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Kaye George


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aka Janet Cantrell

Kaye has been a janitor in a tractor factory, a mental health center secretary, a bookkeeper and a short order cook. She's been a mainframe computer programmer and a nurse's aide along the way. Kaye is also a violinist, an online mystery reviewer, an award-winning short story writer, and the author of four different mystery series with three different publishers and one self-published. She has accrued two Agatha Award nominations and one finalist position for the Silver Falchion, as well as national best-seller status with her first Fat Cat book, written as Janet Cantrell.

Kaye is a member of Sisters in Crime as well as the Guppies chapter. She served there as treasurer, then president for a two-year term.
 

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery
 
New Books
October 2023

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Black Cat Weekly #112
(Black Cat Weekly, book 112)
Series
Detective Duckworthy, PI
   1. Choke (2011)
   2. Smoke (2012)
   3. Broke (2012)
   4. Stroke (2023)
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Cressa Carraway Musical Mystery
   1. Eine Kleine Murder (2013)
     aka Song of Death
   2. Requiem in Red (2016)
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Collections
   A Patchwork of Stories (2010)
   Lone Star Lawless (2017) (with others)
   Once Upon a Fact (2018) (with others)
   3 Modern Mysteries (2019)
   Tales in the Shadows (2023)
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Anthologies edited
   Day of the Dark (2017)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Bavarian Krisp Caper (2011)
   Shipwreck (2011)
   Twelve Drummers Drumming (2011)
   A Fine Kettle of Fish (2013)
   Discovery (2022)
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Series contributed to
Black Cat Weekly
   58. Black Cat Weekly #58 (2022) (with others)
   112. Black Cat Weekly #112 (2023) (with others)
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Awards
Agatha Award Best First Novel nominee (2011) : Choke
Agatha Award Best Historical Novel nominee (2013) : Death in the Time of Ice


Kaye George recommends
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Death in a Pale Hue (2022)
(Art Center Mystery, book 1)
Susan Van Kirk
"There's nothing pale about this book - vivid prose, colorful characters, and small-town secrets!"
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Death in Perspective (2014)
(Cherry Tucker Mystery, book 4)
Larissa Reinhart
"I love this series! Cheeky, clever, & compelling-keeps me reading way too late."

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