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Diane Kelly

Diane Kelly is the author of the Paw Enforcement K-9 mystery series, the House Flipper cozy mystery series, and the Tara Holloway mystery series. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, three crazy canines, and three demanding cats. Find her online at DianeKelly.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @DianeKellyBooks.

Nine Fascinating Facts About K-9s

By Diane Kelly

November 25, 2019

Having grown up with multiple dogs and now living with three spoiled mutts, I’ve learned quite a bit about the canine species. Of course, all of the dogs in my family have been consistently unemployed, unless you count barking to announce the arrival of the mail carrier as a job. When I set out to…

The Long Paw of the Law: New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

Diane Kelly is back with The Long Paw of the Law, the seventh installment in her Paw Enforcement series. One night, while on duty with her four-legged crime-fighting companion, Meg gets an urgent call from her boyfriend Seth, who works for the Fort Worth fire department. A baby girl has turned up at the station with…

Against the Paw: New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

May 4, 2016

Against the Paw by Diane Kelly is the 4th installment of the Paw Enforcement series (Available now!). Megan has her sights set on finding a convicted burglar who’s broken his parole, and she has the perfect partner to help sniff him out. Unfortunately, her shepherd-mix Brigit’s dog bowl is already full. A Peeping Tom has…

Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem: Holiday Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

December 26, 2015

Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem by Diane Kelly is a special holiday novella in the Tara Holloway series following IRS Special Agent Tara on a Christmas crime investigation. Christmas is fast approaching when IRS Special Agent Tara is assigned a new case involving a jewelry wholesaler who's repeatedly claimed large theft losses on her tax…

Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli: New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

October 3, 2015

Death, Taxes and a Chocolate Cannoli by Diane Kelly is the 9th cozy mystery in the IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway series (available October 6, 2015). He's no Tony Soprano. Still, local crime boss Giustino “Tino” Fabrizio is one shady character that Tara would love to see behind bars. He operates a security business—or so…

Laying Down the Paw: New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

August 4, 2015

Laying Down the Paw by Diane Kelly is the 3rd cozy in the Paw Enforcement series starring Fort Worth Police Officer Megan Luz and her trusty K9 sidekick Brigit (available August 4, 2015). When a raging tornado hits Forth Worth, Megan's squad car is flipped over-and her devoted police dog, Brigit, is not amused. But…

Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses: New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

March 1, 2015

Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses by Diane Kelly is the 8th cozy mystery in the IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway series where this time her boyfriend is going deep undercover to catch a drug cartel (available March 3, 2015). IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway can calculate tax penalties to the penny. But seeing the world…

Paw and Order: New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

December 26, 2014

Paw and Order by Diane Kelly is the second book in the Paw Enforcement series about police officer Megan Luz and her four-legged partner Brigit (available December 30, 2014). Police officer Megan Luz and her loyal K-9 partner Brigit are back on the beat—and under the gun—when the local rodeo show goes to the dogs……

Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs: A New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

July 25, 2014

Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs by Diane Kelly is the 7th romantic mystery in the Tara Holloway series featuring the IRS Special Agent (available July 29, 2014). HE’S ONE OF AMERICA’S BRIGHTEST STARS. So maybe it goes without saying that IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway is star-struck? She’s head over heels…in trouble. Easy’s getting harder…

Paw Enforcement: A New Excerpt

By Diane Kelly

May 30, 2014

Paw Enforcement by Diane Kelly introduces Police Officer Megan Luz who's forced to work with a new partner—Brigit—a big, furry police dog (available June 3, 2014). Officer Luz is lucky she still has a job after tasering a male colleague where it counts the most. Sure, he had it coming—which is why the police chief…

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