Diane Vallere

• Jun-2026
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• Oct-2025
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It's curtains for somebody at the reading of the will...Poly Monroe never expected to inherit anything from Reginald Villamere, the recently deceased millionaire who preserved San Ladron's historic movie theater. As the owner of the town's fabric sho...

• Jun-2025
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Cozy with a chance of meatballs...When style expert Samantha Kidd plans a holiday in Italy, she expects scenic piazzas, endless pasta, and maybe a little romance-not a murder mystery older than her passport. Samantha's idyllic vacation comes to a scr...

• Nov-2024
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In this Thanksgiving twist on Rear Window, a seemingly ordinary holiday gathering takes a dark turn when a squabble across the street turns into something deadly...When a freak accident sidelines klutzy fabric store owner Polyester Monroe, she's dest...

• Oct-2024
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Cruising Caprice!​Madison Night has a reputation for excellence in mid-century modern decorating, but when a covert opportunity to expose a crime ring on a cruise ship comes her way, she goes undercover. The job will test her acting skills as ...

• Jul-2024
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TIME OUT FOR MURDER! For fans of The 7� Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle meets light sci-fi. Sylvia Stryker is the Moon Unit Corporation's employee of the month. Impressive, since her side gig solving intergalactic mysteries takes up most of her...

• Apr-2024
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• Feb-2024
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"[A] solid cozy...Vallere approaches the material -- and Samantha's narration -- with a light touch...when the solution comes, it's clever and satisfying. Readers in the mood for a low-stakes whodunit will be charmed." - Publishers WeeklyGet ready fo...

• Oct-2023
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"Polyester Monroe is a sassy protagonist who will win your hearts with her seamless style and breezy wit." -Daryl Wood Gerber, Agatha Award-winning author Polyester Monroe, quirky amateur sleuth and proud owner of Material Girl, the most colorfu...

• May-2023
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Dive into a world of enchantment, danger, and the unexpected as you embark on extraordinary underwater adventures in DEAD IN THE WATER. Meet Zoe, Kyra, and Ava, three spirited mermaid sisters who call the vibrant underwater city of Sirenia their home...

• Mar-2023
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All that glitters isn't gold in Samantha Kidd's fourteenth mystery...When Samantha Kidd's jewel of a husband, shoe designer Nick Taylor, is named a finalist for Designer of the Year at an industry function, Samantha sponsors a banquet table and ...

• Mar-2023
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A family introduction turns fatal when Madison Night finds a body in full bloom.She killed him, she killed him not...When interior decorator Madison Night finally meets the family of her boyfriend, police captain Tex Allen, it's under strained circum...

• Oct-2022
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Madison Night reads her own obituary -- and uncovers a murder that was never laid to rest.Reports of Madison Night's death have been greatly exaggerated.When a junior copy editor at the local newspaper mistakenly uses interior decorator Madison Night...

• Jun-2022
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Samantha Kidd has gotten the swing of sleuthing, but she's an absolute beginner when it comes to being a spy...When Samantha Kidd places the winning bid on a mystery trunk from the estate of a sixties pop star, she's over the moon -- until she o...

• Feb-2022
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When Madison Night steps into the spotlight, a killer uses it to strike.Madison Night's star is on the rise. Thanks to a series of TV spots promoting the grand reopening of her interior decorating business, she's suddenly busier -- and more visible -...

• Nov-2021
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When Samantha Kidd is invited to fill a spot in a secret society, she jumps at the chance. The group's mission is to preserve famous fashion patterns through memorization and pass them down to future generations, but Samantha's dreams of Chanel jacke...

• Jun-2021
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"An extremely unique mystery series with an intelligent heroine whose appeal will never go out of style." -- Kings River Life MagazineInterior decorator Madison Night has learned the hard way that creativity doesn't always impress the people holding ...

• Mar-2021
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She wanted to visit a friend. The "friend" wants to get out of jail. Can Samantha find new evidence to clear a convicted killer? Fashionista Samantha Kidd's new role as style columnist for the local paper encourages her to attend events and disc...

• Oct-2020
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Two abandoned bodies. A divided community. And a case no one wants to touch.After a lawsuit puts interior decorator Madison Night's business on indefinite hold, she's desperate for a distraction. A simple walk in the park with police captain Tex Alle...

• May-2020
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• May-2020
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Cozy space mysteries with a dash of adventure All space sleuth Sylvia Stryker ever wanted was gainful employment in the space travel sector, but job security is the least of her concerns now that mentor-and-maybe-more, Neptune, is serving time for a ...

• May-2020
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Boldly go where no cozy has gone before...Uniform Lieutenant Sylvia Stryker is about to depart on her fourth Moon Trek, this time while mentor-and-more, Neptune, serves time in a Federation Council prison for a crime he didn't commit. But when a spac...

• Dec-2019
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Bah, Hashtag!When fashion insider Samantha Kidd lands a temporary assignment as a social media influencer two weeks before Christmas, she dives into the world of lifestyle goals. The job provides props to encourage drool-worthy posts, but when a coll...

• Sep-2019
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A deep dive into danger . . . Ava was born to lead. The oldest of the three royal daughters Sirenia, she's been by Mother's side from the moment she first learned to swim. Her inevitable legacy notwithstanding, she is resentful of the adventures her ...

• Jun-2019
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MURKY WATERSBad boys can catch you, hook, line, and sinker . . . Kyra had always been the baby. Third mermaid daughter of three, she had been overprotected since birth. More interested in boys and makeup than adventures like sister Zoe or inheriting ...

• May-2019
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Three sisters vying for attention. One matriarch to keep them in line. A world of adventure filled with nefarious characters, hidden secrets, mysterious activities, and sunken treasure. Sunken treasure? Yes, sunken treasure. Because this is the ocean...

• Apr-2019
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Can Samantha keep calm and carry on? Samantha Kidd is gobsmacked by the wins in her life. Steady job: check. Great guy: check. Inner peace: closer than she's been in a while. But when the British invasion arrives in the form of new business owners, h...

• Oct-2018
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It's a retro reboot!   After a falling out with a friend flips interior decorator Madison Night's world inside out, she's determined to revamp her life. Jane Strong, fellow mid-century modern enthusiast, encourages Madison's entry in an upcoming...

• Sep-2018
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Sylvia Stryker has found her footing in the Moon Unit Corporation--but it'll take more than fancy dance moves to stay alive on this rescue mission to Saturn from national bestselling author Diane Vallere...When amateur space sleuth Sylvia Stryker dis...

• Sep-2018
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Murder...the final frontier Space sleuth Sylvia Stryker has had enough recent success with matters beyond uniform management to go all in on her continuing education. Picking up where Space Academy left off, she turns to hunky hero Neptune (while wea...

• Aug-2018
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National bestselling author Diane Vallere gives a space academy dropout a chance to fit in--but it's what makes her different that changes everything...

When space academy dropout Sylvia Stryker hacks her way into the position of Uniform Inven...

• Aug-2018
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Sylvia Stryker is taking space by storm -- and the galaxy is gearing up for adventure as national bestselling author Diane Vallere blasts Sylvia's Moon Unit to Venus...
When amateur sleuth Sylvia Stryker boards Moon Unit 6, it's with an eye on the...

• Aug-2018
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Sleuth long and prosper! ​When Sylvia Stryker boards her space cruise as a lowly uniform lieutenant, it's with an eye toward the future. After space pirates destroyed the life she knew, she's counting on the trek to Venus to give her a fresh st...

• May-2018
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Risque Business!When amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is assigned to cover the lingerie shows in Las Vegas, her excitement is more visible than panty lines. Events in her hometown have made her a celebrity, and a romantic getaway with fiancé Nick Taylor...

• Feb-2018
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Nightie Night! Interior decorator Madison Night is no stranger to the occasional odd inheritance. But when an octogenarian friend dies and leaves her a pajama factory, the bounty is bittersweet.  Once a thriving business, Sweet Dreams closed dec...

• Jan-2018
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Ice, ice, baby!When Doris Day-loving, mid-century modern interior decorator Madison Night crosses the country to Carmel-by-the-Sea to distance herself from a recent breakup, she learns it's harder to escape her past than she thought. FBI agents, t...

• Dec-2017
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National bestselling author Diane Vallere gives a space academy dropout one chance to prove she fits in--but it's what makes her different that changes everything...When space academy dropout Sylvia Stryker hacks her way into the positio...

• Aug-2017
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Costume shop owner Margo Tamblyn faces a deadly conspiracy when a small-town festival turns into big-time trouble. It's no secret around Proper City, Nevada, that the Sagebrush Festival, the town's annual family-friendly event, is the place to be....

• Jun-2017
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When newly engaged amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd discovers the body of a mafia princess dead in fiancé and shoe designer Nick Taylor's showroom, her questions are so numerous she'd need a bookie to keep track. The victim's ties to local organized cri...

• Apr-2017
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California Calamity   When Interior Decorator Madison Night accepts an assignment in Palm Springs with handyman Hudson James, she expects designing days and romantic nights. But after spotting a body in the river by the job site, she causes a ri...

• Jan-2017
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The bead goes on in this humorous Christmas mystery by national bestselling author Diane Vallere.Nacre Bleu!Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd's life is finally on track. It's her normally cultured friend Cat whose life has lost its luster: eight months pr...

• Oct-2016
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Halloween brings more tricks than treats for costume shop owner Margo Tamblyn in the second in a new cozy series from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness Mysteries. Halloween conjures up big business for Margo Tamblyn's costum...

• Aug-2016
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Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe can get tangled up in textiles, but it's murder that really throws her for a loop in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Crushed Velvet. The time has come for San Ladrón, California's annu...

• May-2016
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Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is about to go retro. When Samantha Kidd's job at Retrofit Magazine leads her into the archives of seventies style, she's prepared to report on patchwork velvet and platform shoes. She never expected to uncover the theft ...

• Feb-2016
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Someone is dressed to kill in the debut Costume Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness mysteries. No sooner does former magician's assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise DeLi...

• Aug-2015
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Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe is back in business -- this time getting wrapped up in a diabolical but crafty case of murder. With opening day of Material Girl approaching, Poly is stocking up on lush fabrics, colorful notions, and best of all...

• Apr-2015
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VINTAGE VENDETTA

"A sense of danger and menace pervades the entire novel, but it is lightened by Mad's genuine likability and strength. Vallere has crafted an extremely unique mystery series with an intelligent h...

• Jan-2015
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Things heat up for amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd in this funny and fashionable mystery by national bestselling author Diane Vallere.If you can't stand the heat, get off the runway.Samantha Kidd's love life is on ice. After breaking up with shoe design...

• Nov-2014
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Unraveling family secrets can be murder in Suede to Rest... With her career as a dress designer in shreds, Polyester Monroe is looking forward to a fresh start. But as it all unfolds, the pattern to a new beginning looks a lot like murder. Whe...

• Dec-2013
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Amateur Sleuth Samantha Kidd is in over her head in this third installment of the hilarious Killer Fashion mysteries by national bestselling author Diane Vallere. With no job prospects on the horizon, former fashion buyer Samantha Kidd convinces...

• Aug-2013
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When interior decorator Madison Night receives a five thousand dollar bill in the mail, she knows it's a message from her past. But when she discovers a corpse while trying to learn of the bill's value, Madison suspects her former lover wants more th...

• May-2013
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Like to take notes? Make lists? Keep a piece of paper handy in case inspiration strikes? Or just want to have Samantha Kidd's fashion wisdom in your handbag? Samantha Kidd's Guide to Sleuthing in Style is a mostly-blank inside notebook accessorized w...

• Mar-2013
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National bestselling mystery author Diane Vallere brings you a hilarious follow-up to the first Killer Fashion mystery in BUYER, BEWARE. ". . . a fast-paced, humorous read with a clever, knotty mystery . . ." Mary Marks, New York Journal of...

• Oct-2012
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Interior Decorator Madison Night has modeled her life after Doris Day's character in Pillow Talk, but when a killer targets women dressed like the bubbly actress, Madison's signature sixties style places her in the middle of a homicide investigation....

• Sep-2012
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Before she gave up her glamorous career...Before she moved back to the town where she grew up...Before she was suspected of murder...Designer Shoe buyer Samantha Kidd thinks the only thing needed to do her job well is a professional attitude, a high ...

• Jun-2012
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National bestselling author Diane Vallere delivers your new favorite fashionable amateur sleuth! Join Samantha Kidd as she trades high fashion for dirty laundry and learns a great wardrobe isn't enough to turn your life around, let alone catch a kill...

National bestselling author Diane Vallere delivers humor and charm in this prequel short story about the meet-cute of soon-to-be amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd and shoe designer Nick Taylor. Go back to Samantha's retail buying days and experience the c...

Samantha Kidd is a witty heroine that you will root for as she fashions a fresh stylish start in her hometown of Ribbon, Pennsylvania. ~Avery Aames, Agatha Award-Winning Author of The Long Quiche GoodbyeThis collection includes fifteen Samantha Kidd ...