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Michele Pariza Wacek

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A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but now she does spend much of her time writing stories. Mystery stories, to be exact. They're clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn't enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at MPWNovels.com.

Michele grew up in Wisconsin, (hence why all her books take place there), and currently lives there after spending nearly 30 years living in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona, with her husband and southern squirrel ...more

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	It Began With a Lie (Secrets of Redemption, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 5,235 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder Before Christmas (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 3,110 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stolen Twin (The Riverview Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 2,327 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Happened to Jessica (Secrets of Redemption #2) 4.27 avg rating — 1,629 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Evil That Was Done (Secrets of Redemption, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 1,349 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Nanny 3.72 avg rating — 1,545 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Cold Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 925 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summoning (Secrets of Redemption #4) 4.33 avg rating — 732 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reckoning (Secrets of Redemption #5) 4.33 avg rating — 604 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder Doesn't Take a Vacation: A Vacation Cozy Mystery Anthology by Michele Pariza Wacek (Goodreads Author), Patti Larsen (Goodreads Author), Carolyn L. Dean (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 624 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Charlie's most dangerous case yet! Arson, Old Lace and Murder, Book 8 of the Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, is releasing on March 25. Will be available on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited, paperback (and signed paperback on my direct store) and audio. https://mpwn ...more
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Michele Wacek answered Falyn Elicee's question: I know you recently released a spin-off, but should we expect any future books in the Charlie Kingsley series? Love love love it! Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry I missed this question! YES there are 2 more Charlie Kingsley books coming out this year. Arson, Old Lace and Murder is coming out March 25 and Masquerading as Murder is coming out at the end of 2026.
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This was really a crazy psych thriller. Just...crazy. One of those books you finish and think "what did I just read?" But if you like books like that, you should definitely check this one out. ...more
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“The blonde kept darting glances at Tommy. Cute and perky. I hated her.”
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“My clients swore my teas had healing powers, even though I made no such promises.”
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“Stefan glanced at me. “You cold?” I tore my eyes away from Chrissy. “Probably a goose walked over my grave.”
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