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What could be better than one book series by Denise Swanson?
Devereaux's Dime Store Mysteries

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Scumble River Mysteries

Nickeled-and-Dimed
to Death
Denise Swanson
A Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery featuring Devereaux Sinclair

March 2013 from Obsidian,
a division of Penguin

Devereaux Sinclair loves running her old-fashioned store in her small Missouri hometown. If only she could manage her love life as well. Torn between Deputy U.S. Marshal Jake Del Vecchio and her ex, Noah Underwood, the local doctor from a high-society family, she welcomes the distraction when Elise Whitmore offers her a great deal on antique chocolate molds for her Easter gift baskets. But when Elise is shot and Dev's good friend Boone is taken into custody, Dev must clear his name and find the real killer...


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Praise for Little Shop of Homicide:

  • "Swanson puts just the right amount of sexy sizzle in her latest engaging mystery." — Chicago Tribune
  • "Veteran author Swanson débuts a spunky new heroine with a Missouri stubborn streak." — Library Journal (Starred Review)
  • "A new entertaining mystery series that her fans will appreciate...[a] delightful cozy." — Genre Go Round Reviews

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Devereaux's Dime Store Mysteries

March 2013

Denise Swanson: Book 2 -
Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death

Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death


March 2012

Denise Swanson: Book 1 -
Little Shop of Homicide

Little Shop of Homicide


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Scumble River Mysteries
Scumble River Mysteries Denise Swanson: Book 1 -
Murder of a Small-Town Honey Denise Swanson: Book 2 -
Murder of a Sweet Old Lady Denise Swanson: Book 3 -
Murder of a Sleeping Beauty Denise Swanson: Book 4 -
Murder of a Snake in the Grass Denise Swanson: Book 5 -
Murder of a Barbie and Ken Denise Swanson: Book 6 -
Murder of a Pink Elephant Denise Swanson: Book 7 -
Murder of a Smart Cookie Denise Swanson: Book 8 -
Murder of a Real Bad Boy Denise Swanson: Book 9 -
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde Denise Swanson: Book 10 -
Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry Denise Swanson: Book 11 -
Murder of a Royal Pain Denise Swanson: Book 12 -
Murder of a Wedding Belle Denise Swanson: Book 13 -
Murder of a Bookstore Babe Denise Swanson: Book 14 -
Murder of a Creped Suzette Denise Swanson: Book 15 -
Murder of the Cat's Meow

Short Story, June 2001
"Not a Monster of a Chance"
from the anthology
   And the Dying is Easy   
(e-book only): Amazon
Novella, February 2005:
"Dead Blondes Tell No Tales"
from the anthology
Drop-Dead Blonde
(e-book only): Amazon * Barnes & Noble

    Many now available or coming on Audible Books!    


Murder of the Cat's Meow — Murder of a Creped Suzette —
Murder of a Bookstore Babe — Murder of a Wedding Belle

The New York Times Print Paperback
Best-Sellers Mass-Market Fiction


"I enjoy every minute of every book of this series."
New York Times Best-Selling Author Charlaine Harris

"A charming heroine who is equally skilled at juggling detection and romance."
Chicago Tribune

"One of the best traditional mystery series being written today."
CrimeSpree Magazine

Scumble River, Illinois postmark Skye Denison
13 River Drive
Scumble River, IL 60400



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