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Here in Minnesota we are lucky to have so many local mystery authors! Listed here are our local authors' first books. Click on their names to see their entire body of work.

The Karma of King Harald Cover Image

The Karma of King Harald (Paperback)

By Richard Audry
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ISBN: 9780985019624
Published: Conger Road Press - November 30th, 2012

Cozy

Fatal Flip: A Home Renovator Mystery Cover Image

Fatal Flip: A Home Renovator Mystery (Paperback)

By M. E. Bakos
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ISBN: 9781946063410
Published: Cozy Cat Press - October 27th, 2017

Cozy

Blessed are the Dead: A Gabriella Giovanni Mystery (Gabriella Giovanni Mysteries #1) Cover Image

Blessed are the Dead: A Gabriella Giovanni Mystery (Gabriella Giovanni Mysteries #1) (Paperback)

By Kristi Belcamino
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ISBN: 9780062338914
Published: Witness Impulse - July 29th, 2014

Hard-Boiled

M-O-T-H-E-R Spells Murder Cover Image

M-O-T-H-E-R Spells Murder (Paperback)

By E. B. Boatner
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ISBN: 9781721675319
Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - July 16th, 2018

Suspense

Bad JuJu in Cleveland Cover Image

Bad JuJu in Cleveland (Paperback)

By Thekla Madsen (Contribution by), Karl Bort
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ISBN: 9780692228371
Published: Madsen Communications, Incorporated - July 3rd, 2014

Procedural

The Case of the Great Train Robbery: A Sean Sean PI Mystery Cover Image

The Case of the Great Train Robbery: A Sean Sean PI Mystery (Paperback)

By Carl Brookins
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ISBN: 9780985390600
Published: Brookins Books - August 14th, 2015

PI Novel

Dogfight, A Love Story Cover Image

Dogfight, A Love Story (Paperback)

By Matt Burgess
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ISBN: 9780307476432
Published: Anchor - September 6th, 2011
The Lynchpin Cover Image

The Lynchpin (Paperback)

By Jeffrey B. Burton
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ISBN: 9781849823081
Published: MP Publishing Ltd - April 15th, 2015

Procedural

The Equalizer (Cal Sheehan Mystery #1) Cover Image

The Equalizer (Cal Sheehan Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Midge Bubany
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ISBN: 9780878397372
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - June 1st, 2014

Procedural

Fat Cat At Large (A Fat Cat Mystery #1) Cover Image

Fat Cat At Large (A Fat Cat Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Janet Cantrell
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ISBN: 9780425267424
Published: Berkley - September 2nd, 2014

Cozy

Bingo Barge Murder: Book 1 in the Shay O'Hanlon Caper Series Cover Image

Bingo Barge Murder: Book 1 in the Shay O'Hanlon Caper Series (Paperback)

By Jessie Chandler
$14.95
ISBN: 9781633048010
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Published: Train Wreck Xpress - May 1st, 2014

Caper

Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery #1) Cover Image

Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Laura Childs
$7.99
ISBN: 9780425179451
Availability: Backordered
Published: Berkley - May 1st, 2001

Cozy

Nerve Damage Cover Image

Nerve Damage (Paperback)

By Tom Combs
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ISBN: 9780990336006
Published: Evoke Publishing - June 12th, 2014

Medical Thriller

Hot Dish Heaven: A Murder Mystery With Recipes (Hot Dish Heaven Mystery #1) Cover Image

Hot Dish Heaven: A Murder Mystery With Recipes (Hot Dish Heaven Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Jeanne Cooney
$14.95
ISBN: 9780878396450
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Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - June 1st, 2013

Cozy

Murder at Spirit Falls (No Ordinary Women Mystery #1) Cover Image

Murder at Spirit Falls (No Ordinary Women Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Barbara Deese, Dorothy Olson
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ISBN: 9780878396146
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - September 1st, 2012

Cozy

Murder by Chance Cover Image

Murder by Chance (Paperback)

By Pat Dennis
$16.95
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ISBN: 9781938473043
Published: Forty Press - March 1st, 2013

Caper

Headaches Can Be Murder Cover Image

Headaches Can Be Murder (Paperback)

By Marilyn Rausch, Mary Donlon
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878395965
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - September 1st, 2012

Small Town Mystery

The Boreal Owl Murder (Bob White Birder Murders #1) Cover Image

The Boreal Owl Murder (Bob White Birder Murders #1) (Paperback)

By Jan Dunlap
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ISBN: 9780878392773
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - July 1st, 2008

Cozy

The Life We Bury Cover Image

The Life We Bury (Paperback)

By Allen Eskens
$15.95
ISBN: 9781616149987
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Published: Seventh Street Books - October 14th, 2014

Literary Mystery/Suspense

Crewel World (A Needlecraft Mystery #1) Cover Image

Crewel World (A Needlecraft Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Monica Ferris
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ISBN: 9780425167809
Published: Berkley - March 1st, 1999

Cozy

Term Limits Cover Image

Term Limits (Mass Market)

By Vince Flynn
$9.99
ISBN: 9781439148105
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Published: Pocket Star - December 29th, 2009

Thriller

The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries #1) Cover Image

The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries #1) (Paperback)

By Anne Frasier
$15.95
ISBN: 9781503935204
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Published: Thomas & Mercer - June 21st, 2016

Procedural

The Novice's Tale (A Dame Frevisse Mystery #1) Cover Image

The Novice's Tale (A Dame Frevisse Mystery #1) (Mass Market)

By Margaret Frazer
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ISBN: 9780425143216
Published: Berkley - November 1st, 1993

Cozy/Traditional

Immoral Cover Image

Immoral (Mass Market Paperback)

By Brian Freeman
$6.99
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ISBN: 9780312939724
Published: St. Martin's Paperbacks - June 27th, 2006

Procedural

History of Wolves Cover Image

History of Wolves (Paperback)

By Emily Fridlund
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802127389
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Published: Grove Press - November 7th, 2017

Literary Mystery

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The Ambitious Card (Paperback)

By John Gaspard
$15.95
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ISBN: 9781938383489
Published: Henery Press - August 20th, 2013

Caper

Gone to Dust: A Detective Nils Shapiro Novel Cover Image

Gone to Dust: A Detective Nils Shapiro Novel (Mass Market)

By Matt Goldman
$9.99
ISBN: 9780765391308
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Published: Forge Books - May 1st, 2018

PI

Unzipped (Chrissy McMullen Mysteries #1) Cover Image

Unzipped (Chrissy McMullen Mysteries #1) (Mass Market)

By Lois Greiman
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ISBN: 9780440242628
Published: Dell - May 31st, 2005

Cozy

Dial M for Meat Loaf (Sophie Greenway #6) Cover Image

Dial M for Meat Loaf (Sophie Greenway #6) (Mass Market)

By Ellen Hart
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ISBN: 9780345421548
Published: Fawcett - October 30th, 2001

Cozy

Haunted Ground: A Novel Cover Image

Haunted Ground: A Novel (Paperback)

By Erin Hart
$18.00
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ISBN: 9780743272100
Published: Scribner - March 15th, 2005

Suspense

Convergence at Two Harbors (Two Harbors Mystery #1) Cover Image

Convergence at Two Harbors (Two Harbors Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Dennis Herschbach
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ISBN: 9780878395903
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - June 1st, 2012

Procedural

Murder on Madeline Island: An Emily Swift Travel Mystery Cover Image

Murder on Madeline Island: An Emily Swift Travel Mystery (Paperback)

By Lorrie Holmgren
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ISBN: 9781946063052
Published: Cozy Cat Press - November 18th, 2016

Cozy

A Hard Ticket Home Cover Image

A Hard Ticket Home (Paperback)

By David Housewright
$16.95
ISBN: 9781643960173
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Published: Down & Out Books - May 21st, 2019

PI

Whistling Pines: a Mystery Cover Image

Whistling Pines: a Mystery (Paperback)

By Dean L. Hovey
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ISBN: 9781475052541
Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - May 11th, 2012

Cozy

Murder in Winnebago County: A Winnebago County Mystery Cover Image

Murder in Winnebago County: A Winnebago County Mystery (Paperback)

By Christine a. Husom
$14.95
ISBN: 9781948068024
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Published: Wright Press - March 1st, 2018

Procedural

Cloud Warriors Cover Image

Cloud Warriors (Paperback)

By Rob Jung
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ISBN: 9781785359187
Published: Roundfire Books - February 22nd, 2019

Sci-fi/Fantasy

The Cross of St. Maro Cover Image

The Cross of St. Maro (Paperback)

By E. Kelly Keady
$16.95
ISBN: 9781938473005
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Published: Forty Press - March 1st, 2013

Thriller

Stalking Susan (Riley Spartz #1) Cover Image

Stalking Susan (Riley Spartz #1) (Mass Market)

By Julie Kramer
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ISBN: 9780307388513
Published: Anchor - June 23rd, 2009

Caper

Iron Lake: A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #1) Cover Image

Iron Lake: A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #1) (Paperback)

By William Kent Krueger
$16.99
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ISBN: 9781439157282
Published: Atria Books - June 9th, 2009

Procedural

Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam Cover Image

Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam (Paperback)

By Lori L. Lake (Editor), Jessie Chandler (Editor)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781633040304
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Published: Launch Point Press - May 1st, 2015

Anthology

Rigged For Murder (The Windjammer Mystery Series #1) Cover Image

Rigged For Murder (The Windjammer Mystery Series #1) (Paperback)

By Jenifer LeClair
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ISBN: 9780980001716
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Conquill Press - July 1st, 2011

Procedural

The Streel: A Deadwood Mystery Cover Image

The Streel: A Deadwood Mystery (Paperback)

By Mary Logue
$15.95
ISBN: 9781517908607
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Published: Univ Of Minnesota Press - July 27th, 2021

Historical

Bloodline Cover Image

Bloodline (Paperback)

By Jess Lourey
$15.95
ISBN: 9781542016315
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Published: Thomas & Mercer - January 1st, 2021

Suspense

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Three Single Wives (Paperback)

By Gina Lamanna
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728234212
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - May 11th, 2021

Psychological Thriller

A Cookie Before Dying (A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery #2) Cover Image

A Cookie Before Dying (A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery #2) (Mass Market)

By Virginia Lowell
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ISBN: 9780425245019
Published: Berkley - December 6th, 2011

Cozy

Everything You Want Me to Be: A Novel Cover Image

Everything You Want Me to Be: A Novel (Mass Market)

By Mindy Mejia
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ISBN: 9781982113568
Published: Pocket Books - November 27th, 2018

Procedural/Suspense

Truth Always Kills Cover Image

Truth Always Kills (Paperback)

By Rick Ollerman, Ben Boulden (Introduction by), Ed Gorman (Introduction by)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781933586823
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Published: Stark House Press - December 18th, 2015

Hard-Boiled

Where Privacy Dies Cover Image

Where Privacy Dies (Paperback)

By Priscilla Paton
$15.95
ISBN: 9781603816656
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Published: Coffeetown Press - August 1st, 2018

Procedural

The Witness Tree Cover Image

The Witness Tree (Paperback)

By Amy Pendino
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ISBN: 9781634891455
Published: Wise Ink - September 14th, 2018

Small Town Suspense

Buried Lies Cover Image

Buried Lies (Paperback)

By Peter Rennebohm
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878393077
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - November 15th, 2008

Adventure

Dart: A Dan Neumann Mystery Cover Image

Dart: A Dan Neumann Mystery (Paperback)

By Phil Rustad
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ISBN: 9780976799993
Published: Third Child Press - November 15th, 2010

Procedural

Raven Avenging Cover Image

Raven Avenging (Paperback)

By Jerry Rice
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ISBN: 9781592988303
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Beaver's Pond Press - May 30th, 2017

Thriller

Fatal Score Cover Image

Fatal Score (Paperback)

By John Baird Rogers
$16.95
ISBN: 9781732226203
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Published: Gotuit Publishing LLC - October 22nd, 2018

Thriller

Rules of Prey (A Prey Novel #1) Cover Image

Rules of Prey (A Prey Novel #1) (Paperback)

By John Sandford
$9.99
ISBN: 9780425205815
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - August 2nd, 2005

Procedural

Little Girl Gone (An Afton Tangler Thriller #1) Cover Image

Little Girl Gone (An Afton Tangler Thriller #1) (Paperback)

By Gerry Schmitt
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ISBN: 9780425281772
Published: Berkley - June 20th, 2017

Thriller

The Blood Spangled Banner: A First Ladies Mystery Cover Image

The Blood Spangled Banner: A First Ladies Mystery (Paperback)

By Barbara Schlichting
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ISBN: 9780996182874
Published: Darkhouse Books - April 30th, 2016

Cozy/Traditional

Luce Women Cover Image

Luce Women (Paperback)

By Liz Kisacky Severn
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ISBN: 9781938473227
Published: Forty Press - December 1st, 2015

Small Town Suspense

Blinded by the Sight Cover Image

Blinded by the Sight (Paperback)

By S. L. Smith
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878394395
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - September 1st, 2011

Procedural

A Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu (Detective Kubu Series #1) Cover Image

A Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu (Detective Kubu Series #1) (Paperback)

By Michael Stanley
$15.99
ISBN: 9780061252419
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Published: Harper Perennial - March 31st, 2009

Procedural

Dropped Dead in Kona Cover Image

Dropped Dead in Kona (Paperback)

By Gerry Stimmler
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ISBN: 9781456347963
Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - December 15th, 2010

Cozy

The Weatherman Cover Image

The Weatherman (Paperback)

By Steve Thayer
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878393169
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - October 1st, 2009

Hard-Boiled

Fiddle Game (Herman Jackson #1) Cover Image

Fiddle Game (Herman Jackson #1) (Paperback)

By Richard A. Thompson
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ISBN: 9781590586808
Published: Poisoned Pen Press - November 1st, 2009

PI

Monkeewrench (A Monkeewrench Novel #1) Cover Image

Monkeewrench (A Monkeewrench Novel #1) (Mass Market)

By P. J. Tracy
$8.99
ISBN: 9780451211576
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - April 6th, 2004

Thriller

Next of Kin (Detective Buddy Lock Mysteries) Cover Image

Next of Kin (Detective Buddy Lock Mysteries) (Paperback)

By James Tucker
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ISBN: 9781542045667
Published: Thomas & Mercer - October 17th, 2017

Thriller

Made In The Image Cover Image

Made In The Image (Paperback)

By Benjamin Hovorka (Illustrator), Mickie Turk
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ISBN: 9780615797205
Published: House of Myth Books - April 5th, 2013

Thriller

White Tombs: A John Santana Novel Cover Image

White Tombs: A John Santana Novel (Paperback)

By Christopher Valen
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ISBN: 9780980001723
Published: Conquill Press - March 1st, 2008

Procedural

Murder Book (Jon Frederick) Cover Image

Murder Book (Jon Frederick) (Paperback)

By Frank F. Weber
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ISBN: 9781682010686
Availability: Out of Print
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - May 9th, 2017

Small Town Suspense

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Black Otter Bay (Paperback)

By Vincent Wyckoff
$14.95
ISBN: 9781682010266
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Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - June 21st, 2016

Procedural

Tribe (Todd Mills #2) Cover Image

Tribe (Todd Mills #2) (Paperback)

By R.D. Zimmerman
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385320023
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Published: Delta - October 6th, 1997

Thriller

The Secret Lives of Dentists Cover Image

The Secret Lives of Dentists (Paperback)

By W.A. Winter
$17.95
ISBN: 9781645060314
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Published: Seventh Street Books - April 20th, 2021

Historical