Miranda James is the most well-known pen name of American author Dean James, who writes cozy mystery novels. Besides his pseudonym and real name, James also uses (or has used) the names Jimmie Ruth Evans and Honor Hartman. Among the series he has written are the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries, Trailer Park Mysteries and the Simon Kirby-Jones Mysteries. James has been writing ever since he was 12, when he wrote a mystery novel entitled The Mystery of the Willow Key, inspired by Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. He has also written several non-fiction books.
Dean James became a published author in 1994 when he published a non-fiction book entitled By a Woman’s Hand, co-authored by Jean Swanson. The reference book won an Agatha Award for Best Mystery Non-Fiction. His first mystery novel was entitled Cruel as the Grave (again written as Dean James) and was published in 2000. His debut as Miranda James came in 2010 with the novel Murder Past Due, which was the beginning of his Cat in the Stacks Mysteries series. Below is a list of Dean/Miranda James’ books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Deep South Mysteries Books
Publication Order of Southern Ladies Mysteries Books
Publication Order of Trailer Park Mysteries Books
(as Jimmie Evans)
Publication Order of Cat In The Stacks Mysteries Books
Publication Order of Simon Kirby-Jones Books
(as Dean James)
Publication Order of Bridge Club Mysteries Books
(as Honor Hartman)
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Melrose Place Books
(as Dean James)
Publication Order of Dean James Short Stories/Novellas
(as Dean James)
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Anthologies
(with Jonathan Maberry, Charlaine Harris, Bill Crider, Rachel Caine, Toni L.P. Kelner, Nancy Holder, Dana Cameron, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, MaryJanice Davidson, Jeanne C. Stein, Nicole Peeler, Suzanne McLeod, Leigh Perry, Jeffrey J. Mariotte)
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books
Publication Order of Malice Domestic Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Simon Kirby-Jones series, the Deep South Mysteries series and all anthologies and non-fiction books were written under his real name of Dean James. The Trailer Park Mysteries series was written as Jimmie Ruth Evans. The Bridge Club Mysteries series was written using the pen name of Honor Hartman.
The non-fiction books By a Woman’s Hand, Killer Books and The Dick Francis Companion were co-authored with Jean Swanson. The book The Robert B. Parker Companion was co-authored with Elizabeth Foxwell.
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