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A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but now she does spend much of her time writing stories. Mystery stories, to be exact. They're clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn't enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at MPWNovels.com.

Michele grew up in Wisconsin, (hence why all her books take place there), and currently lives there after spending nearly 30 years living in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona, with her husband and southern squirrel ...more

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	It Began With a Lie (Secrets of Redemption, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 5,126 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 Murder Before Christmas (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 2,895 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Stolen Twin (The Riverview Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 2,316 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	This Happened to Jessica (Secrets of Redemption #2) 4.28 avg rating — 1,581 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Third Nanny 3.73 avg rating — 1,540 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Evil That Was Done (Secrets of Redemption, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 1,318 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
	Ice Cold Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 850 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Summoning (Secrets of Redemption #4) 4.33 avg rating — 712 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Reckoning (Secrets of Redemption #5) 4.34 avg rating — 588 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Murder Doesn't Take Vacations (2008-10-06) by Michele Pariza Wacek (Goodreads Author), D.H. Riley, Patti Larsen (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 592 ratings	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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The Mysterious Case of the Dead Elf: The Redemption Detective Agency Mystery

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“I can’t believe we traded solving a real-life murder case for a drunk Santa fiasco,” Mildred complained as she, along with a gust of wind and fog of floral perfume, entered The Redemption Detective Agency. “How does Charlie get all the luck?”

I wasn’t sure if attending a party where someone died counted as “lucky,

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“The blonde kept darting glances at Tommy. Cute and perky. I hated her.”
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“My clients swore my teas had healing powers, even though I made no such promises.”
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“Stefan glanced at me. “You cold?” I tore my eyes away from Chrissy. “Probably a goose walked over my grave.”
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