Kate Carlisle

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  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2009
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Bibliophile Mystery

1 - Homicide in Hardcover (Feb-2009)
2 - If Books Could Kill (Feb-2010)
3 - The Lies That Bind (Nov-2010)
4 - Murder Under Cover (May-2011)
4.5 - Pages of Sin (Jan-2012)
5 - One Book in the Grave (Feb-2012)
6 - Peril in Paperback (Aug-2012)
7 - A Cookbook Conspiracy (Jun-2013)
8 - The Book Stops Here (Jun-2014)
9 - Ripped From the Pages (Jun-2015)
10 - Books of a Feather (Jun-2016)
11 - Once Upon a Spine (Jun-2017)
12 - Buried in Books (Jun-2018)
13 - The Book Supremacy (Jun-2019)
14 - The Grim Reader (Jun-2020)
15 - Little Black Book (Jul-2021)
16 - The Paper Caper (Aug-2022)
17 - The Twelve Books of Christmas (Oct-2023)

A Fixer-Upper Mystery

1 - A High-End Finish (Nov-2014)
2 - This Old Homicide (Jan-2015)
3 - Crowned and Moldering (Nov-2015)
4 - Deck the Hallways (Nov-2016)
5 - Eaves of Destruction (Nov-2017)
6 - A Wrench in the Works (Nov-2018)
7 - Shot Through the Hearth (Nov-2019)
8 - Premeditated Mortar (Sep-2020)
9 - Absence of Mallets (Dec-2021)
10 - Dressed to Drill (May-2023)
11 - The Knife Before Christmas (Oct-2024)

MacLaren's Pride

1 - Second-Chance Seduction (Dec-2013)

Multi-Author Series List

Man of the Month

188 - The Millionaire Meets His Match (Jul-2010)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • Homicide in Hardcover

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 1

    A new chapter begins.... Brooklyn Wainwright is a skilled surgeon. Sure, her patients might smell like mold and have spines made of leather, but no ailing book is going to die on her watch. The same can't be said of Abraham Karastovsky, Brooklyn's...

  • If Books Could Kill

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 2

    A haunted city, a forbidden masterpiece, and a deadly threat are all in a day's work in the life of this brilliant bookbinder.... Book restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is happy to be attending the world-renowned Edinburgh Book Fair. But then...

  • The Millionaire Meets His Match

    Man of the Month - 188
    Mills & Boon Desire (Australia)
    Mills & Boon Desire 2-in-1 - 356
    Silhouette Desire - 2023

    Mr. July: Adam Duke, committed to his company His Foil: A matchmaking mother His Future: Avoid Operation Matrimony The CEO of Duke Development had been on guard since he discovered his mother's diabolical plot to marry him off. Him and his b...

  • The Lies That Bind

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 3

    One bookbinder. One bully. One beau. Looks like someone has got to go.... When it comes to rare books and antiquities, Brooklyn Wainwright is a master. That's why she has returned to San Francisco to teach a bookbinding class at Bay Area Book Arts. ...

  • Sweet Surrender, Baby Surprise

    Mills & Boon Desire 2-in-1 - 365
    Silhouette Desire - 2058

    Marriage and kids? Not for confirmed bachelor Cameron Duke. Then an affair with Julia Parrish changed everything. Once he discovered the pretty cupcake maker had borne him a son, Cameron's priorities did a complete turnaround. He would marry and give...

  • Murder Under Cover

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 4

    With her latest project, bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright expects some exciting developments under the cover. When she receives an exquisite copy of the Kama Sutra from her best friend, Robin, to appraise and restore, Brooklyn Wainwright anticipates...

  • How to Seduce a Billionaire

    Mills & Boon Desire 2-in-1 - 387
    Silhouette Desire - 2104

    The first step...mix business with pleasure New hairdo? Makeup? A dress? Where did his efficient secretary go? Because the woman in front of Brandon Duke is not the Kelly Meredith who left on vacation two weeks ago. He is shocked -- and curiously ...

  • An Innocent in Paradise

    Mills & Boon Desire 2-in-1 - 396
    Silhouette Desire - 2129

    She knows everything...but desire Grace Farrell is a genius scientist first, a woman a distant second -- until she meets Logan Sutherland. The self-made millionaire is wickedly sexy, and with him, Grace learns a new lesson -- how it feels to want a ...

  • Pages of Sin

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 4.5

    The author of Murder Under Cover presents an all-new novella in the Bibliophile Mystery series starring Brooklyn Wainwright. After Wanda Frawley’s tragic suicide, rare book expert Brooklyn receives a box of Wanda’s old books -- including a co...



  • One Book in the Grave

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 5

    There may be grave consequences for bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright as she attempts to solve two murders tied to one book.... Brooklyn's chance to restore a rare first edition of Beauty and the Beast seems a fairy tale come true -- until she realiz...

  • Peril in Paperback

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 6

    How to become the life of the party? First, survive the celebration… Rare books and antiquities expert Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be invited to the fiftieth birthday party of her neighbor Suzie’s aunt Grace. A retired founder of a maj...

  • She's Having the Boss's Baby

    Silhouette Desire - 2227

    All Systems Are Go! Ovulation cycle? Check. Estrogen level? Check. Nothing can stop Ellie Sterling's baby-making attempt at the fertility clinic. Nothing but her CEO boss-and good friend-who offers her an alternative to leaving their island headq...

  • A Cookbook Conspiracy

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 7

    It’s a recipe for disaster when bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright is asked to restore an antique cookbook.... Brooklyn has always been a little obsessed with food, but it was her sister Savannah who became a chef, graduating from the prestigious C...

  • Second-Chance Seduction

    MacLaren's Pride - 1
    Mills & Boon Desire 2-in-1 - 455
    Silhouette Desire - 2273

    Her first love is her last hope...but for him, it's payback time in this MacLaren's Pride novel from "New York Times" bestselling author Kate Carlisle. Connor MacLaren never forgave Maggie Jameson for leaving him. Ten years later, his former swee...

  • The Book Stops Here

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 8

    You never know what treasures can be found in someone’s attic. Unfortunately for bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright, some of them are worth killing for.... Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be appearing on the San Francisco edition of the hit TV s...

  • A High-End Finish

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 1

    In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman -- contractor Shannon Hammer. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a little elbow grease, she’s about to d...

  • This Old Homicide

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 2

    Contractor and part-time sleuth Shannon Hammer specializes in improving the quirks and flaws of the Victorian homes in Lighthouse Cove, California. The quirks and flaws of their residents are another story.... Valentine’s Day is approaching, an...

  • Ripped From the Pages

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 9

    When book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright temporarily relocates to her parents’ place in Northern California, she finds that wooden barrels aren’t the only things buried in the wine caves of Sonoma…. Excited to explore the secrets of...

  • Crowned and Moldering

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 3

    In the New York Times bestselling Fixer-Upper mysteries, contractor Shannon Hammer can repair even the most distressed building. But clearing out the cobwebs from her current project may distress her… to death. When Mac Sullivan -- famous thrill...



  • Books of a Feather

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 10

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Ripped from the Pages, San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright’s latest project is for the birds, but it may have her running for her life. . . . Brooklyn’s friend Ian runs the C...

  • Deck the Hallways

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 4

    Someone's been slayed! If contractor Shannon Hammer can't nail the real culprit in the St. Nick of time, her dad will wind up in the clink... Even at Christmastime, Shannon is more spackle than sparkle, which is why she leaps at the chance to tra...

  • Once Upon a Spine

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 11

    In this Bibliophile Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Books of a Feather, San Francisco bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright stumbles through the looking glass in a tale of murder, rare books, and a quest for the perfect pie… Brook...

  • Eaves of Destruction

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 5

    Murder is on the to-do list when construction contractor Shannon Hammer looks for a killer in the fifth Fixer-Upper Mystery.... At the annual Victorian Home and Garden Tour, Lighthouse Cove, California’s premier contractor, Shannon Hammer, reali...

  • Buried in Books

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 12

    In the latest in this New York Times bestselling series, matrimony and murder collide as San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright walks down the aisle... Brooklyn has it all covered. She’s triple-checked her wedding to-do list, ...

  • A Wrench in the Works

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 6

    Contractor Shannon Hammer has to dig through murder suspects in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Eaves of Destruction and Once Upon a Spine. Don't miss the Hallmark Movies & Mystery Originals starring Je...

  • The Book Supremacy

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 13

    In the latest in this New York Times bestselling series, San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright investigates a mysterious spy novel linked to a string of murders... Newlyweds Brooklyn and Derek are enjoying the final days of th...

  • Shot Through the Hearth

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 7

    Contractor Shannon Hammer is measuring murder motives in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Wrench in the Works and Eaves of Destruction... Shannon's good friend and retired tech billionaire, Raphael...

  • The Grim Reader

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 14

    San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright was hoping for a fun, relaxing weekend at a local book fair, but a murderer made other plans in the latest in this New York Times bestselling series. Brooklyn and her new hunky husband, Der...

  • Premeditated Mortar

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 8

    Contractor Shannon Hammer gets tangled up in murder at a spooky old asylum in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle. . . . Shannon Hammer is about to embark on one of the biggest projects of her career...



  • Little Black Book

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 15

    San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is on the case when a rare edition of Rebecca leads to murder in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series.Brooklyn and her hunky husband, security e...

  • Absence of Mallets

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 9

    Contractor Shannon Hammer steels her nerve to pin down a killer in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Premeditated Mortar. . . .Shannon could not be happier that her hunky thriller-writing boyfriend, Mac, has...

  • The Paper Caper

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 16

    San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright loves a good book festival except when murder is the main event in this thrilling new addition to the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series. Brooklyn is excited to be included ...

  • Dressed to Drill

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 10

    Contractor Shannon Hammer’s new project, renovating an old church, reveals some old sins when a body is found on the premises in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times author Kate Carlisle.While Shannon Hammer is thrilled to attend ...

  • The Twelve Books of Christmas

    A Bibliophile Mystery - 17

    The first ever Christmas mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series!San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert husband, Derek Stone, face a locked-room murder mystery duri...

  • The Knife Before Christmas

    A Fixer-Upper Mystery - 11

    Contractor Shannon Hammer hopes for a peaceful Christmas with her fiancé, Mac, until murder throws a wrench in her holiday plans in a brand-new installment of the USA Today bestselling Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.Christmas has come to Lighthouse...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kate Carlisle has published 35 books.

The next book by Kate Carlisle, The Knife Before Christmas, will be published in October 2024.

The first book by Kate Carlisle, Homicide in Hardcover, was published in February 2009.

Yes. Kate Carlisle has 3 series.
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