Valerie Burns

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Valerie Burns


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Valerie also writes as V.M. Burns

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 he
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Average rating: 3.76 · 17,550 ratings · 2,689 reviews · 6 distinct worksSimilar authors
Two Parts Sugar, One Part M...

3.67 avg rating — 10,126 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions
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Murder is a Piece of Cake (...

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“Whoever said Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you was an idiot.”
Valerie Burns, Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder

“interests included English mastiffs, baking, and detective novels.”
Valerie Burns, Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder

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Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery #1) by Valerie Burns
 
  11 votes, 35.5%

Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #1) by Mia P. Manansala
 
  9 votes, 29.0%

Live and Let Chai (Seaside Cafe Mystery #1) by Bree Baker
 
  9 votes, 29.0%

Murder at Marble House (Gilded Newport Mysteries #2) by Alyssa Maxwell
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

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