High Heels Mysteries (Catherine Bruns) Books in Order
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High Heels Mysteries (Catherine Bruns) books in publication order
13 books
Spying in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2006
Shoe designer Maddie Springer lives for fashion until her boyfriend disappears with millions and murder enters the picture. Helped by her outrageous friends and hounded by a sexy cop, she steps straight into danger.
Killer in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2007
A desperate message from her long-lost father sends Maddie Springer racing to Las Vegas in stilettos. There she finds showgirls, fake designer shoes, organized crime, and a killer who will not back off.
Undercover in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2007
Maddie takes a job on a hit TV set and stumbles into a deadly mix of starlets, secrets, and scandal. With a corpse on the scene and a curious detective nearby, playing it safe is not really an option.
Alibi in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2008
Paris Fashion Week should be a dream assignment for Maddie Springer, until a top model is killed on the runway with a stiletto heel. To clear her name, Maddie dives into blackmail, couture egos, and missing jewels.
Mayhem in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2008
A week before her wedding, Maddie finds her wedding planner dead in a cake. If she wants to make it to the altar on time, she and her friends will have to help solve the case before more plans collapse.
Fearless in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2011
Pregnancy does not slow Maddie Springer down for long. When another murder cuts through her hectic life, she has to protect the people she loves while proving that motherhood has not dulled her sleuthing instincts.
Danger in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2012
Maddie gets a backstage look at a celebrity dance show when her friend's actor boyfriend joins the cast. Then his partner is found dead, and Maddie steps into a glittery mess of jealousy, gossip, and murder.
Homicide in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2014
Maddie Springer juggles work, family, and another murder that refuses to stay out of her life. As rumors spread and the suspect list grows, she has to think fast to keep the next body from dropping.
Deadly in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2015
A Hawaiian beauty pageant sounds like a fun change of pace for Maddie Springer, until death crashes the event. Between jealousy, glamour, and too many suspects, paradise becomes another very risky place to investigate.
Suspect in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2019
When suspicion falls close to home, Maddie Springer cannot resist poking into yet another fashionable murder case. The deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that glittery surfaces hide dangerous people.
Jeopardy in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2020
Maddie Springer heads into game show chaos when a contestant dies after a celebrity trivia taping. With her stepfather under suspicion and secrets spilling everywhere, she has to solve the case before the final round turns deadly.
Peril in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2020
Another stylish case sends Maddie Springer from fashion fun to murder and suspicion in a hurry. With danger closing in, she has to trust her instincts and outmaneuver a killer before the case turns personal.
Deceit in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2021
Maddie Springer is pulled into another glossy Los Angeles murder, where charm and glamour hide plenty of lies. To protect the people around her, she has to sort real clues from celebrity smoke and mirrors.
High Heels Mysteries (Catherine Bruns) books in chronological order

Spying in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2006High Heels Mysteries, Book 1
Killer in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2007High Heels Mysteries, Book 2
Undercover in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2007High Heels Mysteries, Book 3
Alibi in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2008High Heels Mysteries, Book 4
Mayhem in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2008High Heels Mysteries, Book 5
Fearless in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2011High Heels Mysteries, Book 6
Danger in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2012High Heels Mysteries, Book 7
Homicide in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2014High Heels Mysteries, Book 8
Deadly in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2015High Heels Mysteries, Book 9
Suspect in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2019High Heels Mysteries, Book 10
Peril in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2020High Heels Mysteries, Book 11
Jeopardy in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2020High Heels Mysteries, Book 12
Deceit in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
2021High Heels Mysteries, Book 13
Series background & context
If you are coming to the High Heels books through Catherine Bruns, the key thing to know is that this is a shared-world stop rather than one of her original long-running series. The central heroine is Maddie Springer, a fashion-focused Los Angeles amateur sleuth first created by Gemma Halliday. Bruns steps into that world for Jeopardy in High Heels and writes inside a setting already built around glamour, comedy, and murder.
That world is a lively one. Maddie is a shoe designer with a gift for getting mixed up in public, complicated, very inconvenient crimes. The books move through TV studios, celebrity events, fashion spaces, and other places where appearances matter a lot and secrets never stay buried for long. Compared with Bruns's bakery and small-town series, the tone here is bigger, brasher, and a lot more Hollywood.
Still, the fit makes sense.
Bruns has always been good at writing heroines who are busy, observant, and reluctant only until someone they care about is threatened. Maddie works on the same wavelength. She tends to get pulled into investigations because a friend, family member, or loved one is suddenly in trouble, and once that happens she is not going to sit quietly on the sidelines.
In Jeopardy in High Heels, the setup drops Maddie into the orbit of a celebrity game show, where a contestant dies and suspicion lands close to home. That premise captures what this branch of the series does well. It gives you a flashy event, a messy suspect pool, a lot of personal pressure, and a heroine who has to think on her feet while cameras, gossip, and danger close in.
Readers who like Bruns for her quick pace and accessible style should not have much trouble sliding into this one. The setting is more polished than the cookie shop or the maple farm, but the storytelling impulse is similar. Keep the stakes personal, keep the supporting cast active, and keep the heroine moving.
So this page is best read as a guide to Bruns's contribution to the High Heels universe and the sort of mystery experience it offers. If you want Catherine Bruns with more television lights, more designer shoes, and more celebrity chaos, this is where to go.
It is a stylish detour, not a complete change of personality.
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