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ⓘ About Dee MacDonald
Dee MacDonald is a cozy mystery, general fiction, and romance fiction author from Scotland who is best known as the author of the “Kate Palmer” series of novels. She published “The Runaway Wife” her debut novel in 2018 and has never looked back since. The author now has more than a dozen works of fiction to her name and has shown no sign of slowing down any time soon. While she has now become a very popular author, Dee McDonald has done it very late in life. She left Scotland to go to the English capital London during the 1960s. She would then leave that job and work as a sales representative before moving on to work at Thames Television Studios as a receptionist at their Teddington office.
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Who is Dee MacDonald?
Dee MacDonald is a cozy mystery, general fiction, and romance fiction author from Scotland who is best known as the author of the “Kate Palmer” series of novels. She published “The Runaway Wife” her debut novel in 2018 and has never looked back since. The author now has more than a dozen works of fiction to her name and has shown no sign of slowing down any time soon.
Which Dee MacDonald series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Kate Palmer series, the earliest of Dee MacDonald's multi-book series: it opens with A Body in the Village Hall (2020) and runs to 7 books across 2020–2023, ending with A Body in a Cornish Village (2023). Dee MacDonald's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Dee MacDonald written?
Dee MacDonald has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2026. 14 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Kate Palmer series with 7 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Dee MacDonald's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dee MacDonald's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Connie McColl (2018, 2 books), Kate Palmer (2020–2023, 7 books) and Ally McKinley Mystery (2024–2026, 5 books).
How are Dee MacDonald's books organised into series?
This guide splits Dee MacDonald's 17 books into 3 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Kate Palmer (7 books, 2020–2023); Ally McKinley Mystery (5 books, 2024–2026); Connie McColl (2 books, 2018).