Dianne Harman Books in Order
Explore Dianne Harman’s books in order, with short summaries to help you choose among her cozy mysteries, suspense stories and tales of starting over.
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Dianne Harman books in publication order
227 books
Murder in the Orchard
by Dianne Harman
2025
An orchard owner is murdered during Clover’s Apple Days festival, but confused witnesses raise doubts about the intended victim. Della investigates family disputes and unpaid debts, discovering a possible link to a young woman’s decades-old disappearance.
Mystery on Briar Street
by Dianne Harman
2025
Photographs hidden inside an old house lead Jane Barrow toward a decades-old mystery involving children and a reclusive woman. Strange activity suggests someone is watching her investigation, but she refuses to abandon the search for their identities.
Resorts & Racketeering
by Dianne Harman
2025
A resort developer’s coercive property deals alarm Jane Barrow when a lawyer brings her evidence of corruption. With state trooper Mike and an unexpected ally, she investigates threats and blackmail while an enforcer begins targeting her family.
Shadows and Spotlights
by Dianne Harman
2025
Premature labor in Madrid forces costume designer Kate Montclair to fight for her baby’s survival far from home. Across the world, her mother and brothers face professional and personal crises that challenge the family’s loyalties and ambitions.
Shadows of the Past
by Dianne Harman
2025
Art conservator Chloe Harper receives a donated journal and coded map tied to a lighthouse assistant’s 1935 disappearance. With a detective and her dog, she investigates stolen artifacts and powerful local interests as newly discovered remains expose a dangerous conspiracy.
Spotlight Dynasty
by Dianne Harman
2025
Hollywood’s Montclair family confronts financial collapse at its film company while the children struggle with ambition, pregnancy and anxiety. A proposed partnership and a secret exposé threaten their independence, forcing them to weigh public success against their bonds at home.
The Artist's Secret
by Dianne Harman
2025
A painting hidden in a historic house bears the signature of an artist who vanished in 1965. Restorer Chloe Harper examines its concealed clues, uncovering connections between powerful families, environmental threats and a conspiracy someone remains willing to protect.
The Glass Mermaid
by Dianne Harman
2025
Restoring a stained-glass mermaid draws Chloe Harper into its creator’s decades-old disappearance. When an interested collector dies, cryptic messages lead Chloe and her friends through Seabrook’s forests and historic buildings, where powerful enemies seek to conceal the artist’s secrets.
The Painted Lighthouse
by Dianne Harman
2025
Vandalized paintings lead art conservator Chloe Harper toward a century-old lighthouse mystery. A developer’s family history and a mysterious lamp connect her to an elderly witness, revealing buried betrayals that influential locals are determined to keep hidden.
Vintage Secrets
by Dianne Harman
2025
A Napa Valley patriarch makes his children compete for control of their winery by creating signature wines. Vineyard contamination and predatory development plans force the rival siblings toward cooperation, as protecting their land becomes more urgent than winning their inheritance.
Vintage Vengeance
by Dianne Harman
2025
The Hudson family discovers theft, sabotage and leaked information threatening their Napa winery. A corporate rival exploits suspected betrayal by trusted employees, forcing the siblings to investigate while growing mistrust threatens the unity they need to resist a takeover.
Dead in the Water
by Dianne Harman
2026
Jane Barrow’s family vacation at the Lake of the Ozarks turns into an investigation when a marina owner is found dead. Her daughter’s doubts prompt Jane and Mike to examine business pressures and secrets behind the supposed accident.
Dress Rehearsal for Murder
by Dianne Harman
2026
Vintage dealer Nora Blackwell finds a hidden painting among a late theater director’s costumes. Its apparent value conceals a gifted forgery and decades of manipulation, leaving Nora to weigh exposing old scandals against the danger they bring to her shop.
Frame by Frame
by Dianne Harman
2026
Old film reels discovered during an estate appraisal show the final known moments of an understudy missing since a theater gala. Nora Blackwell and journalist Marcus Webb investigate a convenient local story as threats mount ahead of an anniversary celebration.
Funny Money
by Dianne Harman
2026
Widowed comedian Gwen Harper learns the man growing close to her is investigating money laundering through comedy clubs. Threats against venue owners become personal when one confides in Gwen, pulling her new life onstage into an increasingly dangerous inquiry.
Last Words
by Dianne Harman
2026
A talent scout offers Gwen Harper a major comedy opportunity, but he is also a target of an FBI investigation. Helping agent Ethan Cole uncover a connected murder forces Gwen to balance ambition, new love and the danger surrounding her.
Legacy & Limits
by Dianne Harman
2026
The Montclair family’s Hollywood legacy collides with illness, broken relationships, and the strain of expectations. Across generations, they must decide whether preserving their studio and professional identities is worth sacrificing their health and connections to one another.
Murder From Within
by Dianne Harman
2026
Podcaster Ivy Harlow investigates a poisoning inside a locked, secured home where no one apparently entered or left. Grudges and financial troubles create numerous suspects, but solving the impossible crime requires finding the overlooked detail behind the victim’s death.
Murder in the Green Room
by Dianne Harman
2026
Widow Gwen Harper pursues stand-up comedy to honor a promise to her husband. Finding a fellow comic murdered in a club’s green room draws her into questioning performers and witnesses, testing instincts she has only recently learned to trust.
Nowhere to Run
by Dianne Harman
2026
A listener’s tip sends podcaster Ivy Harlow back to Amarillo to pursue the truth about her son’s murder. A vanished young woman offers a possible connection, while the officer growing close to Ivy faces troubling secrets of his own.
Provenance of Lies
by Dianne Harman
2026
A dragonfly brooch acquired at an estate sale leads Nora Blackwell toward a Jewish refugee erased from local records. Archives and guarded family possessions reveal a troubling history, while a break-in and suspicious death show someone still protects its secrets.
Second Acts Vintage
by Dianne Harman
2026
Vintage shop owner Nora Blackwell discovers a diary hidden in an old coat from a family estate. Her Labrador’s interest draws her toward the mysterious death of its former owner, while a new romance complicates her otherwise quiet Millbrook life.
The Curtain Falls
by Dianne Harman
2026
A manuscript concealed in a beaded coat sends Nora Blackwell searching for the lost music of a French composer who vanished during the occupation. An elderly witness, archives and carefully preserved possessions offer clues to a history long misunderstood.
The Vanished Heart
by Dianne Harman
2026
Evidence suggests a teenager missing from Clover for forty years may still be alive in Kansas. Della, Bryce and their dog travel to investigate, confronting old family secrets and the painful choices that may explain why the woman disappeared.
The Weight of Kept Things
by Dianne Harman
2026
Nora Blackwell examines textiles left by a reclusive weaver and finds patterns that suggest a concealed message. A photograph and archival searches draw her toward the history of Massachusetts mill workers, where uncovering long-protected secrets becomes increasingly dangerous.
Where The Bones Lie
by Dianne Harman
2026
Human remains at a construction site reveal the fate of a teacher missing for eight years. Podcaster Ivy Harlow investigates her concern for a troubled student, uncovering links to powerful locals while new evidence deepens questions about Ivy’s son.
Whispers After Dark
by Dianne Harman
2026
A late-night plea draws cleaner Jane Barrow into a forty-year-old disappearance linked to the Wheeler house. Forgotten toys and photographs raise questions about missing children, while reluctant witnesses and buried scandals threaten both her investigation and her approaching wedding.


























