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Valerie (V.M.) Burns was born in Northwestern Indiana and spent many years in
Southwestern Michigan on the Lake Michigan shoreline. She is a lover of dogs,
British historic cozies, and scones with clotted cream. After many years in the
Midwest she went in search of milder winters and currently lives in Northern Georgia with her poodles. Her debut novel, The Plot is Murder was nominated for a 2017 Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Her short story, "The Vermeer Conspiracy" was an Anthony and Edgar Award finalist in 2022. Valerie is a member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers Association, Crime Writers of Color, and Sisters in Crime. Readers can learn more by visiting her website at vmburns.com.

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Average rating: 4.0 · 18,430 ratings · 3,234 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Plot is Murder (Mystery Bookshop #1) 3.66 avg rating — 4,703 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Read Herring Hunt (Mystery Bookshop #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,695 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novel Art of Murder (Mystery Bookshop #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,253 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wed, Read & Dead (Mystery Bookshop #4) 4.14 avg rating — 1,170 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tourist's Guide to Murder (Mystery Bookshop #6) 4.01 avg rating — 1,196 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bookmarked for Murder (Mystery Bookshop #5) 4.11 avg rating — 1,148 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bookclubbed to Death (Mystery Bookshop #8) 3.99 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2022 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Dog House (Dog Club Mystery #1) 4.08 avg rating — 926 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Words (Mystery Bookshop #7) 4.23 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Puppy Who Knew Too Much (Dog Club Mystery #2) 4.29 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson – Book Review

It would be an understatement to say that I am a fan of Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery series. When I decided that I wanted to be a writer, I researched authors that I liked. Victoria Thompson was one of those authors. She wrote engaging cozy mysteries and had a long running series. That was exactly […]

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“God knows there are enough bad books out there. No point adding any more. A good cozy mystery is a rare thing.”
― V.M. Burns, The Plot is Murder

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“Did you see the getup that little floozy had on?” “Shhhh.” I glanced around to make sure the “little floozy” was out of earshot. Tact wasn’t Nana Jo’s strong suit. “Don’t shush me. I’ve seen Sumo wrestlers wearing more fabric.” Nana Jo exaggerated, but not by much.”
― V.M. Burns, Read Herring Hunt

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“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and the glory of the climb.”
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