Diane Vallere

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  • Bibliography:
    55 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2012
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Costume Shop Mystery

1 - A Disguise to Die For (Feb-2016)
2 - Masking for Trouble (Oct-2016)
3 - Dressed to Confess (Aug-2017)

A Mad for Mod Mystery

1 - Pillow Stalk (Oct-2012)
2 - That Touch of Ink (Aug-2013)
3 - With Vics You Get Eggroll (Apr-2015)

A Madison Night Mystery

4 - The Decorator Who Knew Too Much (Apr-2017)
4.5 - Midnight Ice (Jan-2018)
5 - The Pajama Frame (Feb-2018)
6 - Lover Come Hack (Oct-2018)
7 - Apprehend Me No Flowers (Oct-2020)
8 - Teacher's Threat (Jun-2021)
9 - The Kill of it All (Feb-2022)
10 - Love Me or Grieve Me (Oct-2022)
11 - Please Don't Push Up the Daisies (Mar-2023)
12 - The Glass Bottom Hoax (Oct-2024)

A Material Witness Mystery

1 - Suede to Rest (Nov-2014)
2 - Crushed Velvet (Aug-2015)
3 - Silk Stalkings (Aug-2016)
4 - Tulle Death Do Us Part (Oct-2023)
5 - Sheer Window (Nov-2024)

A Mermaid Cozy Mystery

1 - Tails From The Deep (May-2019)
2 - Murky Waters (Jun-2019)
3 - Sleeping With The Fishes (Sep-2019)

A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery

1 - Designer Dirty Laundry (Jun-2012)
1.5 - Just Kidding (Sep-2012)
2 - Buyer, Beware (Mar-2013)
3 - The Brim Reaper (Dec-2013)
4 - Some Like It Haute (Jan-2015)
5 - Grand Theft Retro (May-2016)
6 - Pearls Gone Wild (Jan-2017)
7 - Cement Stilettos (Jun-2017)
8 - Panty Raid (May-2018)
9 - Union Jacked (Apr-2019)
10 - Slay Ride (Dec-2019)
11 - Tough Luxe (Mar-2021)
12 - Fahrenheit 501 (Nov-2021)
13 - Stark Raving Mod (Jun-2022)
14 - Gilt Trip (Mar-2023)
15 - Ranch Dressing (Feb-2024)

Space Case Mysteries

1 - Fly Me To The Moon (Aug-2018)
2 - I'm Your Venus (Aug-2018)
3 - Saturn Night Fever (Sep-2018)
4 - Spiders From Mars (May-2020)

A Sylvia Stryker Mystery

1 - Murder on Moon Trek 1 (Dec-2017)
2 - Scandal on a Moon Trek (Aug-2018)
3 - Hijacked on a Moon Trek (Sep-2018)
4 - Framed on a Moon Trek (May-2020)
5 - Warped on a Moon Trek (Jul-2024)

Book List in Order: 55 titles

  • Designer Dirty Laundry

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 1

    "The Devil Wears Prada meets Murder She Wrote."--Gretchen Archer, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Davis Way Crime Caper Series Meet Samantha Kidd.Ex-buyer turned trend specialist turns amateur sleuth. She designed her future with couture precisio...

  • Just Kidding

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 1.5

    Before she gave up her glamorous career...Before she moved back to the town where she grew up...Before she was suspected of murder...Designer Shoe buyer Samantha Kidd thinks the only thing needed to do her job well is a professional attitude, a high ...

  • Pillow Stalk

    A Mad for Mod Mystery - 1

    Interior Decorator Madison Night has modeled her life after Doris Day's character in Pillow Talk, but when a killer targets women dressed like the bubbly actress, Madison's signature sixties style places her in the middle of a homicide investigation....

  • Buyer, Beware

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 2

    Out-of-work fashion expert Samantha Kidd is strapped. But when the buyer of handbags for a hot new retailer turns up dead and Samantha is recruited for the job, the opportunity comes with a caveat: she's expected to find some answers. With shoe desig...

  • Samantha Kidd's Guide to Sleuthing in Style

    Like to take notes? Make lists? Keep a piece of paper handy in case inspiration strikes? Or just want to have Samantha Kidd's fashion wisdom in your handbag? Samantha Kidd's Guide to Sleuthing in Style is a mostly-blank inside notebook accessorized w...

  • That Touch of Ink

    A Mad for Mod Mystery - 2

    When interior decorator Madison Night receives a five thousand dollar bill in the mail, she knows it's a message from her past. But when she discovers a corpse while trying to learn of the bill's value, Madison suspects her former lover wants more th...

  • The Brim Reaper

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 3

    Amateur Sleuth Samantha Kidd is in over her head. With no job prospects on the horizon, former fashion buyer Samantha Kidd convinces boyfriend and shoe designer Nick Taylor to give her a job. But when close friend Eddie asks for help with an exhibit ...

  • Suede to Rest

    A Material Witness Mystery - 1

    Unraveling family secrets can be murder in Suede to Rest... With her career as a dress designer in shreds, Polyester Monroe is looking forward to a fresh start. But as it all unfolds, the pattern to a new beginning looks a lot like murder. Whe...

  • Some Like It Haute

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 4

    If you can't stand the heat, get off the runway!Fashion expert and amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is in the hot seat. After agreeing to help her ex-boyfriend's former girlfriend with a runway show, her post-break-up life turns explosive. She recruits D...



  • With Vics You Get Eggroll

    A Mad for Mod Mystery - 3

    VINTAGE VENDETTA

    “A sense of danger and menace pervades the entire novel, but it is lightened by Mad's genuine likability and strength. Vallere has crafted an extremely unique mystery series with an intelligent...

  • Crushed Velvet

    A Material Witness Mystery - 2

    Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe is back in business -- this time getting wrapped up in a diabolical but crafty case of murder. With opening day of Material Girl approaching, Poly is stocking up on lush fabrics, colorful notions, and best of all...

  • A Disguise to Die For

    A Costume Shop Mystery - 1

    Someone is dressed to kill in the debut Costume Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness mysteries. No sooner does former magician’s assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise De...

  • Grand Theft Retro

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 5

    Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is about to go retro. When Samantha Kidd's job at Retrofit Magazine leads her into the archives of seventies style, she's prepared to report on patchwork velvet and platform shoes. She never expected to uncover the theft ...

  • Silk Stalkings

    A Material Witness Mystery - 3

    Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe can get tangled up in textiles, but it’s murder that really throws her for a loop in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Crushed Velvet. The time has come for San Ladrón, California’s ...

  • Masking for Trouble

    A Costume Shop Mystery - 2

    Halloween brings more tricks than treats for costume shop owner Margo Tamblyn in the second in a new cozy series from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness Mysteries. Halloween conjures up big business for Margo Tamblyn’s cost...

  • Pearls Gone Wild

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 6

    New from National Bestselling Author Diane Vallere #6 in the humorous Samantha Kidd Mystery Series Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd's life is finally on track. It's her normally cultured friend Cat whose life has lost its luster: eight months pregna...

  • The Decorator Who Knew Too Much

    A Madison Night Mystery - 4

    California Calamity   When Interior Decorator Madison Night accepts an assignment in Palm Springs with handyman Hudson James, she expects designing days and romantic nights. But after spotting a body in the river by the job site, she causes a ri...

  • Cement Stilettos

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 7

    When newly engaged amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd discovers the body of a mafia princess dead in fiancé and shoe designer Nick Taylor’s showroom, her questions are so numerous she’d need a bookie to keep track. The victim’s ties to local organiz...

  • Dressed to Confess

    A Costume Shop Mystery - 3

    Costume shop owner Margo Tamblyn faces a deadly conspiracy when a small-town festival turns into big-time trouble. It’s no secret around Proper City, Nevada, that the Sagebrush Festival, the town’s annual family-friendly event, is the place to...



  • Murder on Moon Trek 1

    A Sylvia Stryker Mystery - 1

    National bestselling author Diane Vallere gives a space academy dropout one chance to prove she fits in--but it's what makes her different that changes everything...When space academy dropout Sylvia Stryker hacks her way into the positio...

  • Midnight Ice

    A Madison Night Mystery - 4.5

    Ice, ice, baby!When Doris Day-loving, mid-century modern interior decorator Madison Night crosses the country to Carmel-by-the-Sea to distance herself from a recent breakup, she learns it's harder to escape her past than she thought. FBI agents, t...

  • The Pajama Frame

    A Madison Night Mystery - 5

    Nightie Night! Interior decorator Madison Night is no stranger to the occasional odd inheritance. But when an octogenarian friend dies and leaves her a pajama factory, the bounty is bittersweet. Once a thriving business, Sweet Dreams closed decades a...

  • Panty Raid

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 8

    Don't get caught with your panties down!When amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is assigned to cover the lingerie shows in Las Vegas, her excitement is more visible than panty lines. Events in her hometown have made her a celebrity, and a romantic getaway ...

  • Fly Me To The Moon

    Space Case Mysteries - 1

    National bestselling author Diane Vallere gives a space academy dropout a chance to fit in--but it's what makes her different that changes everything...

    When space academy dropout Sylvia Stryker hacks her way into the position of Uniform Inven...

  • I'm Your Venus

    Space Case Mysteries - 2

    Sylvia Stryker is taking space by storm -- and the galaxy is gearing up for adventure as national bestselling author Diane Vallere blasts Sylvia’s Moon Unit to Venus…
    When amateur sleuth Sylvia Stryker boards Moon Unit 6, it’s with an eye on...

  • Scandal on a Moon Trek

    A Sylvia Stryker Mystery - 2

    Sleuth long and prosper! ​When Sylvia Stryker boards her space cruise as a lowly uniform lieutenant, it's with an eye toward the future. After space pirates destroyed the life she knew, she's counting on the trek to Venus to give her a fresh st...

  • Saturn Night Fever

    Space Case Mysteries - 3

    Sylvia Stryker has found her footing in the Moon Unit Corporation--but it’ll take more than fancy dance moves to stay alive on this rescue mission to Saturn from national bestselling author Diane Vallere…When amateur space sleuth Sylvia Stryker d...

  • Hijacked on a Moon Trek

    A Sylvia Stryker Mystery - 3

    Murder...the final frontier Space sleuth Sylvia Stryker has had enough recent success with matters beyond uniform management to go all in on her continuing education. Picking up where Space Academy left off, she turns to hunky hero Neptune (while wea...

  • Lover Come Hack

    A Madison Night Mystery - 6

    It’s a retro reboot! After a falling out with a friend flips interior decorator Madison Night’s world inside out, she’s determined to revamp her life. Jane Strong, fellow mid-century modern enthusiast, encourages Madison’s entry in an upcomin...



  • Union Jacked

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 9

    Royally Screwed!When a British investment company buys Samantha Kidd's troubled retail employer, she finds herself torn between her role as manager and the unionized employees picketing for better pay. Her only distraction is the retirement party she...

  • Tails From The Deep

    A Mermaid Cozy Mystery - 1

    Three sisters vying for attention. One matriarch to keep them in line. A world of adventure filled with nefarious characters, hidden secrets, mysterious activities, and sunken treasure. Sunken treasure? Yes, sunken treasure. Because this is the ocean...

  • Murky Waters

    A Mermaid Cozy Mystery - 2

    MURKY WATERSBad boys can catch you, hook, line, and sinker . . . Kyra had always been the baby. Third mermaid daughter of three, she had been overprotected since birth. More interested in boys and makeup than adventures like sister Zoe or inheriting ...

  • Sleeping With The Fishes

    A Mermaid Cozy Mystery - 3

    A deep dive into danger . . . Ava was born to lead. The oldest of the three royal daughters Sirenia, she's been by Mother's side from the moment she first learned to swim. Her inevitable legacy notwithstanding, she is resentful of the adventures her ...

  • Slay Ride

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 10

    Bah, Hashtag!When fashion insider Samantha Kidd lands a temporary assignment as a social media influencer two weeks before Christmas, she dives into the world of lifestyle goals. The job provides props to encourage drool-worthy posts, but when a coll...

  • The Space Case Files of Lt. Sylvia Stryker

  • Spiders From Mars

    Space Case Mysteries - 4

    She wants to free her mentor from jail. A frame-up keeps him trapped in the system. Can she expose corruption and get him out?Uniform Lieutenant Sylvia Stryker is about to take off on her fourth Moon Unit Cruise. Her family is gone, her planet was bl...

  • Framed on a Moon Trek

    A Sylvia Stryker Mystery - 4

    Boldly go where no cozy has gone before...Uniform Lieutenant Sylvia Stryker is about to depart on her fourth Moon Trek, this time while mentor-and-more, Neptune, serves time in a Federation Council prison for a crime he didn't commit. But when a spac...

  • Apprehend Me No Flowers

    A Madison Night Mystery - 7

    Two abandoned bodies lead to a polarized community. Can an amateur sleuth bridge the divide and help catch a killer? ​After a lawsuit puts interior decorator Madison Night's business on indefinite hold, she needs a diversion. A walk in the park...

  • Tough Luxe

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 11

    She wanted to visit an old friend. The friend is in jail for murder. Can Samantha find new evidence to clear a convicted killer?Fashionista Samantha Kidd's new role as style columnist for the local paper encourages her to attend events and discover n...



  • Teacher's Threat

    A Madison Night Mystery - 8

    A professor murdered during office hours. A decorator enrolled in his course. Can she outsmart the killer who designed the perfect crime?Madison Night just learned that business isn't sexy. She modeled her decorating career on a Doris Day movie, but ...

  • Fahrenheit 501

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 12

    When Samantha Kidd is invited to fill a spot in a secret society, she jumps at the chance. The group's mission is to preserve famous fashion patterns through memorization and pass them down to future generations, but Samantha's dreams of Chanel jacke...

  • The Kill of it All

    A Madison Night Mystery - 9

    Madison Night's star is on the rise. Thanks to a series of TV spots to promote her decorating business's grand reopening, she's busier than ever. The police commissioner, impressed with her screen presence, engages her to replace the original actres...

  • Stark Raving Mod

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 13

    Samantha Kidd has finally gotten the swing of sleuthing, but she's an absolute beginner when it comes to being a spy...When Samantha Kidd places the winning bid on a mystery trunk from the estate of a sixties pop star, she's over the moon—unti...

  • Love Me or Grieve Me

    A Madison Night Mystery - 10

    Reports of Madison Night's death have been greatly exaggerated...When a junior copy editor at the local newspaper mistakenly uses interior decorator Madison Night's life story in the obituary of a recently deceased woman with a similar name, Madison'...

  • Gilt Trip

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 14

    All that glitters isn't gold in Samantha Kidd's latest mystery...​When Samantha Kidd's jewel of a husband, shoe designer Nick Taylor, is named a finalist for Designer of the Year at an industry function, Samantha sponsors a banquet table and i...

  • Please Don't Push Up the Daisies

    A Madison Night Mystery - 11

    She killed him, she killed him not... When interior decorator Madison Night finally meets the family of boyfriend and police captain Tex Allen, the circumstances are less than joyful. His sister's broody botanist husband left Lily to raise their four...

  • Dead in the Water

    Dive into a world of enchantment, danger, and the unexpected as you embark on extraordinary underwater adventures in DEAD IN THE WATER. Meet Zoe, Kyra, and Ava, three spirited mermaid sisters who call the vibrant underwater city of Sirenia their home...

  • Tulle Death Do Us Part

    A Material Witness Mystery - 4

    Polyester Monroe, quirky amateur sleuth and proud owner of Material Girl, the most colorful fabric store in San Ladrón, California, unravels the threads of a new mystery in TULLE DEATH DO US PART...When the historic Waverly House is transforme...

  • Ranch Dressing

    A Samantha Kidd Style and Error Mystery - 15

    Get ready for a laugh-out-loud adventure with Samantha Kidd, the most stylish sleuth in Ribbon, Pennsylvania! In this cozy mystery, Samantha finds herself trading high heels for cowboy boots as she heads to a dude ranch, hoping for a little rest and ...



  • Killer Fashion Mysteries 5: Samantha Kidd Mysteries

  • Warped on a Moon Trek

    A Sylvia Stryker Mystery - 5

    Tomorrow is yesterday and next week may never come in this new space adventure with notes of Veronica Mars and Lost in Space!Sylvia Stryker is the Moon Unit Corporation's employee of the month. Impressive, since her side gig solving intergalactic mys...

  • The Glass Bottom Hoax

    A Madison Night Mystery - 12

    Cruising Caprice!​Madison Night has a reputation for excellence in mid-century modern decorating, but when a covert opportunity to expose a crime ring on a cruise ship comes her way, she goes undercover. The job will test her acting skills as ...

  • Sheer Window

    A Material Witness Mystery - 5

    In this Thanksgiving twist on Rear Window, a seemingly ordinary holiday gathering takes a dark turn when a squabble across the street turns into something deadly...When a freak accident sidelines klutzy fabric store owner Polyester Monroe, she's dest...

  • Free Heelin'

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    National bestselling author Diane Vallere delivers humor and charm in this prequel short story about the meet-cute of soon-to-be amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd and shoe designer Nick Taylor. Go back to Samantha's retail buying days and experience the c...

  • The Whole Kidd & Kaboodle

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    Samantha Kidd is a witty heroine that you will root for as she fashions a fresh stylish start in her hometown of Ribbon, Pennsylvania. ~Avery Aames, Agatha Award-Winning Author of The Long Quiche GoodbyeThis collection includes fifteen Samantha Kidd ...

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Diane Vallere has published 55 books.

Diane Vallere does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Sheer Window, was published in November 2024.

The first book by Diane Vallere, Designer Dirty Laundry, was published in June 2012.

Yes. Diane Vallere has 9 series.
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