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Karen MacInerney


(Karen Swartz MacInerney)
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Karen MacInerney is the author of the Gray Whale Inn mystery series and Tourmaline Teal, which she co-authored with Barbara Burnett Smith (Berkley, 2007). She is a former public relations writer, a graduate of Rice University, a member of the Writers' League of Texas, and the founder of the Austin Mystery Writers critique group, which she attends regularly. Before writing Murder on the Rocks, Karen spent many summers in island fishing communities in Maine and Newfoundland; although she now lives in Texas, she escapes to Maine as often as possible.
 

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Urban Fantasy
 
Series
Gray Whale Inn Mystery
   1. Murder On the Rocks (2006)
   2. Dead and Berried (2007)
   3. Murder Most Maine (2008)
   4. Berried to the Hilt (2010)
   Blueberry Blues (2012)
   5. Brush with Death (2013)
   6. Death Runs Adrift (2014)
   Pumpkin Pied (2015)
   The Gray Whale Inn Kitchen (2016)
   7. Whale of a Crime (2017)
   8. Claws for Alarm (2018)
   Iced Inn (2018)
   9. Scone Cold Dead (2019)
   Four Seasons of Mystery (2020)
   Lupine Lies (2020)
   10. Anchored Inn (2020)
   Basket Case (2023)
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Dewberry Farm Cozy Mystery
   1. Killer Jam (2015)
   2. Fatal Frost (2016)
   3. Deadly Brew (2017)
   4. Mistletoe Murder (2017)
   5. Dyeing Season (2019)
   6. Wicked Harvest (2019)
   Lucy's Farmhouse Kitchen (2019)
   6.5. Slay Bells Ring (2020)
   7. Sweet Revenge (2020)
   8. Peach Clobber (2022)
   9. Fowl Play (2023)
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Snug Harbor Mystery
   1. A Killer Ending (2020)
   2. Inked Out (2021)
   3. The Lies that Bind (2022)
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Karen MacInerney recommends
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Running Wilde (2015)
(Winnie Wilde, book 1)
Meg Chambers (Sue Ann Jaffarian)
"Touching inspiring-and sexy as hell."
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Saddled with Trouble (2006)
(Michaela Bancroft, book 1)
Michele Scott
"Saddled with Trouble is a galloping great ride of a mystery."

Anthologies containing stories by Karen MacInerney
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Love Bites (2009)
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Trisha Telep

Awards
Agatha Award Best First Novel nominee (2006) : Murder On the Rocks


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