Diane Kelly

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  • Bibliography:
    46 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2011
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Busted Series

1 - Busted (Sep-2019)
2 - Another Big Bust (May-2020)
3 - Busting Out (Dec-2020)

A House-Flipper Mystery

1 - Dead as a Door Knocker (Feb-2019)
2 - Dead in the Doorway (Apr-2020)
3 - Murder With a View (Feb-2021)
4 - Batten Down the Belfry (Mar-2022)
5 - Primer and Punishment (Feb-2023)
6 - Four-Alarm Homicide (Apr-2024)
7 - Dead Post Society (Apr-2025)

The Mountain Lodge Mysteries

1 - Getaway With Murder (Oct-2021)
2 - A Trip with Trouble (Nov-2022)
3 - Snow Place for Murder (Oct-2023)

A Paw Enforcement Novel

1 - Paw Enforcement (Jun-2014)
2 - Paw and Order (Jan-2015)
2.5 - Upholding the Paw (Jul-2015)
3 - Laying Down the Paw (Aug-2015)
4 - Against the Paw (May-2016)
5 - Above the Paw (Dec-2016)
6 - Enforcing the Paw (Jul-2017)
6.5 - Love Unleashed (Jun-2017)
7 - The Long Paw of the Law (Nov-2018)
8 - Paw of the Jungle (Nov-2019)
9 - Bending the Paw (Oct-2020)

A Southern Homebrew Mystery

1 - The Moonshine Shack Murder (Jul-2021)
2 - The Proof Is in the Poison (Jun-2022)
3 - Fiddling with Fate (Apr-2023)

A Tara Holloway Novel

1 - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure (Nov-2011)
2 - Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-whip Latte (Mar-2012)
3 - Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray (Jul-2012)
3.5 - Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch (Nov-2012)
4 - Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria (Feb-2013)
5 - Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers (Jun-2013)
6 - Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream (Oct-2013)
6.5 - Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem (Oct-2013)
7 - Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs (Aug-2014)
8 - Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses (Mar-2015)
9 - Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli (Oct-2015)
10 - Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter (Aug-2016)
11 - Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries (Feb-2017)
11.5 - Death, Taxes, and Pecan Pie (Oct-2017)
12 - Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding (Nov-2017)

Book List in Order: 46 titles

  • Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 1

    WHAT'S YOUR TAX BURDEN? Tara Holloway has got your number. A special agent on the IRS's payroll, she's dead-set on making sure - that money crimes don't pay... TAX CHEATS, BEWARE: The Treasury Department's Criminal Investigations Division has a n...

  • Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-whip Latte

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 2

    It's all in a day's work for Tara Holloway, the U.S. Treasury's latest, greatest, soon-to-be-skinniest weapon against the biggest, richest tax cheats in the nation... When she joined the Criminal Investigations Division, Tara knew she'd be investi...

  • Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 3

    When you’re an agent for the IRS, it’s always tax time. And this season, Tara is up to her neck in work with two very knotty cases. One involves a charismatic minister who’s using his mega-church as a tax shelter. The other is a crazy militant ...

  • Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 3.5

    IRS special agent Tara Holloway isn’t going to let a perfect opportunity to collect pass her by. Especially when she can do it in sequins and a bedazzled hip holster … Death and taxes wait for no woman. And if anything can take Tara’s mind o...

  • Love, Luck, and Little Green Men

    A life-affirming tale of fantasy, fate, and love.Single mom Erin Flaherty is down on her luck. Not only is she fighting romantic feelings for Father Brendan O’Donnell, St. Anthony’s brown-eyed and broad-shouldered priest, but she also faces a he...

  • Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 4

    When it comes to exposing tax fraud, Tara and her partner Eddie are really cleaning up. From their brilliant takedown of the disappearing “Tax Wizard” to their perfectly planned downfall of the “Deduction Diva,” they’ve earned the respect o...

  • Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 5

    It’s bad enough that Tara has to go on trial against the mortgage-frauding “Tennis Racketeers” who cheated banks and homeowners out of millions in between doubles matches. Now she has to go undercover -- in a strip club -- to strip the sleazeba...

  • Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 6

    Fired. Tara Holloway can’t believe it. After all she’s done for the IRS, a few too many shots fired from her weapon and suddenly she’s public enemy number one. To add insult to injury, another agent has replaced her, and a ten-million-dollar as...

  • Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 6.5

    "'Tis the season for death, taxes, and maybe even love under the mistletoe..." Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem is a brand-new holiday novella from award-winning author Diane Kelly Christmas is fast approaching when IRS Special Agent Tara is ...



  • Paw Enforcement

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 1

    Paw Enforcement introduces police officer Megan Luz and her loyal K-9 partner Brigit -- two Fort Worth cops who are worth their weight in kibble. SHE’S ON A SHORT LEASH. Officer Luz is lucky she still has a job after tasering a male colleague w...

  • Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 7

    HE’S ONE OF AMERICA’S BRIGHTEST STARS. So maybe it goes without saying that IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway is star-struck? In Diane Kelly's Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs, she’s head over heels…in trouble. Easy’s getting harder every...

  • One Magical Night

  • Paw and Order

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 2

    Police officer Megan Luz and her loyal K-9 partner Brigit are back on the beat -- and under the gun -- when the local rodeo show goes to the dogs… OUT OF THE DOGHOUSE After capturing the notorious Fort Worth "Tunabomber," Megan and Brigit are...

  • Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 8

    SHE LOVES HER WORK--CASE CLOSED. IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway can calculate tax penalties to the penny. But seeing the world of white-collar crime through rose-colored glasses? Priceless. Tara's career comes with a lot of pros and cons--whic...

  • Upholding the Paw

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 2.5

    It's just another typical day for Fort Worth Police Officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner Brigit-until three unknown men set out on a city-wide crime spree. After setting a fire to distract law enforcement, the armed criminals hold up a bank and ...

  • Laying Down the Paw

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 3

    Police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner are back-with a vengeance. IT'S A DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD. When a raging tornado hits Forth Worth, Megan's squad car is flipped over-and her devoted police dog, Brigit, is not amused. But that's not all that...

  • Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 9

    TRUE CRIME DOESN'T PAY...TAXES. IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway has risked her life to take down drug cartels and other dangerous tax frauds. But going after the mob is one offer she can't refuse... He's no Tony Soprano. Still, local crime boss...

  • A Sappy Love Story

    Annalise Quimby has just been offered an enticing raise and promotion when she receives the news that her beloved grandfather has passed away. When she leaves California to attend his funeral in Minnesota, she discovers that Sappy Pappy Sorensen has ...

  • Against the Paw

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 4

    Police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner are on the lookout for a convict who has been unleashed. . . PAW PATROL IS ON THE CASE Megan has her sights set on finding a convicted burglar who’s broken his parole, and she has the perfect partner...



  • Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 10

    FOR RICHER OR POORER, IN BUSINESS AND IN STEALTH. Can IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway break up a clever ring of tax cheats who love money, dishonor the IRS, and disobey the laws of justice? When Tara agreed to be her best friend’s maid of hon...

  • Above the Paw

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 5

    The crime-fighting duo of Megan Luz and her K-9 is back―and on the prowl... WILL THEY DIG UP THE TRUTH? When a rash of college students falls seriously ill after ingesting Molly, a “club drug” also known as ecstasy, Officer Megan Luz and he...

  • Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 11

    SHE HAS AN APPETITE FOR JUSTICE. But this time IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway is in over her head―and challenging every dietary law in the book... When the IRS is tasked with assisting the border patrol in pursuing unscrupulous “coyotes”...

  • Love Unleashed

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 6.5

    Bestselling author Diane Kelly brings the heat to her popular Paw Enforcement series when sparks fly between a teacher and a firefighter in Love Unleashed. Between wrangling her rambunctious kindergarten class and trying to catch an elusive Dalmat...

  • Enforcing the Paw

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 6

    When a case of he-said/she-said turns criminal, it’s up to Megan Luz and her devoted K-9 to dig for the truth... A TAIL OF TWO LOVERS When relationships go south, some people just can’t―or won’t―let go. When Fort Worth Police Officer Me...

  • Death, Taxes, and Pecan Pie

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 11.5

    People are going a little nutty in this new case for IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway! Tara is looking for a fun, relaxing time with her family at Pecan Palooza: a full-day festival dedicated to celebrating the nut that put the tiny town of Pecan Cros...

  • Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding

    A Tara Holloway Novel - 12

    In her epic series finale, IRS agent Tara Holloway prepares for her wedding -- if she survives that long. LOVE BEGINS―AND ENDS―WITH A BANG. For IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway, this case is personal… Wedding bells are ringing as Tara a...

  • The Long Paw of the Law

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 7

    Texas police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner Brigit have come a long way, baby. A BUNDLE OF JOY. A DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD... One night, while on duty with her four-legged crime-fighting companion, Meg gets an urgent call from her boyfriend Seth...

  • Dead as a Door Knocker

    A House-Flipper Mystery - 1

    The first in a brand-new cozy series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville―where the real estate market is to die for. WILL THIS KILLER DEAL LEAD TO A DEAD END? Meet Whitney Whitaker. A hopeless romantic when it comes to real estate, she knows wh...

  • Busted

    Busted Series - 1

    CRIME ISN’T A GAMEWith a .38 on her hip and 38DD’s on her chest, motorcycle cop Marnie Muckleroy is fully equipped and ready for action. Having recently divorced and relocated to the small Texas town where she was born and raised, Marnie is also ...



  • Paw of the Jungle

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 8

    Police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner in crime, Brigit, are on all fours as they try to solve their latest Lone Star mystery. AT THE ZOO The weather is beautiful, work is slow, and her canine colleague could use a walk. What better day for...

  • Dead in the Doorway

    A House-Flipper Mystery - 2

    Dead in the Doorway is the second in a delightful cozy series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville―where the real estate market is to die for. A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES. . . Whitney Whitaker has scored the perfect piece of real estate: a ramshackl...

  • Another Big Bust

    Busted Series - 2

    When a classic car thief strikes in Durham, North Carolina, motorcycle cop Shae Sharpe finds herself in hot pursuit of a hot rod and up against a hot deputy with a hot bod. Shae's bust might be big but her heart is bigger, and she'll do everything in...

  • Bending the Paw

    A Paw Enforcement Novel - 9

    Make way for the long paw of the law as police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner Brigit investigate a baffling new mystery in Bending the Paw, by Diane Kelly.A MURDER WITHOUT A BODY IS LIKE A DOG WITHOUT A BONE A bloodbath is a shocking n...

  • Busting Out

    Busted Series - 3

    *** Dear Readers - Because each Busted series book features a different heroine and setting, the books can be read in any order. Start reading with whichever book you'd like! ***Buxom motorcycle cop Chastity Cha-Cha Rinaldi has a tough reputation to ...

  • Murder With a View

    A House-Flipper Mystery - 3

    Murder With a View is the third book in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, Tennessee -- where the real estate market is to die for…A DREAM PROPERTYCarpenter Whitney Whitaker, her cousin Buck, and guard-cat Sawdust...

  • The Moonshine Shack Murder

    A Southern Homebrew Mystery - 1

    In this intoxicating new cozy mystery series, the future for modern-day moonshiner Hattie Hayes looks bright--until death darkens the doorstep of her Moonshine Shack.The Hayes family has made moonshine in Chattanooga since the days of Prohibition, an...

  • Getaway With Murder

    The Mountain Lodge Mysteries - 1

    Getaway With Murder is the first in a cozy series from Diane Kelly set in a lodge in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where secrets hide behind every hill.As if hitting the half-century mark wasn’t enough, Misty Murphy celebrated her landmark birthday by ...

  • Batten Down the Belfry

    A House-Flipper Mystery - 4

    Batten Down the Belfry is the fourth in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, Tennessee -- where the real estate market is to die for.Here is the church, here is the steeple…Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin ...

  • The Proof Is in the Poison

    A Southern Homebrew Mystery - 2

    Moonshine shop owner Hattie Hayes is ready to lend a hand when a mystery starts brewing at a train convention in Chattanooga, TN, in this charming cozy mystery series.Now that her moonshine shop is up and running, Hattie Hayes can focus her efforts o...



  • The Trouble With Digging Too Deep

    CPA Debra Ott finds herself suddenly single after catching her dentist husband drilling a patient. Good thing she's too busy with her audit of Tumbleweed Pawn & Pistols to dwell on her heartbreak. When an elusive gun supplier fails to confirm his acc...

  • A Trip with Trouble

    The Mountain Lodge Mysteries - 2

    The second in a charming and engrossing cozy series from Diane Kelly, A Trip with Trouble proves that in the Blue Ridge Mountains, life in the fast lane could end in a crash.When the ladies of the Dangerous Curves Motorcycle Club take over the Mounta...

  • Primer and Punishment

    A House-Flipper Mystery - 5

    Primer and Punishment marks the fifth in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, Tennessee. Whitney Whitaker has a knack for nailing down murderers . . . but this time she might just come unmoored. Carpenter Whitney Whit...

  • Fiddling with Fate

    A Southern Homebrew Mystery - 3

    When a local bluegrass musician disappears and a jug of her shop’s corn liquor is implicated, moonshiner Hattie Hayes must stop further trouble from brewing in this delightful cozy mystery series.It’s August in Chattanooga, Tennessee and moonshin...

  • Snow Place for Murder

    The Mountain Lodge Mysteries - 3

    The third in the charming and engrossing Mountain Lodge mystery series by Diane Kelly, in Snow Place for Murder, the weather at the Mountaintop Lodge is truly frightful… International resort developer Nigel Goodwin has traveled all the way from Lo...

  • Four-Alarm Homicide

    A House-Flipper Mystery - 6

    The sixth in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, TN -- where the real estate market is to die for. Some properties are too hot to handle...Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are hot for a historical prop...

  • Dead Post Society

    A House-Flipper Mystery - 7

    The seventh in the House-Flipper mystery series set in Nashville, TN, where the real estate market is to die for.This year's honor roll is killer...Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are no strangers to murder. After all, they’ve encoun...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Diane Kelly has published 46 books.

The next book by Diane Kelly, Dead Post Society, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Diane Kelly, Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, was published in November 2011.

Yes. Diane Kelly has 6 series.
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