Toni Leigh Perry Kelner,[1] writing as Toni L.P. Kelner and Leigh Perry, is an author of three mystery series: the eight Laura Fleming[2] novels and related short stories; the Where Are They Now? series, which includes three novels and a forthcoming short story; and the Family Skeleton series, which consists of six books and one short story, with a seventh book forthcoming. She has also edited seven urban fantasy anthologies with Charlaine Harris. Many Bloody Returns, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, and Home Improvement: Undead Edition were on the extended New York Times best seller list, and Death's Excellent Vacation debuted at #8 on the NYT list. Kelner has written a number of short stories in anthologies and magazines. Her most recent is "The Skeleton Rides a Horse".
Kelner's short fiction has been nominated for the Agatha, the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Derringer awards, and her story "Sleeping With the Plush" won the Agatha for Best Short Story of 2006.[3] Her novels have been nominated for several RT BOOKclub awards, and Kelner won an RT BOOKclub Career Achievement Award.
published as Leigh Perry
| Collection or Anthology | Contents | PublicationDate | Editor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Many Bloody Returns | Oct 2007 | Charlaine Harris | ||
| Wolfsbane and Mistletoe | Oct 2008 | Charlaine Harris | ||
| Crimes By Moonlight | Taking the Long View | Apr 2010 | Charlaine Harris | |
| Death's Excellent Vacation | Pirate Dave's Haunted Amusement Park | Aug 2010 | Charlaine HarrisToni L. P. Kelner | |
| Home Improvement: Undead Edition | Aug 2011 | Charlaine Harris | ||
| An Apple for the Creature[4] | Pirate Dave and the Captain's Ghost | Sep 2012 | Charlaine Harris | |
| Games Creatures Play | Apr 2014 | Charlaine Harris | ||
| Dead But Not Forgotten | Nov 2014 | Charlaine Harris | ||
| Laura Fleming Collection: Crooked as a Dog's Hind Leg | Gift of the Murderer Marley’s Ghost The Death of Erik the Redneck An Unmentionable Crime Bible Belt Old Dog Days Lying-in-the-Road Death | Nov 2015 | Toni Kelner |