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Carolyn Hart


(Carolyn Gimpel Hart)
USA flag (b.1936)

Carolyn Gimpel Hart (born Carolyn Gimpel in Oklahoma) is a mystery writer who has won two Agatha Awards. She began as a journalist writing under the name Carolyn G. Hart. She gained wider attention twenty years later with the Death on Demand series.
 

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery
 
Series
Carolyn Hart Classics
   1. Skulduggery (1984)
   2. The Devereaux Legacy (1986)
   3. Escape from Paris (1982)
   4. Brave Hearts (1987)
   5. Death by Surprise (1983)
   6. Castle Rock (1983)
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Death On Demand
   1. Death on Demand (1987)
   2. Design for Murder (1989)
   3. Something Wicked (1988)
   4. Honeymoon With Murder (1988)
   5. A Little Class on Murder (1989)
   6. Deadly Valentine (1990)
   7. The Christie Caper (1991)
   8. Southern Ghost (1992)
   9. Mint Julep Murder (1995)
   10. Yankee Doodle Dead (1998)
   11. White Elephant Dead (1999)
   12. Sugarplum Dead (2000)
   13. April Fool Dead (2002)
   14. Engaged to Die (2003)
   15. Murder Walks the Plank (2004)
   16. Death of the Party (2005)
   17. Dead Days of Summer (2006)
   18. Death Walked in (2008)
   19. Dare to Die (2009)
   20. Laughed 'til He Died (2010)
   21. Dead by Midnight (2011)
   22. Death Comes Silently (2012)
   23. Dead, White, and Blue (2013)
   24. Death at the Door (2014)
   25. Don't Go Home (2015)
   26. Walking on My Grave (2017)
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Henrie O
   1. Dead Man's Island (1993)
   2. Scandal in Fair Haven (1994)
   3. Death in Lovers' Lane (1997)
   4. Death in Paradise (1998)
   5. Death on the River Walk (1999)
   6. Resort to Murder (2001)
   7. Set Sail for Murder (2007)
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Bailey Ruth Ghost
   1. Ghost At Work (2008)
   2. Merry, Merry Ghost (2009)
   3. Ghost in Trouble (2010)
   4. Ghost Gone Wild (2013)
   5. Ghost Wanted (2014)
   6. Ghost to the Rescue (2015)
   7. Ghost Times Two (2016)
   8. Ghost on the Case (2017)
   9. Ghost Ups Her Game (2020)
   10. Ghost Blows a Kiss (2021)
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Novels
   The Secret of the Cellars (1964)
   Dangerous Summer (1968)
   No Easy Answers (1970)
   Rendezvous in Veracruz (1972)
   Danger, High Explosives! (1972)
   Flee from the Past (1976)
   A Settling of Accounts (1976)
   The Rich Die Young (1983)
   Letter From Home (2003)
   The Sunken Sailor (2004) (with others)
   Cry in the Night (2012)
   What the Cat Saw (2012)
   Cliff's Edge (2014)
   High Stakes (2015)
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Collections
   Crime on her Mind (1999)
   Secrets and Other Stories of Suspense (2002)
   Motherhood Is Murder (2003) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
   Crimes of the Heart (1995)
   Love and Death (2001)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Carolyn Hart recommends
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On Deadly Tides (2020)
(Penny Brannigan Mystery, book 11)
Elizabeth J Duncan
"Sheer Delight."
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Death at High Tide (2020)
(Island Sisters Mystery, book 1)
Hannah Dennison
"Charm. Chuckles. Chills. Hannah Dennison's delightful Death at High Tide is another sparkling entertainment by Britain's Mistress of Mystery."
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To Kill a Mocking Girl (2020)
(Bookbinding Mystery, book 1)
Harper Kincaid
"Cheers for a first-class mystery starring intriguing Quinn Caine, a protagonist with charm and character, and Ruff, her sidekick German shepherd. Sure to please."

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Anthologies containing stories by Carolyn Hart
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Deadly Anniversaries (2020)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini
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Crimes by Moonlight (2010)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Charlaine Harris

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Awards
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (1988) : Something Wicked
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1989) : A Little Class on Murder
Anthony Awards Best Paperback original winner (1989) : Something Wicked
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1990) : Deadly Valentine
Anthony Awards Best Paperback original winner (1990) : Honeymoon With Murder
Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (1990) : A Little Class on Murder
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1991) : The Christie Caper
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1992) : Southern Ghost
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (1993) : Dead Man's Island
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1994) : Scandal in Fair Haven
Agatha Award Best Novel nominee (1999) : Death on the River Walk
Agatha Award Best Novel winner (2003) : Letter From Home


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