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Kate Collins

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Born

The United States

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http://www.katecollinsbooks.com/

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books, Romance

Influences

Dave Barry, Jean Shepherd, Rex Stout, Jeanne Ray

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Indiana native and former teacher Kate Collins is the author of the New York Times best-selling Flower Shop Mysteries, featuring feisty florist Abby Knight and the zany crew at Bloomers. Her books have made the New York Times Best-seller's list, Barnes & Noble mass bestsellers lists, the Independent Booksellers lists, and are available in large print editions in the U.S. and the UK.

3 of The Flower Shop Mysteries are on the Hallmark Mystery Movie channel!

Kate's historical romance novels and her 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 ...more

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	Mum's the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 5,633 ratings — published 2004 — 13 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
	Slay It with Flowers (A Flower Shop Mystery, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 2,919 ratings — published 2005 — 13 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
	Dearly Depotted (A Flower Shop Mystery, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 2,650 ratings — published 2005 — 13 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
	Snipped in the Bud (A Flower Shop Mystery, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 2,119 ratings — published 2006 — 7 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
	Acts of Violets (A Flower Shop Mystery, #5) 3.96 avg rating — 2,084 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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 Rose from the Dead (A Flower Shop Mysteries, #6) 3.90 avg rating — 1,845 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Evil in Carnations (A Flower Shop Mystery, #8) 4.03 avg rating — 1,770 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Shoots to Kill (A Flower Shop Mystery, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 1,744 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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
	Dirty Rotten Tendrils (A Flower Shop Mystery, #10) 4.06 avg rating — 1,694 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Night of the Living Dandelion (A Flower Shop Mystery, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 1,596 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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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Kate Collins answered Chris's question: How do you feel about Brooke Shields playing Abby? She just seems all wrong to me. My initial reaction was surprise. I didn't see her as Abby at all. But she really wanted to play Abby as an older, wiser, but still funny and energetic adult, and I think she captured that. Although the movies aren't as good as my books, it was still See Full Answer
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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

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“Monday was my favorite day of the week, the embarkation of a seven-day cruise where the ports of call were as yet unknown but the possibilities for adventure were unlimited.”
― Kate Collins, Yews with Caution

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“As Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
― Kate Collins, Missing Under The Mistletoe: A Flower Shop Mystery Christmas Novella

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