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Mary Daheim

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Mary Daheim (1937–2022) was an American author best known for her long-running mystery series. After working as a journalist in Washington state, she published her first novel in 1983 and soon shifted from historical romance to the mysteries she loved. She wrote the popular Bed & Breakfast series featuring Judith McMonigle Flynn and the Alpine series starring editor Emma Lord, which revived the real-life town of Alpine on the page. Her debut mystery, Just Desserts, earned an Agatha Award nomination, and she was later inducted into the University of Washington Communications Alumni Hall of Fame.

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Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries


A Cozy Mystery series (1990 - 2023)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Quirky B&B murders on off-season islands
  • Nosy amateur sleuths with messy family baggage
  • Cozy whodunits powered by eccentric guests and small-town humor

Emma Lord


A Cozy Mystery series (1992 - 2015)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Small-town newspaper sleuthing amid juicy local scandals
  • Cozy murders in postcard-pretty towns full of dangerous gossip
  • Quirky recurring locals with messy personal lives colliding with investigations

Emma Lord Returns


A Cozy Mystery series (2017 - 2020)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Small-town newspaper sleuthing
  • Cozy Pacific Northwest mysteries under winter snow
  • Murder cases brushing up against local politics

Little Stacks of Mystery

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