Since we weren’t able to successfully identify the two authors Gayle and Susan would like identifying, I decided to lump them in with a third request. I sure hope that we can identify the three mystery authors…
Kathy writes: “I am trying to find the author of couple of books I read. The female owns a large house that she has to rent out because she can’t afford the payments and lives on the ground above the garage? I think she also occasionally pet sits or walks dogs. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.”
Gayle writes: “… They are set up around the Smoky Mts. This man is rich, has a huge mansion, attends parties in Knoxville, and has these people that work for him to solve mysteries. During one of the mysteries he meets a woman, falls in love with her and brings her there to mansion.”
Susan writes: “…The mystery solver was a housewife, I think. One of her neighbors was a large and growing Catholic family who named their children after saints. One of the sons, named Pix after Pius X, helped her out in her mystery solving. Do you know what this series is?”
I know that it hasn’t been long since I asked for the identification help for the last two, but I am hoping that someone who didn’t see the previous entry might read this one. Please post a comment if you have any helpful suggestions for Kathy, Gayle or Susan.
OK, so I have told you about my latest find – 
Rex Stout is the author of the Nero Wolfe Mystery Series, which features a very unique private detective. If you have made your way through the entire Nero Wolfe Mystery Series and find yourself missing this particular gourmand who grows his own orchids, then you might be interested in checking out one of the following authors. These authors don’t feature Nero Wolfe, but they do feature mysteries.