book contains multiple stories from different authors in the cozy mystery and thriller genres. Readers should follow publication order to experience the series as intended, beginning with Cozy Case Files Volume 2.

Start with Cozy Case Files Volume 2, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

3 books (2019–2020)

Diane Kelly's Busted series comprises three complete mysteries blending romance and suspense, released between 2019 and 2020. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Busted, followed by Another Big Bust, and concluding with Busting Out.

Start with Busted and read in order.

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1	Busted 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Another Big Bust 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Busting Out 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

26 books (2017–2026)

The Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler is an ongoing anthology series featuring short stories and novellas from multiple mystery and romance authors. With 22 volumes published between 2017 and 2025, each installment brings together fresh cozy mystery tales from established and emerging writers in the genre. Readers should begin with Volume 1 and progress through the volumes in publication order to experience the full collection as intended.

Start with Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley), the first of 22 books in the Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler series.

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1	Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cozy Case Files Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cozy Case Files Volume 3(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Ellie Alexander,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	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) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	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) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cozy Case Files Volume 6(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Ellen Hart,Sheila Connolly,Mindy Quigley) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cozy Case Files Volume 7 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cozy Case Files Volume 10 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Cozy Case Files Volume 8 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	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) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cozy Case Files Volume 11 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	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) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cozy Case Files Volume 14 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cozy Case Files Volume 16 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Cozy Case Files Volume 17 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	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) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	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) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	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) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Cozy Case Files, Volume 24(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Elizabeth Penney,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Cozy Case Files, Volume 25(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Ellie Alexander,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Cozy Case Files, Volume 27(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Vivien Chien,Elizabeth Penney,Sandra Jackson-Opoku,Jo Nichols,Katie Holt) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2019–2026)

Diane Kelly's House-Flipper Mystery series combines mystery and romance across eight books published between 2019 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. The titles follow in publication order beginning with Dead as a Door Knocker, progressing through Dead in the Doorway, Murder With a View, Batten Down the Belfry, Primer and Punishment, Four-Alarm Homicide, Dead Post Society, and concluding with The Barn Identity. Read these books in the order they were published to experience the full development of the series.

Start with Dead as a Door Knocker, the first of 8 books in the House-Flipper Mystery series.

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1	Dead as a Door Knocker 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead in the Doorway 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder With a View 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Batten Down the Belfry 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Primer and Punishment 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Four-Alarm Homicide 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dead Post Society 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Barn Identity 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2021–2023)

The Mountain Lodge Mystery series by Diane Kelly comprises three books published between 2021 and 2023, blending mystery and romance elements. Follow the adventures in publication order, beginning with Getaway With Murder, followed by A Trip with Trouble, and concluding with Snow Place for Murder. The series appears to be complete, making it ideal for readers seeking a finished trilogy in the cozy mystery genre.

Start with Getaway With Murder and read in order.

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1	Getaway With Murder 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Trip with Trouble 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Snow Place for Murder 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (2014–2024)

The Paw Enforcement series consists of twelve mystery and romance novels by Diane Kelly, published between 2014 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Paw Enforcement and continuing through the most recent entry, Pawfully Wedded. The series blends suspenseful crime-solving with romantic elements across its growing collection of interconnected stories.

Start with Paw Enforcement, the first of 12 books in the Paw Enforcement series.

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1	Paw Enforcement 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Paw and Order 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Laying Down the Paw 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Upholding the Paw 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Above the Paw 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Against the Paw 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Enforcing the Paw 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Love Unleashed 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Long Paw of the Law 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Paw of the Jungle 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Bending the Paw 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Pawfully Wedded 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2016–2019)

Diane Kelly's two-book collection of mystery and romance short stories and novellas spans from 2016 to 2019. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Sappy Love Story, followed by Wrong Address, Right Guy.

Start with A Sappy Love Story and read in order.

3 books (2021–2023)

Diane Kelly's Southern Homebrew Mystery series consists of three books published between 2021 and 2023, blending mystery and romance elements. The trilogy appears to be complete and should be read in publication order: The Moonshine Shack Murder, The Proof Is in the Poison, and Fiddling with Fate.

Start with The Moonshine Shack Murder and read in order.

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1	The Moonshine Shack Murder 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Proof Is in the Poison 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fiddling with Fate 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2013–2024)

Diane Kelly has written two standalone romance mystery novels published between 2013 and 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Love, Luck, and Little Green Men followed by Don't Toy With Me. Each novel can be enjoyed independently while maintaining the author's signature blend of mystery, thriller, and romantic elements.

Start with Love, Luck, and Little Green Men and read in order.

15 books (2011–2017)

The Tara Holloway series comprises 15 mystery and romance novels published between 2011 and 2017, following an Internal Revenue Service criminal investigator as she pursues white-collar criminals while navigating romantic entanglements. Written by Diane Kelly, the series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure and concluding with Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding. Each book's title playfully references a fashion or food item alongside the series' recurring theme.

Start with Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, the first of 15 books in the Tara Holloway series.

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1	Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Death, Taxes, and Pecan Pie 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2022–2023)

The Trouble In Tumbleweed Mysteries is a five-book cozy mystery series published between 2022 and 2023, appearing to be complete. Written by multiple authors including Diane Kelly, Christie Craig, Melissa Bourbon, and Lawrence Kelter, the series should be read in publication order beginning with The Trouble with Digging Too Deep. These mysteries blend humor with romance elements set in the quirky town of Tumbleweed.

Start with The Trouble with Digging Too Deep, the first of 5 books in the Trouble In Tumbleweed Mysteries series.