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V. M. Burns, also writing as Valerie Burns and Kallie E. Benjamin, is a mystery writer whose novels and short stories have been finalists for the Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, and Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Valerie is a member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and the Crime Writers' Association. She is also an adjunct professor in the Writing Popular Fiction Program at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. Born and raised in northwestern Indiana, Valerie now lives in the southeastern United States with her two poodles. 

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Mystery Bookshop


A Cozy Mystery series (2017 - 2026)

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

  • Bookshop sleuthing with mystery writers in the middle of murder
  • Feisty retirement-village grandmas outsmarting everyone
  • Small-town Michigan cozies with found family energy

Dog Club Mystery


A Cozy Mystery series (2018 - 2020)

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

  • Dog club rivalries colliding with murder cases
  • Divorced amateur sleuths with poodles in the thick of it
  • Southern small-town cozies with quirky canine chaos

RJ Franklin Mystery


A Cozy Mystery series (2018 - 2020)

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