Diane Vallere

Rocket Girl

A plucky, recently widowed mathematician takes a job with a new NASA-funded research center, but when a fellow employee turns up dead, things add up to murder...

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National bestselling author Diane Vallere writes mysteries where ordinary women stumble into extraordinary situations...and murder is never far behind. From the dawn of the Space Race to contemporary America, her character-driven novels pair unforgettable heroines with intriguing mysteries, humor, and heart. A past president of Sisters in Crime Worldwide, Diane edited the Agatha Award–winning essay collection Promophobia: Taking the Mystery out of Promoting Crime Fiction. She studied art history at the College of William and Mary and spent years in luxury retail before trading fashion accessories for accessories to murder. She lives in Pennsylvania.

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National bestselling author Diane Vallere writes mysteries where ordinary women stumble into extraordinary situations...and murder is never far behind. From the dawn of the Space Race to contemporary America, her character-driven novels pair unforgettable heroines with intriguing mysteries, humor, and heart. Her series include the Material Witness, Madison Night, Killer Fashion Mysteries, and the Sylvia Stryker Outer Space adventures.

Diane edited the Agatha Award–winning essay collection Promophobia: Taking the Mystery out of Promoting Crime Fiction and has contributed short fiction to numerous anthologies, including “Tread Man Walking” in Murder in the Air: A Destination Murders Short Story Collection and “We Don’t Get Along” in Murder-A-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go’s (Down & Out Books).

A past president of Sisters in Crime Worldwide, Diane remains an active member of the Delaware Valley chapter. She has served as co-chair of the California Crime Writers Conference and is a frequent participant in mystery conferences. She attended both the Writers Police Academy, and Homicide School for Writers. She is also a member of the Historical Novel Society, International Thriller Writers, Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Planetary Society.

Diane holds a degree in Art History from the College of William and Mary and spent more than twenty years working in luxury retail before trading fashion accessories for accessories to murder. After living in Dallas and Los Angeles, she now resides in Pennsylvania.

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COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY | DIANE'S BOOKSTORE | DIANE'S PRESS KIT

DIANE'S SHORT BIO:

National bestselling author Diane Vallere writes mysteries where ordinary women stumble into extraordinary situations...and murder is never far behind. From the dawn of the Space Race to contemporary America, her character-driven novels pair unforgettable heroines with intriguing mysteries, humor, and heart. A past president of Sisters in Crime Worldwide, Diane...

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Madison Night Mysteries

Stylish, smart, and just a little complicated, the Madison Night Mystery Series stars forty-seven-year-old mid-century modern interior decorator Madison Night, a woman who has modeled her life (and her business) on the elegance, optimism, and grit of classic Doris Day...

Pillow Stalk, That Touch of Ink, With Vics You Get Eggroll, The Decorator Who Knew Too Much, and 9 more

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Killer Fashion Mysteries

High fashion. Low blows. Deadly secrets.

When former fashion buyer Samantha Kidd leaves the glamour of the runway behind, she never expects to land in the middle of a murder investigation. But in the suburbs, where secrets are stitched into everyday life, Samantha’s...

Designer Dirty Laundry, Buyer, Beware, The Brim Reaper, Some Like It Haute, and 12 more

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Praise

“If you loved the smart women of Lessons in Chemistry and Hidden Figures then this is for you. Kick is a woman succeeding in a man’s world in the space program, against odds, and solving a murder along the way!”

– Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of two mystery series, plus several internationally bestselling stand alone novels including The Venice Sketchbook

Superbly researched, with some intriguing historical cameos thrown in, and—of course—Vallere’s trademark eye for fashion and design, Rocket Girl is an engrossing read not to be missed.”

– James W. Ziskin, Anthony, Barry, and Macavity award-winning author of The Prank, Bombay Monsoon, and the Ellie Stone mysteries

“Rocket Girl captures the excitement of the early space race through Kick Johnson, a math aide who solves a shocking murder. Fans of historical mysteries and the early space program won’t be able to put this book down.”

– Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, Space Historian and author of Making Space for Women

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