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ⓘ About Kristen Bird
Kristen Bird is an award-winning author of mystery fiction from Houston that is best known for her debut novel “The Night She Went Missing.” When she is not writing her novels, she loves to visit the parks with her family and when time permits she watches quirky movies with her husband. Her husband is the worship director and musician at their church and together with her daughters often encourages her in her writing. Bird got her early start in writing when she was in the third grade and won a publishing contest alongside several of her classmates. The small book they produced was published by a local printing press in her small Galveston hometown and this provided her first taste of publishing.
All Book Series by Kristen Bird
A Beauty Queen's Guide to Murder and Mayhem
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025
An Heiress's Guide to Death and Diamonds
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kristen Bird?
Kristen Bird is an award-winning author of mystery fiction from Houston that is best known for her debut novel “The Night She Went Missing.” When she is not writing her novels, she loves to visit the parks with her family and when time permits she watches quirky movies with her husband. Her husband is the worship director and musician at their church and together with her daughters often encourages her in her writing. Bird got her early start in writing when she was in the third grade and won a publishing contest alongside several of her classmates.
Which Kristen Bird series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dakota Green Mystery series, the earliest of Kristen Bird's multi-book series: it opens with A Beauty Queen's Guide to Murder and Mayhem (2025) and runs to 2 books across 2025, ending with An Heiress's Guide to Death and Diamonds (2025).
How many books has Kristen Bird written?
Kristen Bird has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2022 and 2025. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Dakota Green Mystery series with 2 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kristen Bird's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kristen Bird's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dakota Green Mystery (2025, 2 books).
How are Kristen Bird's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kristen Bird's 5 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dakota Green Mystery (2 books, 2025).