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Holiday/Calendar-Based Mysteries

Authors & Titles

• Andrews, Donna: Six Geese A-Slaying
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Meg Langslow series, listed under Animal Mysteries)
  
• Atherton, Nancy: Aunt Dimity series
  
  1. Aunt Dimity's Death
     
  2. Aunt Dimity and the Duke
     
  3. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed
     
  4. Aunt Dimity Digs In
     
  5. Aunt Dimity's Christmas (Xmas)
     
  6. Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil (Halloween)
     
  7. Aunt Dimity, Detective
     
  8. Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday
     
  9. Aunt Dimity Snowbound
     
  10. Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin
      
  11. Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea
      
  12. Aunt Dimity Goes West
      
  13. Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter
      
  14. Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon
      
  15. Aunt Dimity Down Under
      
• Beaton, M.C.: A Highland Christmas
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Hamish Macbeth series, listed under British Mysteries)
  
• Beaton, M.C.: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Agatha Raisin series, listed under Amateur Sleuths: Seniors)
  
• Berenson, Laurien: Jingle Bell Bark
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Melanie Travis series, listed under Dog Mysteries)
  
• Blanc, Nero: A Crossworder's Holiday
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Crossword Mysteries series, listed under Reader Participation)
  
• Borden, Kate: Cobb's Landing series
  
  1. Death of a Tart
     
  2. Death of a Trickster
     
  3. Death of a Turkey
     
• Brightwell, Emily: Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Mrs. Jeffries series, listed under Historical Mysteries: Victorian)
  
• Brown, Rita Mae Santa Clawed
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Mrs. Murphy series, listed under Cat Mysteries)
  
• Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, & Leslie Meier
  
• Childs, Laura: Frill Kill (Halloween)
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Scrapbooking series, listed under Amateur Sleuths)
  
• Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop (edited by Otto Penzler)
  
• Coyle, Cleo: Holiday Grind
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Coffeehouse series, listed under Culinary Mysteries)
  
• Crawford, Isis: Bernie & Libby Simmons series
  
  1. A Catered Murder
     
  2. A Catered Wedding
     
  3. A Catered Christmas
     
  4. A Catered Valentine's Day
     
  5. A Catered Halloween
     
  6. A Catered Birthday Party
     
• Dams, Jeanne M.: Indigo Christmas
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Hilda Johansson series, listed under Historical Mysteries:1900s-1910s)
  
• Daniels, Claire: Final Intuition (Thanksgiving)
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Karma Crime series, listed under Paranormal Mysteries)
  
• Dunnett, Kaitlyn: A Wee Christmas Homicide
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Liss MacCrimmon series, listed under Amateur Sleuths)
  
• Ferris, Monica: Crewel Yule
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Betsy Devonshire series, listed under Sewing/Needlework Mysteries)
  
• Fiffer, Sharon: Scary Stuff (Halloween)
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Jane Wheel series, listed under Antiques Mysteries)
  
• Fluke, Joanne: Plum Pudding Murder
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Hannah Swensen series, listed under Culinary Mysteries.)
  
• Fluke, Joanne: Sugar Cookie Murder
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Hannah Swensen series, listed under Culinary Mysteries.)
  
• Freydont, Shelley: Lindy Haggerty series
  
  1. Backstage Murder
     
  2. High Seas Murder
     
  3. Midsummer Murder
     
  4. Halloween Murder
     
  5. A Merry Little Murder
     
• Grabenstein, Chris: Christopher Miller series
  
  1. Slay Ride
     
  2. Hell for the Holidays
     
• Haddam, Jane: Gregor Demarkian series (aka Holiday Mystery series)
  
  1. Not a Creature Was Stirring (Xmas)
     
  2. Precious Blood (Easter)
     
  3. Act of Darkness (Independence Day)
     
  4. Quoth the Raven (Halloween)
     
  5. A Great Day for the Deadly (St. Patrick's Day)
     
  6. Feast of Murder (Thanksgiving)
     
  7. A Stillness in Bethlehem (Xmas)
     
  8. Murder Superior (Mother's Day)
     
  9. Festival of Deaths (Hanukkah)
     
  10. Bleeding Hearts (Valentine's Day)
      
  11. Dear Old Dead (Father's Day)
      
  12. Fountain of Death (New Year's)
      
  13. And One to Die On (Birthday)
      
  14. Baptism in Blood (Baptism)
      
  15. Deadly Beloved (Wedding)
      
  16. Skeleton Key
      
  17. True Believers
      
  18. Somebody Else's Music
      
  19. Conspiracy Theory
      
  20. The Headmaster's Wife
      
  21. Hardscrabble Road
      
  22. Glass Houses
      
  23. Cheating at Solitaire
      
  24. Living Witness
      
  25. Wanting Sheila Dead
      
  26. Flowering Judas
      
• Harris, Lee: Christine Bennett series
  
  1. The Good Friday Murder
     
  2. The Yom Kippur Murder
     
  3. The Christening Day Murder
     
  4. The St. Patrick's Day Murder
     
  5. The Christmas Night Murder
     
  6. The Thanksgiving Day Murder
     
  7. The Passover Murder
     
  8. The Valentine's Day Murder
     
  9. The New Year's Eve Murder
     
  10. The Labor Day Murder
      
  11. The Father's Day Murder
      
  12. The Mother's Day Murder
      
  13. The April Fool's Day Murder
      
  14. The Happy Birthday Murder
      
  15. The Bar Mitzvah Murder
      
• Hart, Carolyn: Death on Demand series
  
  1. Death on Demand
     
  2. Design for Murder
     
  3. Something Wicked
     
  4. Honeymoon with Murder
     
  5. A Little Class on Murder
     
  6. A Deadly Valentine
     
  7. The Christie Caper
     
  8. Southern Ghost
     
  9. Mint Julep Murder
     
  10. Yankee Doodle Dead
      
  11. White Elephant Dead
      
  12. Sugarplum Dead
      
  13. April Fool Dead
      
  14. Engaged to Die
      
  15. Murder Walks the Plank
      
  16. Death of the Party
      
  17. Dead Days of Summer
      
  18. Death Walked In
      
  19. Dare to Die
      
  20. Laughed 'Til He Died
      
• Hart, Ellen: Murder in the Air
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Sophie Greenway series, listed under Culinary Mysteries)
  
• Hemlin, Tim: A Catered Christmas
  
• Kelley, Lee Charles: 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Jack Field series, listed under Dog Mysteries)
  
• Kemelman, Harry: Rabbi Small series
  
  1. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
     
  2. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry
     
  3. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home
     
  4. Monday the Rabbi Took Off
     
  5. Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
     
  6. Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet
     
  7. Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out
     
  8. Someday the Rabbi Will Leave
     
  9. One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross
     
  10. The Day the Rabbi Resigned
      
  11. That Day the Rabbi Left Town
      (also of interest: Conversations with Rabbi Small )
      
• Kingsbury, Karen: Decked with Folly
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Pennyfoot Hotel series, listed under Historical Mysteries: 1900-1919)
  
• Kingsbury, Karen: No Clue at the Inn
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Pennyfoot Hotel series, listed under Historical Mysteries: 1900-1919)
  
• Kingsbury, Karen: Ringing in Murder
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Pennyfoot Hotel series, listed under Historical Mysteries: 1900-1919)
  
• Kingsbury, Karen: Shrouds of Holly
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Pennyfoot Hotel series, listed under Historical Mysteries: 1900-1919)
  
• Kingsbury, Karen: Slay Bells
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Pennyfoot Hotel series, listed under Historical Mysteries: 1900-1919)
  
• Kisor, Henry: Season's Revenge
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Stephen Martinez series, listed under Regional Mysteries: Michigan)
  
• Lourey, Jess: Murder by Month series
  
  1. May Day
     
  2. June Bug
     
  3. Knee High by the Fourth of July
     
  4. August Moon
     
  5. September Fair
     
• Love and Death edited by Carolyn Hart (Valentine's Day)
  
• Marsh, Ngaio: Tied Up in Tinsel (Xmas)
  
• Meier, Leslie: Lucy Stone series
  
  1. Mistletoe Murder (Xmas)
     
  2. Tippy-Toe Murder
     
  3. Trick or Treat Murder
     
  4. Back to School Murder
     
  5. Valentine Murder
     
  6. Christmas Cookie Murder
     
  7. Turkey Day Murder
     
  8. Wedding Day Murder
     
  9. Birthday Party Murder
     
  10. Father's Day Murder
      
  11. Star Spangled Murder
      
  12. New Year's Eve Murder
      
  13. Bake Sale Murder
      
  14. St. Patrick's Day Murder
      
  15. Mother's Day Murder
      
  16. Wicked Witch Murder
      A Lucy Stone short story appears in Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, & Leslie Meier
      
• Michaels, Kasey: High Heels and Holidays
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Maggie Kelly series, listed under Humorous Mysteries)
  
• Murphy, Shirley Rousseau: Cat Deck the Halls
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Joe Grey series, listed under Cat Mysteries)
  
• Page, Katherine Hall: The Body in the Sleigh
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Faith Fairchild series, listed under Culinary Mysteries)
  
• Perry, Anne: A Christmas Beginning
  
• Perry, Anne: A Christmas Grace
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Thomas Pitt series, listed under British Mysteries)
  
• Perry, Anne: A Christmas Guest
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Thomas Pitt series, listed under British Mysteries)
  
• Perry, Anne: A Christmas Journey (features Vespasia Cumming-Gould)
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Thomas Pitt series, listed under British Mysteries)
  
• Perry, Anne: A Christmas Promise
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Thomas Pitt series, listed under British Mysteries)
  
• Perry, Anne: A Christmas Secret
  
• Perry, Anne: A Christmas Visitor
  (NOTE: This title is part of the William Monk series, listed under British Mysteries)
  
• Phillips, Scott: The Ice Harvest (Xmas)
  
• Purser, Ann: Lois Meade series
  
  1. Murder on Monday
     
  2. Terror on Tuesday
     
  3. Weeping on Wednesday
     
  4. Theft on Thursday
     
  5. Fear on Friday
     
  6. Secrets on Saturday
     
  7. Sorrow on Sunday
     
  8. Warning at One
     
• Ripley, Ann: The Christmas Garden Affair
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Louise Eldridge series [aka Gardening Mystery series], listed under Gardening Mysteries)
  
• Sefton, Maggie:
• Fleece Navidad
  (NOTE: This title is part of the Kelly Flynn series, listed under Sewing/Needlework Mysteries)
  
• Wolzien, Valerie: Susan Henshaw series
  
  1. Murder at the PTA Luncheon
     
  2. The Fortieth Birthday Body
     
  3. We Wish You A Merry Murder
     
  4. All Hallow's Evil
     
  5. An Old Faithful Murder
     
  6. A Star-Spangled Murder
     
  7. A Good Year for a Corpse
     
  8. Tis the Season to be Murdered
     
  9. Remodeled to Death
     
  10. Elected for Death
      
  11. Weddings Are Murder
      
  12. The Student Body
      
  13. Death at a Discount
      
  14. An Anniversary to Die For