Kate Collins (author) explained
Kate Collins is the author of the best-selling Flower Shop Mysteries.[2]
Biography
Kate Collins, an Indiana native, graduated from Purdue University with a master's degree in education.[3] She taught elementary school for six years, but after the birth of her first child, gave up her teaching career to pursue a writing career.[4] After writing short humorous stories for children's magazines and working part-time as a legal secretary,[5] she sold her first historical romance novel in 1995. Since then she has published seven historical romantic suspenses and eight mysteries
Her books have made The New York Times Best Seller list, Barnes & Noble mass market mystery best-sellers' lists, the Independent Booksellers' best-seller's lists, as well as booksellers' lists in Australia and England.
Some of her books were adapted for television as the Flower Shop Mysteries in 2016,[6] starring Brooke Shields as her florist/detective Abby Knight.[7]
Bibliography
The Flower Shop Mysteries
- Mum's the Word,, Signet, November 2004
- Slay It With Flowers,, Signet, March 2005
- Dearly Depotted,, Signet, July 2005
- Snipped in the Bud,, Signet, May 2006
- Acts of Violets,, Signet, March 2007
- A Rose From the Dead,, Signet, December 2007
- Shoots To Kill,, Signet, August 2008
- Evil in Carnations,, Signet, February 2009
- Sleeping With Anemone,, Signet, February 2010
- Dirty Rotten Tendrils,, Signet, October 2010
- Night of the Living Dandelion,, Signet, April 2011
- To Catch a Leaf,, Signet, November 2011
- Nightshade on Elm Street, Signet, November 6, 2012
- Seed No Evil,, Signet August 2013
- Throw in the Trowel,, Signet, February 2014
- A Root Awakening,, Signet, February 2015
- Florist Grump,, Signet, November 2015
- Moss Hysteria,, Signet, April 5, 2016
- Yews with Caution,, Berkley, May 30, 2017
- Missing Under the Mistletoe Christmas Novella,, Independently published, September 18, 2018
- Tulips Too Late Spring Novella,, Independently published, June 13, 2018
- The Jillian Knight Osborne Fashionista Diaries: A Flower Shop Mystery Short Story, eBook, August 26, 2020
- A Frond in Need Summer Novella,, Independently published, August 31, 2020
- Till Death Do Us Pot Fall Novella,, Independently published, November 8, 2020
- Kick the Bouquet,, Independently published, January 6, 2023
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.epconcommunities.com/epcon-insights/epcon_kate_collins_flower_shop_mystery_series/ "Kate Collins: Bestselling Author and Epcon Home Owner"
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-ent-kate-collins-0522-20200513-sr4w3uqbrvcfjkuurabc6byqcu-story.html "Bestselling author with northwest Indiana roots Kate Collins unveils new mystery series"
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-potempa-column-st-0830-20170829-story.html 'Love Letters' and new chapter for Valpo famed mystery author Kate Collins
- https://readersentertainment.com/2020/12/04/behind-the-words-cozy-mystery-author-kate-collins/ "Behind The Words: Cozy Mystery Author Kate Collins"
- https://cozy-mystery.com/Kate-Collins-Interview.html Kate Collins Interview
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-potempa-collins-st-0413-20160412-story.html "Potempa: Valpo author's books airing as TV movies"
- https://www.tvinsider.com/90870/brooke-shields-flower-shop-mysteries-interview/ "Brooke Shields Blossoms With Hallmark’s ‘Flower Shop Mystery’ Movies"
