Dianne Harman Books in Order

Maria and her scientist husband Jeffrey operate a remote California motel while he develops drugs promising youth and happiness. When his experiments involve unsuspecting travelers, their attempt to build a new life becomes a dangerous struggle over dependence and control.

Hiding in Provence under a new identity, Maria Brooks meets Los Angeles art-theft detective Jordan Kramer. His search for stolen paintings threatens her efforts to remain unnoticed, while their attraction draws them toward a French chef with troubling connections.

Newly elected California assemblyman Teddy arrives in Sacramento after campaigning against immigration. Political power exposes him to corruption, greed and temptation, while tensions in his marriage complicate his attempt to survive a world he is poorly prepared to navigate.

Bob Silva campaigns for the California State Assembly against Reverend Jim Thurston, a committed Tea Party supporter. His marriage to Teddy's former wife gives the contest a personal edge, as old resentments and unexpected publicity threaten his political future.

Maria returns from France to the United States and is arrested at the airport. Private investigator Slade Kelly works to keep her out of prison, following a trail of dangerous people and conflicting interests across the country.

The murder of a high school homecoming queen shocks the Oregon seaside town of Cedar Bay. Coffee shop owner Kelly joins her sheriff boyfriend Mike and boxer Rebel in sorting through local gossip and five possible suspects.

Jeff Black's plans for a commercial hotel and spa have earned him enemies throughout Cedar Bay. After his murder, Kelly and Sheriff Mike must distinguish family grievances from environmental opposition to discover which suspect turned resentment into killing.

Kelly and Sheriff Mike's honeymoon is interrupted when a well-liked wine shop owner is murdered. His apparently friendly life hides a surprising range of possible enemies, and the newlyweds must investigate which private grievance led to his death.

Liz Lucas hires a student intern to help prepare meals at her spa, but his car plunges from a cliff shortly before graduation. Suspecting murder, she investigates his classmates and acquaintances to discover what lay behind the fatal crash.

Antique appraiser Marty Morgan's work in a murdered woman's home draws her into the search for a killer. A collection of Meissen Monkey Band figurines, her sister's psychic abilities and a detective's interest complicate the investigation.

Marty Morgan is asked to appraise Randy Jones's valuable but illicit collection of Native American artifacts. His murder turns the assignment into a dangerous investigation involving collectors, family grievances and efforts to return stolen objects to their tribes.

A murder disrupts a wedding reception and exposes a circle of guests with tangled loyalties. Old romances, political rivalries and troubled family relationships provide motives, leaving the investigation to distinguish personal grudges from a willingness to kill.

Kelly and Sheriff Mike travel to a Tuscan cooking school for a belated honeymoon. When its owner is murdered shortly after their arrival, they help local police investigate a circle of relatives, lovers and professional rivals with reasons for resentment.

Sheriff Mike visits his elderly aunt in Calico Gold and learns she has made him heir to her estate. Her murder the following day makes him a suspect, forcing Kelly to uncover the killer and clear her husband's name.

Widow Liz Lucas enjoys a fresh start running a coastal spa until a guest is murdered in one of its cottages. Determined to protect her business, she investigates the victim's husband, employees and others whose secrets may explain the killing.

Kelly caters a Portland dinner party honoring chef Donatella DeLuca, who is found murdered the next day. Rival chefs, a food critic and people connected to a proposed television show give her plenty of suspects to investigate.

Red Cedar's police chief asks Liz Lucas to investigate his deputy's murder, fearing suspicion because the dead man planned to challenge him politically. His claimed tarot-reading alibi collapses when the reader denies it, leaving Liz to find the truth.

A respected Zen master is murdered at an Oregon vineyard's retreat center. Sheriff Mike and his fiancée Kelly investigate a death that contradicts the peaceful setting, searching for hidden motives behind the victim's seemingly admired public life.

Weight-loss surgery offered by her boss launches Alexis into an unfamiliar period of change, confidence and romance. When her new partner's former wife seeks reconciliation, Alexis struggles with old coping habits and fears that her progress may unravel.

Liz Lucas joins her husband at an exclusive Texas hunting lodge, where his law school friend is murdered. The victim's political ambitions, romantic history and policy proposals offer numerous motives, leaving Liz to identify the person who acted on one.

Romance novelist Kat Denham visits her acupuncturist friend Mitzi's clinic while considering a new kind of book. A patient's unexplained death draws Kat into an investigation that could damage both women's reputations unless she uncovers the killer.

Antique appraiser Marty and her detective husband Jeff attend a Palm Springs polo club cocktail party, where the owner's fiancée is murdered. Relationships, Mafia grievances and inheritance questions complicate their efforts to identify the person responsible.

Kelly and Mike join fishing guide Jack Trout for a trip to Cuba, only to encounter a murdered British guide. When Jack becomes a suspect, their holiday turns into an investigation of wealthy anglers and local rivals.

A graduation trip brings Kelly into the investigation of Julie's murder and a ten-million-dollar gift. Julie's terminally ill mother asks for answers, sending Kelly across several states to examine relatives and acquaintances who might profit from the death.

Celebrity chef Jacques Rushon is murdered at a country music festival near Palm Springs, and Marty Morgan's friends become leading suspects. With her detective fiancé's help, Marty must sort through rival food vendors, old relationships and hidden grievances.

Widowed novelist Kat's secret life as steamy romance author Sexy Cissy is exposed just as she discovers her murdered editor. To protect her reputation and avoid becoming another victim, she must investigate who resented the editor or her books.

A corporate guest is murdered during a fly-fishing trip Jack Trout arranged in Argentina. His wife Carola investigates to protect their business, confronting company rivalries, financial motives and a local police chief unwilling to provide much help.

The sighting of an endangered butterfly in a logging area unsettles Red Cedar, and a Forest Service employee is murdered. Liz Lucas investigates environmental conflicts and personal grudges before the police chief mistakenly arrests her friend Gertie.

Kelly and Sheriff Mike return from Cuba to discover their dogs' kennel owner has been murdered and the boarded animals released. While searching for Rebel and Lady, they investigate employees, neighbors and customers with reasons to resent the victim.

After catering a New Year's Eve party, DeeDee learns her television-host client has been murdered. The killer believes DeeDee witnessed the crime and threatens her, forcing friends and a former Mafia enforcer to protect her while pursuing the murderer.

Kelly discovers a movie actress's body below a cliff just as her husband Sheriff Mike approaches an election. Determining whether the star fell or was pushed becomes an urgent investigation with consequences for both justice and Mike's political future.

A guest is murdered in the sauna during a Calistoga hotel's opening weekend. Visiting sleuth Liz Lucas investigates to save her friend's new business, examining old grudges, marital secrets and rivals who might benefit from its failure.

A murdered millionaire's unborn child may inherit part of his fortune, putting expectant mother Michelle in danger. Liz and Roger investigate competing claims and family grievances, racing to identify the killer before Michelle becomes the next victim.

DeeDee's new brother-in-law becomes a suspect in the murder of his wealthy, mob-connected uncle only hours after his wedding. She recruits private investigator Jake and the victim's bodyguard to untangle the motives and clear Clark's name.

DeeDee and private investigator Jake visit Whistler for a break, but her former neighbor is murdered. With Canadian police and their dogs, they investigate the car dealer's rejected admirer, resentful relatives and others whose grievances may conceal a motive.

A Seattle art gallery owner dies at DeeDee Wilson's first catering event, raising fears of food poisoning. To protect her fledgling business, DeeDee joins private investigator Jake in discovering whether a rival, rejected artist or another guest committed murder.

A Palm Springs plastic surgeon is murdered after leaving several patients unhappy with their strikingly similar results. Disappointed clients, a jealous colleague and people entangled in his personal life provide competing motives that must be carefully untangled.

A Sonoma winemaker is found dead in a wine vat during Kelly and Mike's vacation. They help the local sheriff determine whether it was an accident or murder, examining professional jealousy, romantic suspicion and an ambitious intern.

A retired teacher's murder leaves more than thirty dogs needing shelter and overwhelms Cedar Bay's animal rescue resources. Kelly and Sheriff Mike investigate neighbors and acquaintances with grudges, trying to find the killer before the danger reaches them.

Private investigator Slade Kelly struggles to protect Darya, whose unusual perceptions complicate her decisions. Her dangerous trip with a scientist intersects with drugs approved through bribery, drawing them toward manufacturers prepared to use kidnapping and murder for profit.

Food critic Cassie's photographer is murdered, prompting police to ask her husband Al for help. His former Mafia connections and unconventional approach to investigation bring a different perspective to a case centered on the world of food photography.

Marty's new appraisal client wins millions in the lottery and is then murdered. Helping her detective husband investigate, Marty encounters competing suspicions while her psychic sister and unusually perceptive boxer dog offer clues to the danger surrounding her.

Camille's plan to build a desert museum ends with her murder. Her fortune and valuable land give relatives, developers and other interested parties motives, leaving Marty to help detective husband Jeff untangle the competing claims.

A poisoned chocolate kills the wrong person at Le Bijou Bistro, leaving uncertainty about the intended victim. Newlyweds Al and Cassie face suspects linked to his Mafia past and her food-writing career as they search for the killer.

A mistaken-identity killing at Fiona's bookstore convinces Brigid that her sister was the intended victim. Rival businesses, a religious fanatic, a psychic and a landlady all complicate the investigation, while danger brings her Newfoundland dog into action.

Returning to Cottonwood Springs after divorce and losing her publishing job, Brigid becomes responsible for an orphaned teenager. Investigating the mother's murder is difficult when the victim's thefts and affairs leave plenty of people reluctant to help.

Seeing a familiar painting for sale in Provence raises troubling questions about a Seattle gallery. When DeeDee finds the art dealer murdered, she turns to her private-investigator fiancé Jake to uncover the secrets surrounding his business and marriage.

Kelly expects to assist at a prestigious James Beard dinner during a visit to the Gearhart Hotel. Finding the head chef murdered in a refrigerator forces her to take over the kitchen while helping Sheriff Mike investigate.

Retired mobster Al investigates Maureen's murder after taking over a friend's detective agency. Her former relationships and her brother-in-law's business connections produce a long suspect list, while Al's old habits complicate the search he undertakes with Cassie.

Brigid returns to Cottonwood Springs after her marriage and publishing career collapse, only to lose her best friend to murder. As the victim's sheriff brother investigates, Brigid searches for answers with support from a new romance and adopted dog.

DeeDee, Jake, Al and Cassie travel to the Cayman Islands hoping for a break from murder investigations. Their holiday ends abruptly when Al's longtime Mafia friend and neighbor Nicky is killed, drawing them into another case close to home.

A county judge's murder makes Kat's recently married district-attorney husband a suspect. Determined to clear his name, she investigates a case that disrupts their honeymoon period and brings dangers requiring help from both human and canine protectors.

A murder involving a prominent publisher and a celebrity newscaster draws Kat into an unfamiliar family circle. Her daughter's possible marriage into the victim's family makes identifying the killer especially important, even as the investigation puts Kat at risk.

Nicole receives threatening voodoo dolls before being murdered with one beside her body. Liz investigates the apparent connection, seeking guidance in New Orleans while attending a cooking school and trying to separate superstition from the killer's actions.

Darya sees red zeros on people's foreheads that signal impending death. Private investigator Slade Kelly is tasked with guarding her, but his love for her and her unusual perceptions complicate the work of keeping her safe.

This volume collects the Red Zero and Black Dots suspense stories featuring investigator Slade Kelly and Darya. Her unusual second sight complicates his efforts to protect her as kidnapping, murder and greed draw them into dangers across several countries.

Darya's ability to foresee death attracts unwanted attention when a nurse reports her prediction about a newborn. Meanwhile, a businessman determined to obtain her anti-aging formula creates new dangers for bodyguard Slade as he struggles to protect her.

Darya prepares to manufacture a supplement intended to prevent aging and depression while her visions continue to predict deaths. A ruthless rival wants the formula, forcing investigator Slade Kelly to protect her from threats involving kidnapping and murder.

Professor Deborah White discovers her husband's affairs just as a student involved with him is murdered. Kat investigates to help her friend, but competing motives among spouses and lovers make the case complicated and increasingly dangerous.

A Sonoma sheriff asks Kelly and Mike to investigate murders of winery owners that may be linked to a serial killer. Their search takes them from California wine country to a Colorado hotel, with their boxer Rebel offering protection.

At fifty, Beverly starts over with a new home, business, friends and two puppies. An unexpected relationship offers hope, but memories of betrayal and her mother's warnings make it difficult to trust the affection now entering her life.

Carol struggles to believe in lasting happiness despite a chef's clear affection for her. With friends and a Maltese puppy encouraging a new beginning, she must decide whether she can release old hurts and risk love again.

Sheriff Mike's oldest friend falls overboard and dies, leaving questions about accident, inheritance and revenge. With his goddaughter among the heirs, Mike turns to Kelly and their boxer for help determining what really happened in the bay.

After three failed marriages to younger men, Debra struggles with aging and the possibility of lasting love. Learning that her childhood story was false changes her outlook, while attraction to an older police officer challenges her familiar choices.

Holly and Wade find a bottle of drugs hidden in a coat donated to their church. Scraped-off prescription details deepen the mystery, and Holly's memories of her mother's addiction make her determined to find the owner and offer help.

Missing food from a church pantry leads Holly to search for the person who took it so the congregation can help. Her own memories of hunger make the case personal, alongside worries about her birthday and her aunt's depression.

After her mother's murder, Holly visits unfamiliar relatives in Missouri and searches for the reason behind a long family estrangement. A discovered diary and vandalism at the local high school give her two mysteries to solve.

Wade's valuable Shar-Pei Zeus disappears, leaving him heartbroken and Holly determined to help. Working with the sheriff's department, she investigates whether anger, affection or plans to breed the dog motivated the theft before the search runs out of time.

Holly worries when friend Levi gives his hard-earned money to an Oracle promising miracles. Trying to expose the manipulation meets resistance from Levi himself, and confronting the charismatic figure threatens both Holly and the people she wants to protect.

Brigid's wedding plans are interrupted when her florist disappears and human trafficking becomes a possibility. Searching with Sheriff Davis grows more urgent when she fears that Holly, the teenager she has taken under her wing, may also be missing.

Kat and Blaine travel to the Caribbean after a troubling mix of business dealings, infidelity and an apparent death. Finding someone who wants to disappear proves difficult, turning an island trip into a search through secrets and uncertainty.

A player who repeatedly wins enormous poker stakes becomes a threat to other gamblers at an exclusive Palm Springs casino. Marty and detective husband Jeff investigate the resulting murder, looking beneath the high rollers' wealth for the killer's motive.

Brigid and Linc discover an Alamo tour guide's body during their honeymoon in San Antonio. Unable to leave the mystery alone, they investigate with help from a bed-and-breakfast owner and his German shepherd, sorting through an unusual group of suspects.

An abusive guest is murdered at the New Dawn bed-and-breakfast, and Brigid must consider several people who wanted his wife safe. Linc's painful memories complicate the suspect list as she and Sheriff Davis investigate the killing.

Kelly accepts a ride along a truck driver's route and encounters a body at a truck stop. Exploring an unfamiliar working community, she discovers motives involving jealousy, drugs and prostitution while trying to identify Kimberly's killer.

Former mobster Al receives a warning that someone from his past intends to kill him. Returning to the dangers of Chicago, he must identify the would-be murderer before the pursuit destroys the future he hopes to share with Cassie.

Kat and Blaine travel to Florence for a wedding, expecting a romantic visit to Italy. The murder of the groom's best friend takes them to Sardinia instead, where they search for the killer amid unfamiliar surroundings.

A beloved aging rock star is murdered in Palm Springs, drawing Marty into a search for the killer. Her dog Patron's unusual ability to sense danger helps as she examines suspects and questions appearances surrounding the death.

Marketing executive Amelia Prescott's death near a broken tree branch may be an accident, but several people resented her success. Brigid and Sheriff Davis investigate ambitious colleagues and troubled relationships to determine whether someone planned the fatal event.

Federal employees are murdered across several professions, suggesting a serial killer is targeting Red Cedar. When a spa guest becomes a victim, Liz joins an FBI agent to find the shared connection while the local police chief neglects the danger.

Wealthy real estate prodigy Connor arrives at Liz Lucas's lodge with his assistant, then becomes the center of a murder investigation. Liz must unravel business secrets and personal grudges before the danger reaches her other guests.

Hollywood veteran Marie Moorhead is murdered just before launching a book exposing industry secrets. Ghostwriter Kat and her dog Rudy investigate who wanted to silence the eighty-four-year-old, knowing that the same killer could turn on Kat.

Mike Loomis leaves prison determined to stay away from drugs, but former associates see him as a threat. Brigid, Sheriff Mike, and Deputy Lindsay must protect him as kidnapping and attempted murder endanger their efforts.

Kat attends a writing convention hoping to learn about successful books, only to encounter a tell-all author's murder. Blackmail, resentment, and suspicious attendees draw her into an investigation where the victim's revelations may explain the crime.

Angel Bridges dies on opening night, turning a theatrical performance into a murder mystery. Seattle caterer DeeDee, investigator Jake, and their friends Cassie and Al must sort through affairs, jealousy, and old resentments to identify the killer.

A failed murder attempt at an exclusive club seems settled to the police chief, but Marty discovers reason to disagree. She investigates the would-be killer, weighing personal grudges and financial motives behind the apparently closed case.

Brigid and Linc prepare to open their bed-and-breakfast when a hacker sabotages the website their daughter built. They must find the culprit and restore the booking site before their new business opens without any visitors.

Dianne Harman gathers another selection of recipes featured in her cozy mysteries, drawn from her personal cooking collection. The dishes connect meals enjoyed by fictional characters with practical home cooking shaped by her experiences at cooking schools around the world.

Paranormal investigator Miranda Riley faces werewolf attacks and a series of killings involving cattle and people. Her attraction to an Alpha werewolf and the police chief complicates the case as she questions whom she can trust.

A werewolf doctor's new medical building is vandalized, prompting Miranda Riley and the police chief to investigate. As she searches for the culprit, unusual sensory experiences make Miranda question what she understands about her own humanity.

Members of Brigid's book club receive demands for money to keep their secrets private. She investigates without involving the sheriff, straining her marriage and family relationships, until the blackmailer turns the same threat against her.

After victims are drained of blood, Miranda Riley must identify a paranormal killer or lose her job. She considers becoming bait, even as complicated romances and her mother's investigation into her father's death distract her.

Holly prepares the Read It Again bookstore's expansion for its grand opening, but the new stock disappears from storage. Investigating the theft becomes personally painful when she fears her best friend is responsible and she helped cause it.

Holly organizes a surprise party celebrating her aunt Fiona's fashion career, only to find the decorations and food destroyed. She and Wade must identify the saboteur before the celebration faces further damage or someone gets hurt.

A stolen geometry test is being sold at Holly's school, and her boyfriend considers buying it. After a misleading video gets her grounded, Holly must decide how to expose the thief while repairing trust at home.

Holly runs for junior class president, but vandalism, slurs, and a stolen speech threaten her campaign. With her dog poisoned and the principal overwhelmed, she takes responsibility for discovering who wants to stop her election.

Illegal drugs at a dog park put children in rehabilitation and threaten Sheriff Mike's family. Kelly, Mike, and Cash, helped by their dogs, must find those responsible while interrupted honeymoon plans add to the family upheaval.

Las Vegas blackjack dealer Miranda Riley returns to Oklahoma when her mother disappears. Searching Little Feather reveals a hidden supernatural community and her mother's role policing it, forcing Miranda to enter a world she never knew existed.

Brigid accompanies her sister Fiona to Los Angeles for the debut of her fashion collection, but the designs disappear. With access limited to fashion-house employees, Brigid must uncover the insider threatening Fiona's long-awaited professional breakthrough.

Brigid and Linc's summer carnival chili booth becomes secondary when a guest from their bed-and-breakfast is murdered. The victim's popular travel show concealed plenty of enemies, leaving Brigid and the sheriff with numerous motives to investigate.