Gemma Halliday

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  • Bibliography:
    52 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2006
  • Latest Book:
    December 2021
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Full Series List in Order

An Anna Smith and Nick Dade Mystery

1 - Play Nice (Mar-2012)

A Hartley Grace Featherstone Mystery

1 - Deadly Cool (Oct-2011)
2 - Social Suicide // Killer Looks (Apr-2012)
3 - Wicked Games (Mar-2021)

High Heels

1 - Spying in High Heels (Aug-2006)
2 - Killer in High Heels (Mar-2007)
3 - Undercover in High Heels (Sep-2007)
3.5 - Christmas In High Heels (Nov-2010)
4 - Alibi in High Heels (Feb-2008)
4.5 - A High Heels Haunting (Oct-2010)
5 - Mayhem in High Heels (Jan-2009)
5.5 - Honeymoon in High Heels (Aug-2012)
6 - Fearless in High Heels (Jan-2012)
7 - Danger in High Heels (Dec-2012)
8 - Homicide in High Heels (May-2014)
9 - Deadly in High Heels (Feb-2015)
10 - Suspect in High Heels (Oct-2019)
11 - Peril in High Heels (Jun-2020)
12 - Jeopardy in High Heels (Oct-2020)
13 - Deceit in High Heels (Dec-2021)
Sweetheart in High Heels (Jan-2011)

Hollywood Headlines

1 - Scandal Sheet // Hollywood Scandals (Nov-2009)
2 - The Perfect Shot // Hollywood Secrets (Aug-2010)
3 - Hollywood Confessions (Jun-2011)
4 - Hollywood Deception (Jan-2017)
4.5 - Hollywood Holiday (Dec-2017)
5 - Hollywood Homicide (Apr-2018)
Twelve's Drummer Dying (Dec-2013)

A Marty Hudson Mystery

1 - Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Brash Blonde (Sep-2016)
2 - Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Diva (Aug-2018)
3 - Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Wealthy Widow (Aug-2021)

A Wine & Dine Mystery

1 - A Sip Before Dying (May-2019)
2 - Chocolate Covered Death (Jul-2019)
3 - Victim in the Vineyard (Sep-2019)
4 - Marriage, Merlot & Murder (Feb-2020)
5 - Death in Wine Country (Apr-2020)
6 - Fashion, Rose & Foul Play (Aug-2020)
7 - Killer Among the Vines (May-2021)

Multi-Author Series List

Hiheelia.com

So I Dated an Axe Murderer (May-2008)

Book List in Order: 52 titles

  • Spying in High Heels

    High Heels - 1

    L.A. shoe designer Maddie Springer lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos to murder. And things only get worse when her boyfrien...

  • Killer in High Heels

    High Heels - 2

    L.A. shoe designer Maddie Springer hasn't seen her father since he reportedly ran off to Las Vegas with a showgirl named Lola. So she's shocked when he leaves a desperate plea for help on her answering machine-1 ending in a loud bang. Gunshot? Car ba...

  • Undercover in High Heels

    High Heels - 3

    Secret affairs, hunky gardeners, and housewives desperate enough to bare it all . . . welcome to Magnolia Lane, TV's newest hit show. As the new wardrobe assistant, shoe designer Maddie Springer is in fashion heaven. But then a young starlet is found...

  • Alibi in High Heels

    High Heels - 4

    Baguettes, bodies, and haute couture galore! Shoe designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer is at it again--this time in fabulously fashionable Paris. When Europe's designer du jour, Jean Luc LeCroix, invites Maddie to show her creations at ...

  • So I Dated an Axe Murderer

    in These Boots Were Made for Strutting
    Hiheelia.com

    Ever been at sixes and sevens but longed to be a perfect ten? Ever wanted to swing, to strut, to dance through life and know the world is your oyster? Ever wanted to show a megaton more moxie than Marilyn Monroe? You'll be relieved to learn there are...

  • Mayhem in High Heels

    High Heels - 5

    Maddie Springer is finally walking down the aisle with the man of her dreams. And she's got the perfect wedding planner to pull it all off in style. Well, perfect, that is, until the woman winds up dead--murdered in buttercream frosting. Suddenly Mad...

  • Scandal Sheet // Hollywood Scandals

    Hollywood Headlines - 1

    Tina Bender -- the L.A. Informer's gossip columnist extraordinaire -- knows everything about everyone who's anyone. And she's not afraid to print it. Until someone threatens to kill her. Calvin Dean's got a charming smile and an alpha-dog attitude...

  • The Perfect Shot // Hollywood Secrets

    Hollywood Headlines - 2

    Cameron Dakota is the L.A. Informer's staff photographer and paparazzi to the stars. Her latest subject, Trace Brody, is an A-list actor and half of America's favorite Hollywood couple. He's about to get married in the wedding of the century, and Cam...

  • A High Heels Haunting

    High Heels - 4.5

    From New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Kindle Bestselling author Gemma Halliday:Web designer Kya Badder is as Plain-Jane as they come. So, when she sees an ad for a impractically gorgeous pair of red heels on Maddie Springer's wesbite, where the mode...



  • Viva Las Vegas

    The Queen of Hearts: Mary Halligan can’t get over her ex-fiancé, can’t get a date to her sister’s wedding, and can’t help being faced with happily ever after everyday at the wedding chapel where she works for an Elvis impersonating reverend....

  • Christmas In High Heels

    High Heels - 3.5

    New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series! Fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer can’t wait to spend the holidays with her boyfriend, LAPD Detective Jack Ramirez. It’s their first Christmas together, and Maddie wants it to...

  • Short and (not so) Sweet

    #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series! Valentine's day turns deadly for one would-be sleuth...Being the wife of a cop isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Especially when dead bodies keep ruining your romantic dinner plans. But fas...

  • Sweetheart in High Heels

    High Heels

    #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series! Valentine's day turns deadly for one would-be sleuth...Being the wife of a cop isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Especially when dead bodies keep ruining your romantic dinner plans. But fas...

  • Mysterious Ways

  • The Perfect Shot

    Cameron Dakota is the L.A. Informer's staff photographer and paparazzi extraordinaire. Her latest subject is Trace Brody, top-shelf actor and half of America's favorite Hollywood couple. Trace is about to get married in a blow-out wedding, and Cam is...

  • What Happens in Vegas

  • Hollywood Confessions

    Hollywood Headlines - 3

    From #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a dead Hollywood producer, a slew of reality show contestants with juicy motives, and one tabloid reporter determined to get the truth!

    Allie Quick has high asp...

  • Deadly Cool

    A Hartley Grace Featherstone Mystery - 1

    First I find out that my boyfriend is cheating on me. Then he's pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And now he's depending on me to clear his name. Seriously? As much as I wouldn't mind watching him squirm, I know that he's innocent. So I'm brus...

  • Fearless in High Heels

    High Heels - 6

    #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series! Death by bite marks... is it vampires or something much more human and dangerous?

    Fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer freely admits to being a Moonlight vampire movi...



  • Play Nice

    An Anna Smith and Nick Dade Mystery - 1

    She faked her death to escape life as an assassin. But now her enemies have tracked her down, and this time they want her to stay dead. Anya Danielovich was an assassin in her former life. But that was a long time ago. Today she's just Anna Smith...

  • Confessions of a Bombshell Bandit

    From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a short story of one woman who isn't going to put up with it anymore and is doing more than posting with #metoo. All Carrie Cabot ever wanted was a little freedom...

  • Watching You

    From #1 Kindle, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a short story that will keep you guessing...Isabella is being watched. 4:15pm, Starbucks. 9:07pm, home from work. 9:26pm a long, leisurely bubble bath. Someone is cata...

  • Social Suicide // Killer Looks

    A Hartley Grace Featherstone Mystery - 2

    Twittercide: the killing of one human being by another while the victim is in the act of tweeting. Call me crazy, but I figured writing for the Herbert Hoover High Homepage would be a pretty sweet gig. Pad the resume for college applications, get ...

  • Honeymoon in High Heels

    High Heels - 5.5

    #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series! One fashion designer's honeymoon to paradise suddenly turns deadly...Fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer has just tied the knot and is on her way to honeymoon paradise in Ta...

  • Danger in High Heels

    High Heels - 7

    #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series!Death on the set of a Dancing with Celebrities TV show has someone taking their final bow...

    Maddie Springer is all about fashion. So when her the movie star her best friend is dating, ...

  • Three To Get Deadly

  • Twelve's Drummer Dying

    Hollywood Headlines

  • Homicide in High Heels

    High Heels - 8

    #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series!A dead body in a tanning salon leads a fashion designer on a laugh-out-loud murder investigation...

    There's nothing fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer loves more tha...

  • Deadly in High Heels

    High Heels - 9

    New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Kindle Bestselling series! When fashion designer Maddie Springer is invited to help style contestants in the Hawaiian Paradise Beauty Pageant, she jumps at the chance! The fantastic publicity coupled with a weeklong...



  • Killer Beach Reads

    **USA Today Bestseller!**Summer themed short stories by USA Today bestselling mystery and romance authors! Enjoy mystery, romance, and lots of laughter under the sun with shorts from some of your favorite series. The perfect quick reads for vacation ...

  • Cozy Christmas Shorts

    Enjoy this USA TODAY bestselling collection of holiday themed cozy mystery short stories in some of our most popular series! Written by #1 Amazon, New York Times, and USA Today bestselling authors! These short holiday bites are perfect for enjoying w...

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Brash Blonde

    A Marty Hudson Mystery - 1

    From #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a modern, female driven new take on the legend of Sherlock Holmes...

    Martha "Marty" Hudson has it all...almost. While her best friend, Irene Adler, is a dot-com...

  • Hollywood Deception

    Hollywood Headlines - 4

    From New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a dead tell-all host, a teen hacker-turned-sidekick, and a female tabloid reporter determined to catch a killer! Tabloid reporter Allie Quick thinks she has the hottest story in Hollywood wh...

  • Play Dead

    From #1 Kindle, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday, whose books have been downloaded over a million times, comes a novel with the physiological thrill of Gone Girl and the suspenseful twists of Big Little Lies... She faked...

  • Pushing Up Daisies

    Spring into fun with these spring themed short stories by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award winning authors! Enjoy a little mystery, a hint of romance, and a lot of laughter with these shorts from some of Gemma Halliday Publishing's be...

  • Hollywood Holiday

    Hollywood Headlines - 4.5

    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a holiday treat, Hollywood style. ROCK STAR BECOMES REINDEER ROADKILLVisions of sensational headlines, not sugarplums, dance in L.A. Informer columnist Tina...

  • Hollywood Homicide

    Hollywood Headlines - 5

    From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday and USA Today bestselling author Anne Marie Stoddard comes a reality show turned true crime drama, and one reporter undercover to catch a killer...

    Cameron Dakota, photographer ...

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Diva

    A Marty Hudson Mystery - 2

    From #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a story about Sherlock Holmes, two savvy female detectives, and one chance to catch a killer and the hot Dr. Watson at the same time...

    If there's one thing Mar...

  • Fatal Bond

    From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes a kidnapping gone wrong, an heiress undercover, and a Bond Girl torn between two men... Her name is Bond. Jamie Bond. And this...



  • A Sip Before Dying

    A Wine & Dine Mystery - 1

    From #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a brand new series full of mystery, laughter, and romance in wine country...The Oak Valley Vineyard has been in Emmy Oak's family for generations. So when the small So...

  • Chocolate Covered Death

    A Wine & Dine Mystery - 2

    From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a deliciously deadly mystery in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine Mysteries series...In order to boost her struggling family winery's reputation, Emmy Oak throws a Wine and C...

  • Victim in the Vineyard

    A Wine & Dine Mystery - 3

    From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes the next mouthwatering mystery in wine country in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine mysteries!It's a dream come true for Emmy Oak to be hosting the Sonoma Fall Food & Wine Fe...

  • Suspect in High Heels

    High Heels - 10

    #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series!Death at an antiques show has this fashion designer turned amateur sleuth on the case again...When Maddie Springer -- shoe designer turned amateur sleuth -- tags along with her mother to the An...

  • Marriage, Merlot & Murder

    A Wine & Dine Mystery - 4

    From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes the next deliciously deadly mystery in wine country in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine mysteries!Emmy Oak is hosting her first wedding at her family's Oak Valley Vineyards,...

  • Death in Wine Country

    A Wine & Dine Mystery - 5

    From New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes murder, mirth, and mouth-watering delicacies in the next novel in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine Mysteries!While Emmy Oak started her culinary career as a personal chef to the stars, ...

  • Peril in High Heels

    High Heels - 11

    New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series!Take one fashion designer, one epic fantasy film being shot in the middle of Nowheresville, and a very real dead body, and you have a hilariously action-packed mystery!Fashion designer Maddie Springer is ...

  • Fashion, Rose & Foul Play

    A Wine & Dine Mystery - 6

    From New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a new fashionably fatal culinary mystery novel in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine Mysteries!Emmy Oak has always been a fan of her best friend Ava's handmade silver jewelry. So when Ava...

  • Jeopardy in High Heels

    High Heels - 12

    New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series!When death hits a contestant on America's favorite game show, this fashion designer turned amateur sleuth is on the case!I'll take What is Murder for $200 please, Alex?Maddie Springer may know more about ...

  • Wicked Games

    A Hartley Grace Featherstone Mystery - 3

    From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a cosplay convention that turns deadly...GamerCon has come to Silicon Valley, and high school reporter Hartley Grace Featherstone is excited to cover the convention that celebrat...



  • Killer Among the Vines

    A Wine & Dine Mystery - 7

    From New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a killer new culinary mystery novel in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine Mysteries!Emmy Oak's family run winery has been in the headlines one too many times and for all the wrong reasons...

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Wealthy Widow

    A Marty Hudson Mystery - 3

    From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes a laughter filled mystery about one fake detective, two determined women, and a house full of secrets…Martha Marty Hudson thought her lie about working for a great detectiv...

  • Deceit in High Heels

    High Heels - 13

    New York Times & USA Today Bestselling series!A dead psychic, a cold case, and a pair of Hollywood's hottest stars have one fashion designer stepping out of her heels and onto the case!Fashion designer Maddie Springer has always been close to her bes...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gemma Halliday has published 52 books.

Gemma Halliday does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Deceit in High Heels, was published in December 2021.

The first book by Gemma Halliday, Spying in High Heels, was published in August 2006.

Yes. Gemma Halliday has 6 series.
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