Denise Swanson

FOREVER CHARMED MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Lexie Green, inhereted magic and candy store from her great-aunt

1. A Call to Charms   ’19

CHEF-TO-GO MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Dani, owner of Chef-to-Go, a company preparing delicious ready-made meals for students

1. Tart of Darkness    ’18
2. Leave No Scone Unturned    ’19
3. Winner Cake All   ’20
4. Chili Chili Bang Bang   ’23

SCUMBLE RIVER MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Skye Denison, School Psychologist,  Illinois

1. Murder of a Small Town-Honey    ‘00
2. Murder of a Sweet Old Lady    ‘01
3. Murder of a Sleeping Beauty    ‘02
4. Murder of a Snake in the Grass    ‘03
5. Murder of a Barbie & Ken     ’03
6. Murder of a Pink Elephant     ’04 ……..Valentine’s Day
7. Murder of a Smart Cookie    ‘05
8. Murder of a Real Bad Boy     ’06
9. Murder of a Botoxed Blonde    ’07
10. Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry    ’08
11. Murder of a Royal Pain    ’09…………….Halloween
12. Murder of a Wedding Belle    ’10
13. Murder of a Bookstore Babe    ’11
14. Murder of a Creped Suzette    ’11
15. Murder of the Cat’s Meow    ’12
16. Murder of a Stacked Librarian    ’13…….Christmas
17. Murder of a Needled Knitter     ’14
18. Murder of an Open Book    ’15
19. Murder of a Cranky Catnapper    ’16

Dead Blondes Tell No Tales (Novella) ’12 (After Murder of a Creped Suzette)

Not a Monster of a Chance    ’12 (story)

WELCOME BACK TO SCUMBLE RIVER MYSTERY Series:

This is a continuation of the (above) Scumble River series.

1. Dead in the Water   ’17
2. Die Me a River    ’18
3. Come Homicide or High Water   ’19
4. Body Over Troubled Waters   ’21

DEVEREAUX’S DIME STORE MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Dev (Devereaux) Sinclair, Five-and-Dime Store Owner, Missouri

1. Little Shop of Homicide    ’12
2. Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death    ’13….Easter
3. Dead Between the Lines    ’14
4. Dying for a Cupcake    ’15
5. Between a Book and a Hard Place    ’16
6. Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My     ’17

STAND ALONES:

A Finger in Every Lie (story)

Drop-Dead Blonde   ’05  (Anthology with Victoria Laurie, Nancy Martin, Denise Swanson, & Elaine Viets) – Dead Blondes Tell No Tales (# 15 above) is the novella in this anthology.