Denise Swanson is an American mystery writer. She is the author of the Scumble River Mysteries series, which is set in a fictional town in Illinois as well as the Devereaux's Dime Store Mysteries series, which is situated in a small fictional town in Missouri. She also went to Loyola University Chicago.
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Murder of the cat's meow
2012
ISBN 9780451237811
Murder of a botoxed blonde
2007
ISBN 9780451221414
Murder of a Small-Town Honey
2000
ISBN 9780451200556
Murder of a Sweet Old Lady
2001
ISBN 9780451202727
Murder of a Smart Cookie
2005
ISBN 9780451215840
Murder of a Wedding Belle
2010
ISBN 9780451229618