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ⓘ About Valerie Burns
Valerie is a member of Sisters of Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, and the Crime Writers’ Association. She’s an adjunct professor in the Writing Popular Fiction Program at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. She was born and grew up in northwestern Indiana. She also writes under the pen names of V. M. Burns and Kallie E. Benjamin. As Kallie E. Benjamin she writes the “Bloodhound Mystery” series and as VM Burns she writes the “Dog Club Mystery”, “Mystery Bookshop Mystery”, “RJ Franklin Mystery”, and “Baker Street Mystery” series. “Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder” is the first novel in the “Baker Street Mystery” series and was released in 2022.
All Book Series by Valerie Burns
The Plot Is Murder
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2017 Pen name · V.M. Burns
In the Dog House
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2018 Pen name · V.M. Burns
Travellin' Shoes
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018 Pen name · V.M. Burns
Steal Away
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020 Pen name · V.M. Burns
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Valerie Burns?
Valerie is a member of Sisters of Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, and the Crime Writers’ Association. She’s an adjunct professor in the Writing Popular Fiction Program at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. She was born and grew up in northwestern Indiana.
Which Valerie Burns series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Mystery Bookshop series, the earliest of Valerie Burns's multi-book series: it opens with The Plot Is Murder (2017) and runs to 11 books across 2017–2026, ending with Murder from A to Z (2026). Valerie Burns's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Valerie Burns written?
Valerie Burns has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. 26 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Mystery Bookshop series with 11 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Valerie Burns's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Valerie Burns's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mystery Bookshop (2017–2026, 11 books), Dog Club Mystery (2018–2020, 5 books) and RJ Franklin Mystery (2018–2020, 3 books), plus 3 more.
How are Valerie Burns's books organised into series?
This guide splits Valerie Burns's 27 books into 6 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Mystery Bookshop (11 books, 2017–2026); Baker Street Mystery (5 books, 2022–2026); Dog Club Mystery (5 books, 2018–2020); RJ Franklin Mystery (3 books, 2018–2020); V.M. Burns Short Stories/Novellas (1 book, 2021), plus 1 further series.