Ann Charles

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  • Bibliography:
    36 Books (7 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2011
  • Latest Book:
    December 2023
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Full Series List in Order

An AC Silly Circus Mystery

1 - FeralLY Funny Freakshow (Oct-2018)
2 - A Bunch of Monkey Malarkey (Oct-2018)

Deadwood

1 - Nearly Departed in Deadwood (Feb-2011)
2 - Optical Delusions in Deadwood (Jul-2011)
3 - Dead Case in Deadwood (Mar-2012)
4 - Better Off Dead in Deadwood (Feb-2013)
5 - An Ex to Grind in Deadwood (Sep-2014)
6 - Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood (Aug-2015)
7 - A Wild Fright in Deadwood (Aug-2016)
8 - Rattling the Heat in Deadwood (Oct-2017)
9 - Gone Haunting in Deadwood (May-2018)
10 - Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood (Nov-2018)
11 - Devil Days in Deadwood (Jun-2020)
12 - Never Say Sever in Deadwood (Jun-2021)
13 - TimeReaping in Deadwood (Dec-2023)

Deadwood Shorts

1 - Seeing Trouble (Oct-2012)
2 - Boot Points (Jun-2013)
3 - Cold Flame (May-2016)
4 - Tequila & Time (Jan-2017)
5 - Fatal Traditions (Oct-2019)

Deadwood Undertaker

1 - Life at the Coffin Joint (Mar-2019)
2 - A Long Way from Ordinary (Dec-2019)
3 - Can't Ride Around It (Sep-2020)
4 - Catawampus Christmas Carol (Nov-2020)

A Dig Site Mystery

1 - Look What the Wind Blew In (Feb-2015)
2 - Make No Bones About It (Apr-2017)

A Goldwash Mystery

1 - The Old Man's Back in Town (May-2013)

Jackrabbit Junction

1 - Dance of the Winnebagos (Dec-2011)
2 - Jackrabbit Junction Jitters (Aug-2012)
3 - The Great Jackalope Stampede (Jan-2014)
4 - The Rowdy Coyote Rumble (Jan-2016)
4.5 - The Wild Turkey Tango (Aug-2016)
5 - In Cahoots with the Prickly Pear Posse (Jun-2019)
5.5 - Jackrabbit Jingle Balls (Dec-2021)
6 - Twisty Tortoise Tussles (Jul-2022)

Book List in Order: 36 titles

  • Nearly Departed in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 1

    NEARLY DEPARTED IN DEADWOOD, the Top-Rated #1 Kindle Bestseller in BOTH Women Sleuth and Ghost genres!

    WINNER of the 2010 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense
    WINNER of the 2011 Romance Writers of America® Golden Hear...

  • Optical Delusions in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 2

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    Someone is spreadingrumors around Deadwood that Violet Parker likes to chat with dead folks.

    With her reputationendangered, her bank account on the verge of extinction, and her career at riskof going up in flames, Violet is desperate. When ...

  • Dance of the Winnebagos

    Jackrabbit Junction - 1

    Dance of the Winnebagos -- A novel from the Multiple National Award-winning Author of the Deadwood Mystery Series!"Ann Charles delivers laugh-out-loud dialogue, unforgettable characters, and pulse-pounding suspense."
    ~Vicki Lewis Thompson, New Yor...

  • Dead Case in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 3

    "Nothing good ever happens at the butt-crack of dawn. No doubt, the headless corpse on the autopsy table in front of me would agree." -- Violet Parker Real estate agent, Violet "Spooky" Parker stumbles upon a body-part theft ring at the local funeral...

  • Jackrabbit Junction Jitters

    Jackrabbit Junction - 2

    Claire is back, raining trouble throughout Jackrabbit Junction in another fast-paced, fun, sexy suspense. A burglar is on the loose Claire wastes no time forming suspicions, but she's sidetracked by a treasure hunt. Even with help from her boyfri...

  • Seeing Trouble

    Deadwood Shorts - 1

    What do you get when you combine a chicken named Elvis, a locked diary, and a secret Violet Parker does not want to share with her daughter? SEEING TROUBLE is the first of many short stories involving the characters of the Deadwood Mystery series. (B...

  • Better Off Dead in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 4

    One dead body. One century-old haunted opera house. One zombie musical. One pissed-off detective. Will Violet "Spooky" Parker keep her tail out of trouble or will she end up as one of Deadwood's walking dead?...

  • The Old Man's Back in Town

    A Goldwash Mystery - 1

    A sizzling, suspenseful SHORT STORY wrapped in a puzzling mystery that will leave you hungry for more. **It’s “Groundhog Day” meets the modern day Old West!** In the lonely mining ghost town of Goldwash, Nevada, Christmas has come early. Unfort...

  • Boot Points

    Deadwood Shorts - 2

    It’s not really about the boots … or is it? BOOT POINTS is a set of short tales about Violet Parker’s purple boots. It is set in the story time between the third and fourth books in the Deadwood Mystery series. Each tale not only explains more ...



  • The Great Jackalope Stampede

    Jackrabbit Junction - 3

    Not since the Great Jackalope Stampede of ’58 has tumbleweed-choked Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona seen so much action. Claire Morgan is determined to unravel the mystery behind a stolen treasure before goons come gunning for it -- and her family. Bu...

  • An Ex to Grind in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 5

    Something has gone foul in the Black Hills … something gravely unnatural. Leave it to Violet Parker to stumble into the middle of it. A creepy phone call. A dead body. Two meddling detectives. A glut of trouble-making ex-partners. Can things get an...

  • Look What the Wind Blew In

    A Dig Site Mystery - 1

    A steamy jungle, an ancient curse, a deadly secret -- one big sweaty mess!

    From the award-winning author of the Deadwood Mystery Series comes LOOK WHAT THE WIND BLEW IN, the first book in the Dig Site Mystery series.

    “Intelligent...

  • Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 6

    Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood… the mystery and mayhem continue. Between the butchered body parts, creepy killers, dogged detectives, ghoulish ghosts, and ever-present TV cameras, Violet Parker’s purple boots are itching to skedaddle.

    But t...

  • The Rowdy Coyote Rumble

    Jackrabbit Junction - 4

    A dust devil of mystery and mayhem pulls Claire into a storm full of rowdy sisters, ominous threats, relationship snafus, and a dangerous mine that could be a treasure trove of trouble. It’s only a matter of time before this rumble turns into an al...

  • Cold Flame

    Deadwood Shorts - 3

    Some old flames won’t stop smoldering … Zoe Parker knew better than to play with fire. Fireman Reid Martin sparked a flame in her that she couldn’t put out. Will Zoe be able to escape with her heart before she gets burned? COLD FLAME is the thi...

  • A Wild Fright in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 7

    Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned ... especially a dead one holding a grudge. Back on Deadwood's list of Usual Suspects, Violet Parker is hip deep in wild frights and fired-up females. After juggling bitter threats, haunted buildings, and vengef...

  • The Wild Turkey Tango

    Jackrabbit Junction - 4.5

    One gun + two turkeys + three Morgan sisters = One helluva Jeep ride!It's Thanksgiving Day in Jackrabbit Junction and the feathers are flying before the food even hits the table. What starts out as a quick trip to pick up a turkey turns into another ...

  • Tequila & Time

    Deadwood Shorts - 4

    Tequila is a slippery devil ... Tequila is a slivvery depil ... Tequila issa slipperppery debil ... depil ... Recipe for drunken laughter: Take two best friends since childhood; Add four shots of tequila each; Sprinkle in a handful of secrets; Shake....

  • Make No Bones About It

    A Dig Site Mystery - 2

    "Lively and entertaining Make No Bones About It is full of action and imaginative plot twists. A rousing good read " Gerri Russell, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling Author of Flirting with Felicity MYSTERY, MAYHEM, AND MONKEYS, OH MY Welcome to the jungl...



  • Rattling the Heat in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 8

    A scrappy, hot-blooded woman can only take so much!Violet Parker is on fire … or rather under fire yet again.New evidence has fanned the embers of a cold murder case, and her alibi is smoldering at the corners. While battling a dogged detective det...

  • Gone Haunting in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 9

    Trespassers will be gutted and hung! -- Slagton’s Town MottoNormally, not even drunk on a bet would Violet Parker go to Slagton, a creepy ghost town inhabited by those too stubborn -- or deranged -- to leave.But a certain bullheaded Deadwood detect...

  • A Bunch of Monkey Malarkey

    An AC Silly Circus Mystery - 2

    From the AC Silly Circus Co. comes the second story in a new series of paranormal mystery novellas chock-full of oddball shapeshifters, dangerous secrets, spicy steam, and loads of laughs.Buffoonery abounds under the big top!Someone slipped one of th...

  • FeralLY Funny Freakshow

    An AC Silly Circus Mystery - 1

    Someone killed Clint the Clown.Madam Electra’s crystal ball could help find the murderer, but she risks exposing her own secrets in the process. Secrets that could land her on the endangered species list.Head security officer Bruno Maska has been o...

  • Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 10

    "I laughed (a lot), cried (a little), and wanted to stab a certain family member. This story brings all the feels!” --Renee George, USA Today Bestselling AuthorIt’s Christmas Eve and Violet Parker has one request on her list for Santa -- to make ...

  • Life at the Coffin Joint

    Deadwood Undertaker - 1

    Deadwood (late 1876) ... A rowdy and reckless undertaker's delight. What better place for a killer to blend in?Enter undertaker Clementine Johanssen, tall and deadly with a hot temper and short fuse, hired to clean up Deadwood's dead ... and the othe...

  • In Cahoots with the Prickly Pear Posse

    Jackrabbit Junction - 5

    The Morgan sisters are BACK …“This dusty corner of Arizona is about to have a replay of the O.K. Corral!”* * *When “Crazy” Kate Morgan learns that her sisters are the next targets on a killer’s to-do list, she’s hell-bent on chasing dow...

  • Fatal Traditions

    Deadwood Shorts - 5

    There’s a real trick to catching a soul-stealing Hungarian devil made of shadow and smoke. Unfortunately, Violet Parker doesn’t know what that trick is and her aunt’s life depends on her figuring it out. But killing is an old family tradition f...

  • A Long Way from Ordinary

    Deadwood Undertaker - 2

    There's gold in them there hills! ... and something deadly, too.Danger the likes Boone McCreery has never seen is brewing in the Black Hills. Fresh in from Santa Fe, he's returned to Deadwood to seek justice for his uncle—and maybe to see abou...

  • Devil Days in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 11

    Hell is empty and all the devils are here. ~William ShakespeareViolet Parker knows better than to play with devils. They always cheat, especially when lives are at stake. Deadwood's charming, troublemaking, and soul-sucking devils are no different, a...



  • Can't Ride Around It

    Deadwood Undertaker - 3

    Some things you just can't ride around ...Jack Rabbit Fields knew a good thing when he saw it, whether it was a sound horse, a sure bet, or a pretty sage hen. When it came to locking horns with any curly wolves he ran into along the trail, he tended ...

  • The Garden Frog and The Mongrel Dog

    A house dog gets a surprise visit from a garden frog. The house dog, a mongrel, discovers the frog in the veranda of the house. The dog surrounds the frog. The frog is in danger. Will the frog escape the claws of the dog?Here is a tale of two creatur...

  • Catawampus Christmas Carol

    Deadwood Undertaker - 4

    *Catawampus (adj.): 1.) Fierce, savage 2.) Askew, awry It's a cold and snowy Christmas Eve in the rowdy mining town of Deadwood in the Dakota Territory. Rather than enjoy some drinks in front of a warm fire with her friends, contracted Slayer Clement...

  • Never Say Sever in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 12

    All Violet Parker wants is a day off. Better yet, just a normal day. But things never go as planned, especially in Deadwood.Someone—or rather something—broke into the local taxidermy shop and took bites out of the critter displays befor...

  • Jackrabbit Jingle Balls

    Jackrabbit Junction - 5.5

    Holiday Recipe for Madcap Merrymaking in Jackrabbit JunctionStart with a bawdy night sprinkled with tinsel tassels and jingle balls, toss in a missing pair of underwear, and top it all off with plenty of sugary shenanigans. Serve with a side of naugh...

  • Twisty Tortoise Tussles

    Jackrabbit Junction - 6

    When someone is dead and buried, they're supposed to stay that way ... Aren't they? Claire Morgan thought so, but now she suspects the dead guy whose treasures she's been digging up is not only breathing, but spying on her, too. Crap!When someone is ...

  • TimeReaping in Deadwood

    Deadwood - 13

    Time is a tricky devil. And so is that blasted imp!Violet Parker needs to catch the little terror before it wreaks even more havoc in the Black Hills. But now that she's saddled with this dang Timekeeper gig, she has a lot to juggle, like the real mo...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ann Charles has published 36 books.

Ann Charles does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, TimeReaping in Deadwood, was published in December 2023.

The first book by Ann Charles, Nearly Departed in Deadwood, was published in February 2011.

Yes. Ann Charles has 7 series.
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