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ⓘ About Diane Vallere
Diane Vallere is a national bestselling author of the Costume Shop series and the Lefty-nominated Material Witness series. At the tender age of ten years, she had already launched her own detective agency. She has an insane love for clues, shoes, and clothes. Diane Vallere’s Childhood Diane Vallere’s upbringing is probably what shaped who she is now. During her seventh birthday, and while a second grader, her parents gave her a wig for a present, something that delighted her so much. In most of her growing up years, she was exposed to a variety of costumes. The costumes came in the form of inherited clothes from her great grandparent. The costumes were obviously inappropriate for everyday use but could be worn during Halloween.
All Book Series by Diane Vallere
Other People's Baggage
Book 2 of 15 · published 2012 Co-authored · Gigi Pandian,Kendel Lynn
Fly Me to the Moon / Murder on Moon Trek
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2017
Another Girl, Another Planet / Warped on a Moon Trek
Book 5 of 6 · published 2026
Fly Me to the Moon / Murder on Moon Trek 1
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2017
Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction
Book 5 of 6 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Diane Vallere?
Diane Vallere is a national bestselling author of the Costume Shop series and the Lefty-nominated Material Witness series. At the tender age of ten years, she had already launched her own detective agency. She has an insane love for clues, shoes, and clothes.
Which Diane Vallere series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Killer Fashion / Style & Error Mysteries / Samantha Kidd Mystery series, the earliest of Diane Vallere's multi-book series: it opens with Just Kidding / Free Heelin' (2012) and runs to 17 books across 2012–2025, ending with Murder Italian Style (2025). Diane Vallere's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Diane Vallere written?
Diane Vallere has 58 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2027. 51 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Killer Fashion / Style & Error Mysteries / Samantha Kidd Mystery series with 17 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Diane Vallere's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Diane Vallere's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Killer Fashion / Style & Error Mysteries / Samantha Kidd Mystery (2012–2025, 17 books), Mad For Mod Mystery/Madison Night (2012–2026, 15 books) and Material Witness Mystery (2014–2025, 6 books), plus 4 more.
How are Diane Vallere's books organised into series?
This guide splits Diane Vallere's 58 books into 7 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Killer Fashion / Style & Error Mysteries / Samantha Kidd Mystery (17 books, 2012–2025); Mad For Mod Mystery/Madison Night (15 books, 2012–2026); Material Witness Mystery (6 books, 2014–2025); Sylvia Stryker Space Case/Sky Crimes and Misdemeanors (6 books, 2017–2026); Costume Shop Mystery (3 books, 2016–2017), plus 2 further series.