Claudia Bishop
Books by Claudia Bishop

Dr. McKenzie Mysteries Hemlock Falls Mysteries Anthologies

Dr. McKenzie Mysteries
The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat

ISBN/AISN: 9780425222072
June 2008

Third in the best selling IMBA mystery series.

Before milk inspector Melvin Staples was found dead in a milk vat, he got the goat of many residents in the Finger Lakes village of Summersville. His jealous wife, vengeful husbands, and the ancient Italian widow who runs the Tree Sorelle goat cheese dairy are all suspects. To crack this case, veterinarian Austin McKenzie and his beloved wife Madeline have to learn all they can about the crotchety, cane-wielding owner of the dairy. And along the way, the vet just might save some bleating hearts…

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The Case of the Tough-Talking Turkey The Case of the Tough-Talking Turkey

ISBN/AISN: 9780425216699
August 2007
Readers will gobble up this new McKenzie Farm mystery.

Veterinarian Austin McKenzie has met plenty of snakes—and none meaner than turkey farmer Lewis O’Leary. So it’s no surprise when O’Leary’s dead body is found in a dumpster. Circumstantial evidence points to a turkey feed salesman, but the doc has a feeling the guy was framed.

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The Case of the Roasted Onion The Case of the Roasted Onion

ISBN/AISN: 9780425212233
September 2006

Meet the McKenzies.

On their farm nestled in upstate Trumansburg, New York, veterinarian Austin McKenzie and his wife Madeline keep themselves busy looking after a variety of ailing farm animals and pets in poor health. But while they may be able to mend creatures great and small, they have yet to find a cure for murder.

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Hemlock Falls Mysteries
A Carol for a Corpse A Carol for a Corpse

ISBN/AISN: 978-0425218341
November 2007

For the Quilliam sisters, there’s nothing jolly about this Christmas. Meg and Quill are near-broke. At least there’s one bright star on the horizon: a big-time magazine and television show will feature the Inn. But soon the editor’s husband skis to his death. Now, if the Quilliams are to save the Inn from a lawsuit, they’ll need to prove this was no accident.

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Ground To A Halt Ground to a Halt

ISBN/AISN: 978-0425214299
February 2007

Sisters and innkeepers Meg and Quill have an inn full of guests who can’t stop fighting. Soon, one ends up murdered on a pig farm. And when a psychic correctly predicts a second murder, business grinds to a halt.

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A Dinner to Die For A Dinner to Die For

ISBN/AISN: 978-0425210550
April 2006

A nudie bar in Hemlock Falls? Not if the good ladies of the village have anything to say about it. And just yesterday the MacAvoy barn burned to a crisp and a body was discovered inside. What is this town coming to?

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Buried by Breakfast Buried by Breakfast

ISBN/AISN: 0425199452
December 2004

It’s a bite of heaven—or hell—in the new Hemlock Falls mystery. A raucous group is protesting the planned relocation of the local Civil War cemetery, when their leader turns up dead. Now, Meg and Quill must catch a killer before another local V.I.P. is greeted with an untimely R.I.P.

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A Puree of Poison A Puree of Poison

ISBN/AISN: 0425193314
December 2003

While town residents are preparing to celebrate the 133rd anniversary of the Battle of Hemlock Falls, the Quilliam sisters are investigating the deaths of three people who all had their last meals at the Inn.

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Fried by Jury Fried by Jury

ISBN/AISN: 0425161110
May 2003

When the judge for a deep fat frying contest disappears-along with a butcher’s knife from Quill and Meg’s kitchen-the Quilliam sisters know they have a new murder to solve.

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Just Desserts Just Desserts

ISBN/AISN: 0425184315
April 2002

With a meteorologist convention coming to the Inn, business is looking good. But when the town’s new computer expert is murdered, Quill and Meg have to make sure the elusive killer doesn’t rain on their parade.

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Marinade for Murder Marinade for Murder

ISBN/AISN: 0425176118
August 2000

Desperate to buy back the Inn at Hemlock Falls, the Quilliam sisters face a devastating setback when a TV producer is murdered on the premises.

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A Steak in Murder A Steak in Murder

ISBN/AISN: 0425169669
July 1999

Much to their dismay, the Quilliam sisters have sold the Inn at Hemlock Falls. Worse yet, the new owner is turning a pretty profit. But when a Texas cattleman winds up dead on the premises, the sisters are back in business. They’re out to catch the culprit and reclaim their precious inn—without getting stampeded themselves.

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 A Touch of the Grape A Touch of the Grape

ISBN/AISN: 0425163970
July 1998

With upstate New York in a tourist slump, Sarah and Meg Quilliam are desperate to keep their inn running. But their only guests are “The Crafty Ladies”—a group of middle-aged artists who make art out of recylables. But their creative flow is interrupted when one of the ladies is killed in a fire at the inn—and another soon after. Now Sarah and Meg are really desperate. After all, murder’s not good for business…

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Death Dines Out Death Dines Out

ISBN/AISN: 0425161110
December 1997

The Quilliam sisters are thrilled to leave the Inn for a week in Palm Beach—even if their trip isn’t exactly a vacation. In exchange for first-class tickets, the pair will help socialite Tiffany Taylor with her charity for phobic women. The deal sounds too good to be true—and it is. Shortly after their arrival, the sisters learn that the so-called charity is actually a ploy being used by Tiffany to humiliate her nasty ex-husband—and he is not amused. Caught in the middle of the fray, the sisters hope to help the Taylors finally bury the hatchet—before one of them has to bury the other…

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Murder Well-Done Murder Well-Done

ISBN/AISN: 0425153363
July 1996

Big trouble comes to Hemlock Falls when a sleazy ex-senator holds his wedding reception at the Inn at Hemlock Falls. It’s a success—until his body is found tied to a barbecue spit.

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A Pinch of Poison A Pinch of Poison

ISBN/AISN: 0425151042
December 1995

Co-owners of the Hemlock Falls Inn, Sarah and Meg Quilliam are called upon to assist unpopular newspaperman Henrick Conway, a nosy reporter whose latest expose has resulted in the warning deaths of two of his relatives.

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A Dash of Death A Dash of Death

ISBN/AISN: 0425146383
March 1995

The Inn’s proprietors, the Quillam sisters, face poor business and inveigle television’s Helena Houndswood to tape one of her stylish shows at the Inn, which leads to a mysterious death and disappearance.

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A Taste for Murder A Taste for Murder

ISBN/AISN: 0425143503
September 1994

Sarah Quilliam, manager of the Hemlock Falls Inn, and her chef sister, Meg, turn detective when a reenactment of the seventeenth-century witch trials turns all too real when a mock execution leads to a very dead victim.

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Anthologies
A Merry Band of Murderers A Merry Band of Murderers

ISBN/AISN: 1590583019

Mystery and music combine in this exciting publishing first. Thirteen mystery writers-professional musicians, singers, or composers all-have contributed an original short story and an original composition themed around their contribution. The short stories cover a range of genres—from suspense to thriller to noir to cozies. And the music spans jazz, folk, country-western, rock and roll, and ballad; there’s even a patter song, for those of who miss Tom Lehrer.
Each story is book-ended by an interview with the author, a lively biographical introduction, and the words to the song recorded on the accompanying CD.
Co-edited with Don Bruns.
For more information, please visit the
Merry Band of Murderers website.

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Death Dines In Death Dines In

ISBN/AISN: 0425192628
May 2004

A collection of all-new stories by:
Anne Perry § Donna Andrews
Claudia Bishop § Rhys Bowen
Don Bruns § Meg Chittenden
Nick DiChario § Marcos Donnelly
Carole Nelson Douglas
Elizabeth Foxwell § Parnell Hall
Lyn Hamilton § Jeremiah Healy
Dean James § Mary Jane Maffini
William Moody
Co-edited with Dean James.

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Death Dines at 8:30 Death Dines at 8:30

ISBN/AISN: 0425174700
May 2001
Featuring stories by:
Claudia Bishop § Camilla T. Crespi
Bill and Judy Crider § Barbara D’Amato
Diane Mott Davidson § Patricia Guiver
Jean Hager § Edward D. Hoch
Nick Danger § David A. Kaufelt
Nancy Kress § Tamar Myers
Sharan Newman § Mike Resnick
Elizabeth Daniels Squire § Valerie Wolzien
Co-edited with Nick DiChario.

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