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New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson wrote three novels before one was accepted for publication—when she was 41. She has since written 14 more mysteries, all featuring Goldy the caterer. In addition, she has written short stories and poetry for various publications. Davidson has won the Anthony Award from Bouchercon, and has been nominated for the Agatha, another Anthony, and the Macavity Award. In 1993 she was named Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Writer of the Year.

Davidson was educated at St. Anne's School in Charlottesville, Virginia, where her English teacher, Emyl Jenkins, encouraged her to become a writer. She attended Wellesley College, where she was named a Wellesley Scholar, before transferring to Stanford Univer ...more

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	Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 22,670 ratings — published 1990 — 29 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
	Dying for Chocolate (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 13,055 ratings — published 1992 — 29 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
	Double Shot (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #12) 3.98 avg rating — 12,487 ratings — published 2004 — 46 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 Cereal Murders (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 12,081 ratings — published 1993 — 23 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
	Killer Pancake (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 10,748 ratings — published 1995	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
	Sticks & Scones (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #10) 3.89 avg rating — 10,393 ratings — published 2001 — 3 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 Last Suppers (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #4) 3.87 avg rating — 10,358 ratings — published 1994 — 38 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 Whole Enchilada (A Goldy Schulz Culinary Mystery, #17) 3.77 avg rating — 10,003 ratings — published 2013 — 24 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 Grilling Season (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #7) 3.89 avg rating — 9,433 ratings — published 1997 — 25 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
	Tough Cookie (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #9) 3.92 avg rating — 8,932 ratings — published 2000 — 32 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

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“In a deep sexy voice, she said Windows don't turn me on.
I raised an eyebrow at her, Mac user?”
― Diane Mott Davidson, Sticks & Scones

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“Sometimes you have to fight fire with a blowtorch”
― Diane Mott Davidson, The Cereal Murders

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“What a gift to have a son.”
― Diane Mott Davidson, Tough Cookie

tags: faith, hope

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Dial A for Aunties (Aunties #1) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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Catering to Nobody (Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery #1) by Diane Mott Davidson

24 votes, 28.6%

Feel the Bern (Bernie Sanders Mystery #1) by Andrew Shaffer

15 votes, 17.9%

The Branson Beauty (Sheriff Hank Worth #1) by Claire Booth

11 votes, 13.1%

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