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Best-Sellers Lists

Murder of a Botoxed Blonde, April 2007:
Barnes & Noble Mass Market National Best-Seller, April 2007
Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association Best-Seller

Murder of a Real Bad Boy, August 2006:
Entertainment Weekly magazine, September 8, 2006
Barnes & Noble Mass Market National Best-Seller, August 2006
Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association Best-Seller

Murder of a Smart Cookie, July 2005:
Barnes & Noble Mass Market National Best-Seller List
Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association Best-Seller

Murder of a Pink Elephant, July 2004:
Barnes & Noble Mass Market National Best-Seller List
Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association No. 1 Best-Seller
Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego, California) No. 1 Best-Seller

Murder of a Barbie and Ken, November 2003:
Barnes & Noble Mass Market National Best-Seller List
Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association No. 1 Best-Seller

Awards

Date Organization Award Book
June 2005 Daphne de Maurier: 2nd Place Best Mainstream Mystery Pink Elephant
Jan / Feb 2004 BookSense 76 Pick Barbie and Ken
November 2003 Romantic Times Magazine Top Pick Barbie and Ken
December 2000 The Reviewers' Choice Best Début Mystery of 2000 Small-Town Honey
December 2000 The Reviewers' Choice Best Amateur Sleuth Mystery of 2000 Small-Town Honey
December 2000 The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Oline Cogdill's Top Five Paperbacks of 2000 Small-Town Honey

Nominations

Date Organization Nomination Book
June 2004 Daphne de Maurier Finalist Best Mainstream Mystery Barbie and Ken
February 2004 Romantic Times Career Achievement: Female Sleuth Scumble River Mystery Series
February 2004 Romantic Times Best Amateur Sleuth Barbie and Ken
January 2002 Mary Higgins Clark Award Sweet Old Lady
March 2001 Agatha Award Best First Novel of 2000 Small-Town Honey


Independent Mystery Booksellers' Association
April 2007 Best-Sellers
  1. Catalogue of Death by Jo Dereske
  2. Consigned to Death by Jane Clelend
  3. Murder of A Botoxed Blonde by Denise Swanson
  4. tied with Blood of Paradise by David Corbett
  5. The Alpine Recluse by Mary Daheim
  6. Secrets On Saturday by Ann Purser
  7. Mold For Murder by Tim Myers
  8. The Hard Way by Lee Child
  9. tied with Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
  10. Bleeding Hearts by Susan Wittig Albert
    tied with The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes

Entertainment Weekly magazine (September 8, 2006):
The Poisoned Pen Mystery Best-Sellers, Paperback Top 10
  1. Drive, James Sallis
  2. A Covent Garden Mystery, Ashley Gardner
  3. Edge of Evil, J. A. Jance
  4. Dead at Daybreak, Deon Meyer
  5. The Big Over Easy, Jasper Fforde
  6. Voodoo Dreams, Jewell Parker Rhoades
  7. Rain Fall, Barry Eisler
  8. Long Time Gone, J. A. Jance
  9. Murder of a Real Bad Boy, Denise Swanson
  10. Murder Most Frothy, Cleo Coyle

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