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Kate Collins

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born

January 01, 2007 in The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.katecollinsbooks.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books, Romance

influences

Dave Barry, Jean Shepherd, Rex Stout, Jeanne Ray

member since

February 2009

About this author

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Indiana native and former teacher Kate Collins is the author of the popular Flower Shop Mysteries, featuring feisty florist Abby Knight and the zany crew at Bloomers. Her books have made the Barnes & Noble mass market mystery bestsellers lists, the Independent Booksellers lists, and are available in large print editions in the U.S. and the UK.

Kate's children's books, JANEY WEBSTER, EB*, *EXPERIENCED BABYSITTER, and JASON JERVISS AT YOUR SERVICE, are available now as ebooks in all formats. Great reads for ages 9-14.

Kate graduated from Purdue University with a master's degree in education, taught elementary school for six years, but after the birth of her first child, gave up teaching to pursue a long-time dream of putting children’s sto...more

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Kate Collins's Blog

The Cozy Chicks Kitchen

by Lucy Arlington

Before I get into this month's recipe, I wanted to share with you the cover of the next book in the Novel Idea Mystery Series, hot off the presses this week. Every Trick in the Book is scheduled for release February 2013. Isn't the cover gorgeous?

At Malice Domestic this year, the Cozy Chicks were selling print copies their new cookbook, The Cozy Chicks Kitchen. Of course I go... read more »

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Books by Kate Collins

Average rating: 3.83 · 6,660 ratings · 579 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Mum's the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 1,387 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Slay It With Flowers (A Flower Shop Mystery, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 769 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dearly Depotted (A Flower Shop Mystery, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Snipped in the Bud (A Flower Shop Mystery, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 584 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Acts of Violets (A Flower Shop Mystery, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	A Rose from the Dead (Flower Shop Mystery, #6) 3.76 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Shoots to Kill (A Flower Shop Mystery, #7) 3.91 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Evil in Carnations (Flower Shop Mystery, #8) 3.90 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sleeping With Anemone: (Flower Shop Mystery, #9) 3.91 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Dirty Rotten Tendrils (A Flower Shop Mystery, #10) 3.97 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:

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A Flower Shop Mystery (12 books)
by Kate Collins (Goodreads Author)

3.83 avg rating — 6,638 ratings

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An Appetite for Murder (Key West Food Critic Mystery, #1)

by Lucy Burdette (Goodreads Author)

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May 25, 2012 08:25am

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Kate Collins wrote a new blog post: The Cozy Chicks Kitchen The Cozy Chicks Kitchen by Lucy ArlingtonBefore I get into this month's recipe, I wanted to share with you the cover of the next book in the Novel Idea Mystery Series, hot... read more »
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Kate Collins is currently reading: An Appetite for Murder (Key West Food Critic Mystery, #1) by Lucy Burdette (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 25, 2012 08:25am
Kate Collins gave to: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2012	My rating:
This was a very well written book, rich in details of the history of the war time efforts to put all Japanese people in camps out west, and what happens to a young Chinese boy who falls in love with a Japanese girl. Well plotted!
Mar 13, 2012 07:19am · see review
Kate Collins added: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: Behind the Story - The Undisclosed Story Behind the Curtains (A Background Information Book Companion) by Sarah Reagan	My rating:
Mar 13, 2012 07:17am
Kate Collins gave to: The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka read in March, 2012	My rating:
The research for this book was remarkable. I can't imagine how many hours Julie put in, but it made this a book rich in the history of the time. Julie's writing is excellent. My only wish is that she had made one identifiable main character as I foun...more
Mar 13, 2012 07:16am · see review
Kate Collins gave to: Promised To A Stranger by Kate Collins (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Oct 05, 2011 10:12am
Kate Collins became a fan of Goodreads Author Avery Aames
Oct 05, 2011 09:30am · all of Kate's favorite authors
Kate Collins gave to: It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It by Robert Fulghum read in September, 2011	My rating:
This is a great collection of essays to read before bed. They're humorous and touching. An enjoyable book through and through.
Sep 19, 2011 11:27am · see review
Kate Collins made a comment on Online Book Reviews and How You Can Help Your Favorite Authors Without Actually Having to Write a Review: "Oops. That should have said Deb Baker, not Lorraine. My apologies to Deb. "
Sep 15, 2011 06:19am
Kate Collins and 2 other people liked Kate Collins's blog post: Online Book Reviews and How You Can Help Your Favorite Authors Without Actually Having to Write a Review "by Deb Baker/Hannah Reed Reviews. We love 'em. Or we hate 'em. And as the Cozy Chicks become more well-known, the weirdos come out of the woodwork and believe me, they've mastered the nasty rev..." ...read it »
Sep 15, 2011 06:15am

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“Lottie did everything the old fashioned way, including the bookkeeping, which was fine with me since I knew nothing about accounting software anyway. To me, spreadsheets was what I did on Saturday mornings after washing my bed linen.”
― Kate Collins, Snipped in the Bud

tags: humor , mystery-novels

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