Diane Kelly is an American author of humorous, romantic mystery novels. Kelly was a former tax advisor and assistant state attorney general. In addition, she is a graduate of a Mansfield, Texas Citizens Police Academy.
Her Tara Holloway series are humorous mysteries about an Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent. The first book in the series, Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, won a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award.
Books
Tara Holloway series
- Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, 2011
- Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte, 2012, which won a Reviewers Choice award.
- Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray, 2012
- Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria, 2013
- Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers, 2013
- Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream, 2013
- Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs, 2014
- Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses, 2015
- Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli, 2015
- Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter, 2016
- Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries, 2017
- Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding, 2017
Tara Holloway e-novellas
- Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch, 2012
- Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem, 2013
- Death, Taxes, and Pecan Pie, 2017
Paw Enforcement
- Paw Enforcement, 2014
- Paw and Order, 2014
- Laying Down the Paw, 2015
- Against the Paw, 2016
- Above the Paw, 2016
- Enforcing the Paw, 2017
- The Long Paw of the Law, 2018
- Paw of the Jungle, 2019
- Bending the Paw, 2020
- Pawfully Wedded, 2024
Paw Enforcement e-novellas
- Upholding the Paw, 2015
- Love Unleashed, 2017
House-Flipper Mysteries
- Dead as a Door Knocker, 2019
- Dead in the Doorway, 2020
- Murder with a View, 2021
- Batten Down the Belfry, 2022
- Primer and Punishment, 2023
- Four Alarm Homicide, 2024
- Dead Post Society, 2025
The Mountain Lodge Mysteries
- Getaway With Murder, 2021
- A Trip With Trouble, 2022
- Snow Place for Murder, 2023
Southern Homebrew Mysteries
- The Moonshine Shack Murder, 2021
- The Proof Is in the Poison, 2022
- Fiddling With Fate, 2023
Other works
- Love, Luck, and Little Green Men, self-published, 2013
- "Five Gold Smuggling Rings", Amazon StoryFront, 2013
References