Diane A.S. Stuckart books

Diane A.S. Stuckart is an award-winning mystery author known for the Leonardo da Vinci Mystery series and, under the pen name Ali Brandon, the New York Times bestselling Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series.

Anthologies

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A Constellation of Cats 2001 Buy

Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Reading Order

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Double-Booked for Death 2011 Buy
A Novel Way to Die 2012 Buy
Words With Fiends 2013 Buy
Literally Murder 2014 Buy
Plot Boiler 2015 Buy
Twice Told Tail 2016 Buy

Georgia B&B Reading Order

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Peach Clobbered 2019 Buy
Peachy Scream 2020 Buy
Peaches and Schemes 2021 Buy

Leonardo da Vinci Mystery Reading Order

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The Queen’s Gambit 2008 Buy
Portrait of a Lady 2009 Buy
A Bolt from the Blue 2009 Buy

Short Story Collections

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Who’s Behind The Door? 2012 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Masquerade 1994 Buy
Shadows of the Heart 1995 Buy
A Touch of Paradise 1996 Buy
Roses At Midnight 1997 Buy
Desert Hearts 1999 Buy
Poseidon’s Daughter 2012 Buy

Tarot Cats Mystery Reading Order

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Fool’s Moon 2018 Buy
Portrait of a Lady 2009 N/A
A Bolt from the Blue 2009 N/A

Diane A.S. Stuckart is a mystery and historical romance author with a career spanning from the early 1990s to the present. A native Texan with a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma, she now lives in South Florida. She began her publishing career writing historical romance for Pinnacle Books and Zebra Books under the pen names Alexa Smart and Anna Gerard before turning to mystery fiction.

Her Leonardo da Vinci Mystery series, published by Berkley Prime Crime, is set in Renaissance Milan and features the famous artist and inventor as an amateur detective. Writing as Ali Brandon, she also created the New York Times bestselling Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series, featuring a Brooklyn bookstore owner and her cat, Hamlet. Her Georgia B&B series and Tarot Cats Mystery series round out her catalog of cozy mysteries.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Diane A.S. Stuckart written?

Diane A.S. Stuckart has written 23 books across seven series.

What was Diane A.S. Stuckart's first book?

Diane A.S. Stuckart’s first book is Masquerade, published in 1994.

What pen names does Diane A.S. Stuckart write under?

Stuckart has written under several pen names throughout her career. She wrote historical romance as Alexa Smart and Anna Gerard, and her Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series was published under the name Ali Brandon.

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