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Kate Carlisle is an American author that writes mystery suspense novels. Before she became a published author, Kate lived an eccentric life. She spent two decades as an Associate Director in the entertainment business.
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Order of Bibliophile Mystery Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homicide in Hardcover | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | If Books Could Kill | 2009 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | The Lies That Bind | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Murder under Cover | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | Pages of Sin (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | One Book in the Grave | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | Peril in Paperback | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
| 8 | A Cookbook Conspiracy | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
| 9 | The Book Stops Here | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 10 | Ripped From the Pages | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 11 | Books of a Feather | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
| 12 | Once Upon a Spine | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
| 13 | Buried In Books | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 14 | The Book Supremacy | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
| 15 | The Grim Reader | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
| 16 | Little Black Book | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
| 17 | The Paper Caper | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
| 18 | The Twelve Books of Christmas | 2023 | Description / Buy |
Order of Duke Brothers Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Millionaire Meets His Match | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Sweet Surrender, Baby Surprise | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | How to Seduce a Billionaire | 2011 | Description / Buy |
Order of Island Paradise Duet Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Innocent in Paradise | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | She's Having the Boss's Baby | 2013 | Description / Buy |
Order of MacLaren's Pride Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Second-Chance Seduction | 2013 | Description / Buy |
Order of Fixer-Upper Mystery Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A High-End Finish | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | This Old Homicide | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 3 | Crowned and Moldering | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
| 4 | Deck the Hallways | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
| 5 | Eaves of Destruction | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
| 6 | A Wrench in the Works | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
| 7 | Shot Through the Hearth | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
| 8 | Premeditated Mortar | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
| 9 | Absence of Mallets | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
| 10 | Dressed to Drill | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
| 11 | The Knife Before Christmas | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Kate Carlisle Anthologies
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Back then, Kate worked primarily on Game and Variety shows like The Gong Show and The Midnight Special. Her work allowed her to travel the world. Writing only entered the picture when she went to law school and found that she couldn’t stand her teachers.
She doesn’t necessarily blame them. Kate wasn’t the best student. Because she couldn’t kill her professors in real life, she found ways to eliminate them in the stories brewing within her mind. Eventually, she decided to put some of those stories on paper. This paved the way for her success as a published author.
Kate comes from a large family in California. Because of her father’s gambling problems, the family was always moving. Kate was a creative liar who told every teacher that asked that she was a Navy brat.
Her parents were far from impressed by her lying habit. They thought that placing her under the authoritarian rule of the nuns at Sister Mary Cletus of Holy Rosary Academy would change Kate for the better.
They were wrong. Kate wasn’t happy. For a while, she survived by escaping into her imagination where she would concoct all sorts of stories. However, once she entered her teenage years, she joined the wrong crowd.
For a while, her mother hoped that she would get her act together. She took some pride in Kate’s achievements after the author sold so much chocolate for her school that she won a trip to Safari World.
Technically, her entire class won the trip. But it was Kate’s strategy that made their victory possible. Her mother thought that she would eventually make it in sales.
But Kate did not finish college. Before she could make any significant headway in her studies, a friend got her a position on a game show. The author’s decision to pursue the opportunity changed everything.
She spent the next several years working on movies and TV shows. Even though her work allowed her to party with celebrities and rock stars, Kate wasn’t happy. Once everything became too much for her, she abandoned the entertainment industry and joined a cult.
For a time, she was happy. But her contentment did not last long. When she left the cult, Kate did the unexpected. She joined law school. But it wasn’t quite what she expected.
Formal education wasn’t the author’s cup of tea. Though, it showed her that she had a knack for telling steamy stories filled with lusty men and spunky women. Once she realized that she had a passion for writing, Kate left law school and enrolled in a writing course.
She started writing manuscripts, entering contests, and submitting query letters. It took a while but she eventually achieved her dream. She became a published author and realized that it was what she was meant to do.
Kate Carlisle Awards
Kate Carlisle’s accolades include the Daphne du Maurier Award. She also won the Golden Heart Award.
Kate Carlisle Books Into Movies
Hallmark turned the Fixer-Upper Mystery books into live-action movies.
Best Kate Carlisle Books
Many of the author’s stories are inspired by the things she has seen and done throughout her life. Some of Kate Carlisle’s best books include:
Homicide in Hardcover: Brooklyn restores books. She is good at her job. She and Abraham, her former employer, are great friends. As such, she was quite heartbroken when she found him lying in a pool of his own blood.
Abraham left a priceless book in her hands before he passed on. But then Derek, the attractive British security officer, walked in and made things worse. Now, Brooklyn is a murder suspect, and the only person she can trust to find the real murderer is herself.
If Books Could Kill: Brooklyn did not expect to see Kyle, her ex, at the Edinburgh Book Fair. Even more shocking was the fact that he had a text whose contents were scandalous enough to humiliate the British Monarchy. Now that Kyle is dead, everyone thinks Brooklyn killed him. The only way to clear her name is to find the real killer.
When Does The Next Kate Carlisle book come out?
Kate Carlisle doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is The Knife Before Christmas and was released on October, 22nd 2024. It is the newest book in the Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.