Karen C. Whalen
Karen C. Whalen

is the award-winning author of three cozy mystery series. The Dinner Club Mysteries features Jane Marsh, an empty nester who hosts a gourmet dinner club. The Tow Truck Mysteries stars Delaney Morran, a super feminine shoe-a-holic who drives a tow truck. Both are about strong friendships and family ties set in Colorado. The Sea Oats Beach series is a cozy mystery – beach read set in Coastal Carolina. Her books are similar to those written by authors Jessica Beck, Joanne Fluke, Leslie Meier, Cindy Bell, and Laura Childs. 

The first in the Dinner Club series, Everything Bundt the Truth, tied for FIRST PLACE in the Suspense Novel category of the 2017 IDA Contest. The third in the Tow Truck series, Eyes on the Road, was a SECOND PLACE winner of the 2023 Firebird Book Awards in the Cozy Mystery category. The first in the Sea Oats Beach Mysteries, Murder at Sea Oats Beach, won the 2024 Firebird Book Awards in the Summer Beach Read category. 

She worked for many years as a paralegal at a law firm in Denver and had been a columnist and regular contributor to The National Paralegal Reporter magazine. She loves to host dinner clubs, ride bicycles, hike in the mountains, walk on the beach, and read cozy murder mysteries.

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Review of...Death's Honesty by Brian Anderson (Lyle Dahms Mystery series)

Brian Anderson plunges readers back into the shadowy world of crime noir with the return of private investigator Lyle Dahms. This murder mystery weaves a complex web of deceit, its roots buried deep in the past and intertwined with the hidden secrets of Lyle's own street cop father. As Lyle unravels the truth, the clues lead him, and the reader, on a journey with unexpected twists. With a sympathetic protagonist, compelling supporting characters, and a plot that keeps you guessing, Anderson...

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Review of...Daughter of Starlight by Molly M. Hammond   In a

In a captivating tale of self-discovery and perilous adventure, we follow Luma, a young woman caught between two worlds. Orphaned and ostracized on Earth, she discovers her true heritage as an elf of immense power on the planet of Edira. Drawn back to her homeland, Luma arrives just in time to confront a looming threat: power-hungry wizards who have seized control of Edira. With the fate of the planet hanging in the balance, Luma must embark on a desperate quest to restore the four sacred...

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Review of...the Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano Having read five

Having read five books to date in Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan series (Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun, Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice, Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave), I can say that the first two hold a special, laugh-out-loud place in my heart, but they are all must-reads for mystery lovers, and I can’t wait for the sixth to come out. The sheer genius of an accidental assassin navigating single parenthood with sticky fingers...

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