Diane Kelly (novelist)

Diane Kelly is an American author of humorous, romantic mystery novels. Kelly was a former tax advisor and assistant state attorney general. In addition, she is a graduate of a Mansfield, Texas Citizens Police Academy.

Her Tara Holloway series are humorous mysteries about an Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent. The first book in the series, Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, won a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award.

Tara Holloway series

 * 1) Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure, 2011
 * 2) Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte, 2012, which won a Reviewers Choice award.
 * 3) Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray, 2012
 * 4) Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria, 2013
 * 5) Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers, 2013
 * 6) Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream, 2013
 * 7) Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs, 2014
 * 8) Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses, 2015
 * 9) Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli, 2015
 * 10) Death, Taxes, and a Satin Garter, 2016
 * 11) Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries, 2017
 * 12) Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding, 2017

Tara Holloway e-novellas

 * Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch, 2012
 * Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem, 2013
 * Death, Taxes, and Pecan Pie, 2017

Paw Enforcement

 * 1) Paw Enforcement, 2014
 * 2) Paw and Order, 2014
 * 3) Laying Down the Paw, 2015
 * 4) Against the Paw, 2016
 * 5) Above the Paw, 2016
 * 6) Enforcing the Paw, 2017
 * 7) The Long Paw of the Law, 2018
 * 8) Paw of the Jungle, 2019
 * 9) Bending the Paw, 2020

Paw Enforcement e-novellas

 * Upholding the Paw, 2015
 * Love Unleashed, 2017

House-Flipper Mysteries

 * 1) Dead as a Door Knocker, 2019
 * 2) Dead in the Doorway, 2020
 * 3) Murder with a View, 2021
 * 4) Batten Down the Belfry, 2022
 * 5) Primer and Punishment, 2023

The Mountain Lodge Mysteries

 * 1) Getaway With Murder, 2021
 * 2) A Trip with Trouble, 2022

Other works

 * Love, Luck, and Little Green Men, self-published, 2013
 * "Five Gold Smuggling Rings", Amazon StoryFront, 2013