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Wendy Delaney

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Wendy Delaney writes fun-filled cozy mysteries and is the award-winning author of the Working Stiffs Mystery series. A longtime member of Mystery Writers of America, she's a Food Network addict and pastry chef wannabe. When she's not killing off story people she can be found on her treadmill, working off the calories from her latest culinary adventure. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Wendy lives in the Texas Hill Country with the love of her life and is a proud grandma. ...more

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	Trudy, Madly, Deeply (Working Stiffs Mystery, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 2,236 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sex, Lies, and Snickerdoodles (Working Stiffs Mystery, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There's Something About Marty (Working Stiffs Mystery, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 457 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can't Go Gnome Again (Working Stiffs Mystery, #4) 4.39 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dogs, Lies, and Alibis (Working Stiffs Mystery, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 233 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Wedding For Old Men (Working Stiffs Mystery, #6) 4.49 avg rating — 204 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crazy, Stupid, Dead (Working Stiffs Mystery, #7) 4.47 avg rating — 187 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Working Stiffs Mystery Series Books 1-3 4.34 avg rating — 183 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kiwi Before Dying (Working Stiffs Mystery, #8) 4.57 avg rating — 104 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farewell, Mr. Lovely: A Humorous Cozy Mystery 4.54 avg rating — 82 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Storm Reckoning is a great follow-up to book#1 in the FIRE series, Silent Access--a clever blend of action/adventure and slow-burn romance. While I love the developing relationship between main characters, Izzy and Coop, as they learn to work togethe ...more
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“My life of crime began at seven twenty-eight this morning."
~ Charmaine Digby”
― Wendy Delaney, Trudy, Madly, Deeply

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“STANDING ON FRED WIXEY’S front porch, I read the three laminated signs above the doorbell: NO SOLICITORS BEWARE OF DOG TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT ~ SURVIVORS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN”
― Wendy Delaney, Sex, Lies, and Snickerdoodles

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