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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
$16.00
ISBN: 9780985019624
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Published: Conger Road Press - November 30th, 2012

Cozy


Fatal Flip: A Home Renovator Mystery Cover Image
$15.70
ISBN: 9798985077063
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Published: M. E. Bakos - November 20th, 2021

Cozy


Blessed are the Dead: A Gabriella Giovanni Mystery (Gabriella Giovanni Mysteries #1) Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062338914
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Published: Witness Impulse - July 29th, 2014

Hard-Boiled


M-O-T-H-E-R Spells Murder Cover Image
$17.80
ISBN: 9781721675319
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - July 16th, 2018

Suspense


Bad JuJu in Cleveland Cover Image
By Thekla Madsen (Contribution by), Karl Bort
$12.59
ISBN: 9780692228371
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Published: Madsen Communications, Incorporated - July 3rd, 2014

Procedural


The Case of the Great Train Robbery: A Sean Sean PI Mystery Cover Image
$14.65
ISBN: 9780985390600
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Published: Brookins Books - August 14th, 2015

PI Novel


The Finders: A Mystery (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery #1) Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250796714
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Published: Minotaur Books - June 29th, 2021

Procedural


The Equalizer (Cal Sheehan Mystery #1) Cover Image
$14.95
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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
$7.99
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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
$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
$7.99
ISBN: 9780425179451
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Published: Berkley - May 1st, 2001

Cozy


Girl, 11 Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358697411
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - August 2nd, 2022

Thriller


Nerve Damage Cover Image
$15.74
ISBN: 9780990336006
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Published: Evoke Publishing - June 12th, 2014

Medical Thriller


It's Murder Dontcha Know: A Quirky Murder Mystery with Recipes Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781682011331
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Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - April 19th, 2022

Cozy


Nice Girls: A Novel Cover Image
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780063027565
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 20th, 2022

Suspense


Murder at Spirit Falls (No Ordinary Women Mystery #1) Cover Image
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878396146
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - September 1st, 2012

Cozy


Fat Old Woman in Las Vegas: Gambling, Dieting and Wicked Fun Cover Image
$10.45
ISBN: 9781523287338
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - January 12th, 2016

Caper


Headaches Can Be Murder Cover Image
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878395965
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - September 1st, 2012

Small Town Mystery


The Life We Bury Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781616149987
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Published: Seventh Street Books - October 14th, 2014

Literary Mystery/Suspense


Crewel World (A Needlecraft Mystery #1) Cover Image
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425167809
Published: Berkley - March 1st, 1999

Cozy


Term Limits Cover Image
$9.99
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ISBN: 9781439148105
Published: Pocket Star - December 29th, 2009

Thriller


The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries #1) Cover Image
$15.95
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ISBN: 9781503935204
Published: Thomas & Mercer - June 21st, 2016

Procedural


The Novice's Tale (A Dame Frevisse Mystery #1) Cover Image
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425143216
Published: Berkley - November 1st, 1993

Cozy/Traditional


The Deep, Deep Snow Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781094071329
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Published: Blackstone Publishing - October 27th, 2020

Procedural


History of Wolves Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802127389
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Published: Grove Press - November 7th, 2017

Literary Mystery


Starless Midnight Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9781952976025
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Published: Kirk House Publishers - August 11th, 2020

Small Town Suspense


Gone to Dust: A Detective Nils Shapiro Novel Cover Image
$10.99
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ISBN: 9780765391308
Published: Forge Books - May 1st, 2018

PI


Carolina Moonset Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250810144
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Published: Forge Books - May 31st, 2022

Suspense


Wolf Kill Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781647550578
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Published: Adventure Publications - June 15th, 2021

Thriller


Haunted Ground: A Novel Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780743272100
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Published: Scribner - March 15th, 2005

Suspense


Convergence at Two Harbors (Two Harbors Mystery #1) Cover Image
$14.95
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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
$15.96
ISBN: 9781946063052
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Published: Cozy Cat Press - November 18th, 2016

Cozy


A Hard Ticket Home Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781643960173
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Published: Down & Out Books - May 21st, 2019

PI


Whistling Pines: a Mystery Cover Image
$20.20
ISBN: 9781475052541
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - May 11th, 2012

Cozy


Murder in Winnebago County: A Winnebago County Mystery Cover Image
$16.45
ISBN: 9781948068024
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Published: Wright Press - March 1st, 2018

Procedural


Cloud Warriors Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781785359187
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Roundfire Books - February 22nd, 2019

Sci-fi/Fantasy


Silent Service: An MC McCall Novel of Suspense Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781633040373
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Published: Penlight Industries, LLC - March 1st, 2022

Suspense


Stalking Susan (Riley Spartz #1) Cover Image
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780307388513
Published: Anchor - June 23rd, 2009

Caper


Iron Lake (20th Anniversary Edition): A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #1) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982117504
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Published: Atria Books - June 11th, 2019

Procedural


Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam Cover Image
By Lori L. Lake (Editor), Jessie Chandler (Editor)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781633040304
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Published: Launch Point Press - May 1st, 2015

Anthology


Three Single Wives: A Novel Cover Image
$16.99
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ISBN: 9781728234212
Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - May 11th, 2021

Psychological Thriller


The Streel: A Deadwood Mystery Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781517908607
Availability: Backordered
Published: Univ Of Minnesota Press - July 27th, 2021

Historical


Bloodline Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781542016315
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Published: Thomas & Mercer - January 1st, 2021

Suspense


Cookie Dough or Die (A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery #1) Cover Image
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425240670
Published: Berkley - April 5th, 2011

Cozy


The Lost Dragon Murder Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781647198923
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Published: Booklocker.com - December 5th, 2021

Procedural


Leave No Trace: A Novel Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781501177378
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Published: Atria/Emily Bestler Books - July 9th, 2019

Psychological Thriller


And There He Kept Her: A Novel (Ben Packard) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781728275772
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Published: Poisoned Pen Press - January 31st, 2023

Procedural/Suspense


They Drown Our Daughters Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728248202
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Published: Poisoned Pen Press - July 12th, 2022

Gothic


Ashes Ashes Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781732634756
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Published: Hadleigh House LLC - November 17th, 2020

Procedural


STRAIGHT RIVER (Matt Lanier, #1) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781644384893
Published: Booklocker.com - February 5th, 2019

Procedural


Silent Winter Solstice Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9781662916533
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Published: Gatekeeper Press - December 13th, 2021

amateur sleuth


Murder on the Red River (A Cash Blackbear Mystery #1) Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781641293761
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Published: Soho Crime - April 5th, 2022

Procedural


Down Dog Diary (Maya Skye Novels #1) Cover Image
$15.70
ISBN: 9780963888075
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Published: Osmyrrah Pub - October 15th, 2013

Cozy


Fatal Score Cover Image
$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
$10.99
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
$16.00
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ISBN: 9780425281772
Published: Berkley - June 20th, 2017

Thriller


A Small Town Can Be #Murder Cover Image
$20.24
ISBN: 9780578605487
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Published: Grannyedith - December 21st, 2019

Small Town Suspense


Maverick, Movies & Murder Cover Image
$14.70
ISBN: 9781649140876
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Published: Secret Staircase Books - June 15th, 2022

Cozy/Traditional


Blinded by the Sight Cover Image
$15.70
ISBN: 9780996464017
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Published: Sightline Press - August 4th, 2015

Procedural


A Carrion Death: Introducing Detective Kubu (Detective Kubu Series #1) Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780061252419
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Published: Harper Perennial - March 31st, 2009

Procedural


Dropped Dead in Kona Cover Image
$13.64
ISBN: 9781456347963
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Published: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform - December 15th, 2010

Cozy


The Weatherman Cover Image
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780878393169
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - October 1st, 2009

Hard-Boiled


Fiddle Game (Herman Jackson Series) Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9781590586808
Published: Poisoned Pen Press - January 15th, 2008

PI


Monkeewrench (A Monkeewrench Novel #1) Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780451211576
Availability: Backordered
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - April 6th, 2004

Thriller


Next of Kin Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781542045667
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Published: Thomas & Mercer - October 17th, 2017

Thriller


Made In The Image Cover Image
By Benjamin Hovorka (Illustrator), Mickie Turk
$15.70
ISBN: 9780615797205
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Published: House of Myth Books - April 5th, 2013

Thriller


The Stroke of Winter Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9781542037600
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Published: Lake Union Publishing - November 1st, 2022

Gothic


Murder Book (Jon Frederick) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781682010686
Availability: Out of Print
Published: North Star Press of St. Cloud - May 9th, 2017

Small Town Suspense


The Secret Lives of Dentists Cover Image
$17.95
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ISBN: 9781645060314
Published: Seventh Street Books - April 20th, 2021

Historical


Black Otter Bay Cover Image
$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
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385320023
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Published: Delta - October 6th, 1997

Thriller