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Michele Pariza Wacek

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The United States

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Mystery, Romance, Suspense

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Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, Nora Roberts, Louise Penny, Anne Perry, E ...more

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September 2015

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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 — 5,283 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) 3.62 avg rating — 3,142 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 — 2,333 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) 4.27 avg rating — 1,646 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 Evil That Was Done (Secrets of Redemption, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 1,367 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
	The Third Nanny 3.73 avg rating — 1,547 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
	Ice Cold Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 943 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) 4.32 avg rating — 742 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) 4.33 avg rating — 613 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 a Vacation: A Vacation Cozy Mystery Anthology by Michele Pariza Wacek (Goodreads Author), Patti Larsen (Goodreads Author), Carolyn L. Dean (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 638 ratings — 2 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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Excerpt: “Arson, Old Lace and Murder”

Chapter 1

It started with the smell of smoke.

I was getting in my car when I first noticed it—the unmistakable scent of burning wood. It was strong enough to cause me to pause and look around, my breath transforming into puffs of white steam in the sharp, wintery air.

Could it be from someone’s fireplace? It seemed too excessive for that, especially since I didn’t see any smoke coming from any of the

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Secrets of Redemption (9 books)
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Charlie Kingsley Mysteries (7 books)
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The Riverview Mysteries (3 books)
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The Redemption Detective Agency (1 book)
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4.32 avg rating — 245 ratings

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing House (The Redemption Detective Agency Book 4)

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Michele Wacek made a comment in the group Best Closed-Door Club \| The Readers & Authors Lounge — Spring 2026 Closed-door Fiction Sale — April 5–11 topic " A Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive Romcom cozy mystery Heat level: 0 99 cents https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL7YVSJN ...more "
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Michele Wacek made a comment in the group Best Closed-Door Club \| The Readers & Authors Lounge — Cozy Mystery Free Books & Reader Magnets topic " A Grave Error Cozy Mystery/VERY slow burn romance Heat level: 0 Charlie Kingsley is NOT a doctor. She is very clear about this to all her customers who p ...more "
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Michele Wacek liked Sandy T's review of Arson, Old Lace and Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries Book 8): "This cozy murder mystery was very enjoyable. The town of Redemption has lots of mysteries and secrets which nobody wants to discuss. Our main character, Charlie, is in the thick of these as she tries to solve the mystery of an arson victim and find t" Read more of this review »
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Michele Wacek liked Sarah's review of Arson, Old Lace and Murder: "This was such an intriguing mystery that I had a hard time putting it down. Thankfully we were on spring break so I was able to read during the day. I’ve read all of the Redemption Detective Agency Mysteries and adore them, so it is fun to be back in" Read more of this review »
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Michele Wacek and 1 other person liked Emily Gawlak's review of Arson, Old Lace and Murder: "🔥✨ ARC REVIEW ✨🔥 Arson, Old Lace, and Murder by Michele Pariza Wacek absolutely consumed me; in the best, most fantastically twisty way possible. From the very first page, I was completely wrapped up in Charlie Kingsley’s world again, and let me just s" Read more of this review »
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Michele Wacek liked Carol's review of Arson, Old Lace and Murder: "I regret that I have not had a chance to read all of the Redemption series, but this one works well enough as a standalone, and you will not get totally lost, not having read any of the others. I do enjoy the strangeness of the small town of Redempti" Read more of this review »
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Michele Wacek made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Move book to my author account topic " Hi there, can you move my book to my author GR account? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Thank you! ...more "
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Michele Wacek has read Arson, Old Lace and Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries Book 8) by Michele Pariza Wacek (Goodreads Author)	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
Charlie's most dangerous case yet! Arson, Old Lace and Murder, Book 8 of the Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, is releasing on March 25. Will be available on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited, paperback (and signed paperback on my direct store) and audio. https://mpwn ...more
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“The blonde kept darting glances at Tommy. Cute and perky. I hated her.”
― Michele Pariza Wacek, The Stolen Twin

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“My clients swore my teas had healing powers, even though I made no such promises.”
― Michele Pariza Wacek, Murder Doesn't Take a Vacation: A Vacation Cozy Mystery Anthology

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“Stefan glanced at me. “You cold?” I tore my eyes away from Chrissy. “Probably a goose walked over my grave.”
― Michele Pariza Wacek, It Began With a Lie

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