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Dorothy Howell
Full Series List in Order
A Dana Mackenze Mystery
1 - Fatal Debt (Feb-2014)2 - Fatal Luck (Jun-2014)
3 - Fatal Choice (Jun-2015)
A Haley Randolph Mystery
1 - Handbags and Homicide (Jul-2008)2 - Purses and Poison (Jul-2009)
3 - Shoulder Bags and Shootings (Jul-2010)
4 - Clutches and Curses (Jun-2011)
4.5 - Slay Bells and Satchels (Nov-2011)
5 - Tote Bags and Toe Tags (Jun-2012)
6 - Evening Bags and Executions (Jun-2013)
6.5 - Duffel Bags and Drownings (Feb-2014)
7 - Beach Bags and Burglaries (Aug-2014)
7.5 - Fanny Packs and Foul Play (Nov-2014)
8 - Swag Bags and Swindlers (Oct-2015)
8.5 - Backpacks and Betrayals (Sep-2016)
9 - Pocketbooks and Pistols (Oct-2016)
10 - Messenger Bags and Murder (Sep-2018)
11 - Man Bags and Malice (Dec-2019)
11.5 - Haley and the Holt's Interview (Jun-2025)
A Hollis Brannigan Mystery
1 - Shop Til You Drop Dead (Dec-2020)2 - Bargains To Die For (Jul-2022)
A Sewing Studio Mystery
1 - Seams Like Murder (Oct-2022)2 - Hanging by a Thread (Oct-2023)
3 - Shear Terror (Sep-2024)
Books in Order: 26 titles
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Haley and the Holt's Interview
- Jun-2025
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Desperate for a job and rejected by all of L.A.’s high-end stores, Haley is left with only one job prospect—an interview with Holt’s, a mid-range department store that doesn’t carry a single designer brand. Really, the things ...
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Shear Terror
- Sep-2024
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The latest novel in a crafting cozy series featuring talented sleuthing seamstress Abbey Chandler, the members of a small-town California sewing studio -- and murder. Abbey’s life in Hideaway Grove is comfortable, and she’s grateful for her small...
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Hanging by a Thread
- Oct-2023
- / Cozy Mystery
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The latest novel in a new crafting cozy series in the genre-leading Kensington Cozy Mystery program focusing on the members of a Sewing Studio. Some of the independent shops in this sleepy town are barely hanging on financially -- and that includes S...
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Seams Like Murder
- Oct-2022
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Abbey Chandler needs a new start and a place to escape, so Hideaway Grove, where she spent her childhood summers, seems like a perfect choice. Once there, she takes up a rewarding new hobby -- but also gets tangled up in a hit-and-run homicide . . . ...
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Bargains To Die For
- Jul-2022
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Hollis Brannigan, personal shopper at a prestigious Los Angeles concierge service, is assigned to Hollywood's fading stars, aging insiders, and D-list clients, but has her sights set on a position in the company's investigations department. To hone ...
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Shop Til You Drop Dead
- Dec-2020
- / Cozy Mystery
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Hollis Brannigan, newly arrived in Los Angeles, left Kansas for the bright lights of Tinseltown—but working as a personal shopper for a prestigious concierge service isn't a job she ever wanted. Life only gets worse when she's assigned to D-li...
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Man Bags and Malice
- Dec-2019
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Event planner to the stars Haley Randolph reluctantly accepts the assignment of staging a wedding reception—for a reality TV show! But when the show turns out to be Brides on a Budget, Haley is horrified to learn she must obey the demands of th...
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Messenger Bags and Murder
- Sep-2018
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Amateur sleuth Haley Randolph returns in a hilarious new novella!Haley Randolph, fashionista and event planner to the stars, must find a way to stand out at the prestigious conference of the Hospitality Professionals of America -- not easy with a cel...
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Pocketbooks and Pistols
- Oct-2016
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Haley Randolph isn’t exactly a model sales clerk at Holt’s Department Store. But when the corporate office acquires a high-end boutique chain and extends a juicy discount to employees, the fashionista will do anything -- maybe even a little hard ...
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Backpacks and Betrayals
- Sep-2016
- / Amateur Sleuth
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When a model is pushed to her death at the North Hollywood Art’s District fashion crawl, fashionista and event planner Haley Randolph fears the bad publicity could crush the crawl. To save the event, Haley investigates -- and she can’t be fashion...
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Swag Bags and Swindlers
- Oct-2015
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Haley Randolph’s 25th birthday is just around the corner, and the full-time fashionista knows it might be time to edge into being an “adult.” All she has to do is ace the upcoming performance review for her hot L.A. event-planning gig, and she ...
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Fatal Choice
- Jun-2015
- / Mystery
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Fatal Choice, a novella, is the final installment in the Dana Mackenzie mystery trilogy. Dana Mackenzie thinks she’s doing a good deed by answering best friend Jillian Brown’s 3 a.m. call for help -- until she walks into a crime scene. Forced to ...
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Fanny Packs and Foul Play
- Nov-2014
- / Amateur Sleuth
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A Novella in the Haley Randolph Series Fashionista and event planner to the stars Haley Randolph thinks the Thanksgiving Day feast she’s organizing for the wealthy young owners of the Pammy Candy Company at their Calabasas mansion will be easy -- u...
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Beach Bags and Burglaries
- Aug-2014
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Part-time sleuth and full-time fashionista Haley Randolph just won an all-expenses-paid vacay at the Rowan Resort, a ridiculously exclusive island getaway that caters to the whims of millionaires, royalty, and Hollywood A-listers. With her three BFF'...
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Fatal Luck
- Jun-2014
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Dana Mackenzie thinks it’s her lucky day when she misses witnessing a fatal hit-and-run, but she soon learns this was no accident. Dana’s high school crush, Homicide Detective Nick Travis, is on the case. Dana insists their budding romance won’...
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Duffel Bags and Drownings
- Feb-2014
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Fashionista and event planner to the stars Haley Randolph is staging a St. Patrick's Day bash for one of Hollywood's biggest couples. When she visits the catering company to check on preparations, it looks like the green ice sculptures will be the hi...
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Fatal Debt
- Feb-2014
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Dana Mackenzie lands a job with a faceless financial institution -- it’s either this or piercing ears at the mall -- and while she’s grateful for a job, she has no intentions of following the corporate offices’ heartless orders. She’s sent to...
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Evening Bags and Executions
- Jun-2013
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Haley Randolph, newly-single fashionista extraordinaire and occasional part-time sleuth, has definitely landed her ticket to ride this time: a job planning events for big-deal Hollywood clients. Everyone likes a party, right? So what could possibly g...
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Tote Bags and Toe Tags
- Jun-2012
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Haley Randolph’s new job as a corporate events coordinator suits her like classic Chanel -- as long as no one finds out her only degree is from bartending school. But then again, trouble’s always afoot in the life of this amateur sleuth/professio...
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Slay Bells and Satchels
- Nov-2011
- / Amateur Sleuth
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It’s beginning to look a lot like -- murder! The Summer Santa Sale at Holt’s Department Store becomes a Christmas nightmare when sales clerk Haley Randolph finds a murdered elf in the store’s giant toy bag. The police peg Haley, a fashion sleut...
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Clutches and Curses
- Jun-2011
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Life is finally looking good for amateur sleuth/professional fashionista Haley Randolph. Her sort-of-boyfriend Ty is now her official boyfriend, her job at Holt's department store is going well, and she's on track to get her hands on the Delicious --...
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Shoulder Bags and Shootings
- Jul-2010
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Fashionista and amateur sleuth Haley Randolph is in hot pursuit of the season's newest must-have handbag. But soon she's also in hot pursuit of a killer -- when she discovers the corpse of none other than her designer purse party rival... Life is ...
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Purses and Poison
- Jul-2009
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Fashion sleuth Haley Randolph is back for another murderous romp with the stylish set at Holt's Department Store... When Haley arrives at the Holt employee luncheon and fashion show, she spies a sick server hiding in a back room. Deciding to help ou...
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Handbags and Homicide
- Jul-2008
- / Amateur Sleuth
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Witty, smart, and always chic-to-die despite a less than glam checking account balance, Haley Randolph has it all--Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Coach, Burberry--and she'd kill for the newest Louis Vuitton handbag. It seems she's not the only one. When someo...
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Anna's Treasure
- Jan-1995
- / Historical Romance
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LOVE'S PRECIOUS SECRETS WERE HIDDIN IN THEIR HEARTS... ANNA: She lived alone on her North Carolina farm. when she came across a stranger on her land -- a muscular man bathing in her pond -- the sight of him took her breath away! SAM: Anna let h...
