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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) 3.95 avg rating — 2,303 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 — 715 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 — 464 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 — 310 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 — 236 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 — 207 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 — 188 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 4.35 avg rating — 184 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 — 107 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 (A Working Stiffs Mystery Book 9) 4.54 avg rating — 83 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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Masked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #30)

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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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