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Mary Kay Andrews is the pseudonym of a sexagenarian American author whose birth name is Kathy Hogan Trocheck. Incidentally, the latter name is also the one she used during the formative years of her writing career before she adopted the former name. Mary Kay Andrews, who has been a reporter and is a lecturer, is famed for penning many bestselling mysteries. However, the most notable is the Callahan Garrity Mystery series.

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Order of Callahan Garrity Series as Kathy Hogan Trocheck

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1 Every Crooked Nanny 1992 Description / Buy
2 To Live and Die in Dixie 1993 Description / Buy
3 Homemade Sin 1994 Description / Buy
4 Happy Never After 1995 Description / Buy
5 Heart Trouble 1996 Description / Buy
6 Strange Brew 1997 Description / Buy
7 Midnight Clear 1998 Description / Buy
8 Irish Eyes 2000 Description / Buy
9 Fatal Fruitcake (Short Story) 2012 Description / Buy
10 Killer Fudge (Short Story) 2012 Description / Buy
11 The Family Jewels (Short Story) 2014 Description / Buy

Order of Truman Kicklighter Series as Kathy Hogan Trocheck

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1 Lickety-Split 1995 Description / Buy
2 Crash Course 1997 Description / Buy

Order of Weezie & Bebe Mysteries Series

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1 Savannah Blues 2002 Description / Buy
2 Savannah Breeze 2006 Description / Buy
3 Blue Christmas 2006 Description / Buy
4 Christmas Bliss 2013 Description / Buy

Order of Beach Town Series

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1 Beach Town 2015 Description / Buy
2 Change of Scene 2016 Description / Buy

Order of Mary Kay Andrews Standalone Novels

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1 Little Bitty Lies 2003 Description / Buy
2 Hissy Fit 2004 Description / Buy
3 Deep Dish 2008 Description / Buy
4 The Fixer Upper 2009 Description / Buy
5 Summer Rental 2011 Description / Buy
6 Spring Fever 2012 Description / Buy
7 Ladies' Night 2013 Description / Buy
8 Save the Date 2014 Description / Buy
9 The Weekenders 2016 Description / Buy
10 The High Tide Club 2018 Description / Buy
11 Sunset Beach 2019 Description / Buy
12 Hello, Summer 2020 Description / Buy
13 The Newcomer 2021 Description / Buy
14 The Santa Suit 2021 Description / Buy
15 The Homewreckers 2022 Description / Buy
16 Bright Lights, Big Christmas 2023 Description / Buy
17 Summers at the Saint 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Mary Kay Andrews Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Holiday Hideaway 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Mary Kay Andrews Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Beach House Cookbook 2017 Description / Buy
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Callahan Garrity is the featured female protagonist in the “Callahan Garrity” series of books authored by Mary Kay Andrews. The first book portraying character Callahan Garrity was published in 1992 titled Every Crooked Nanny (albeit appearing as written by Kathy Hogan Trocheck), and this series of novels is shelved as (cozy) mystery genre.

Callahan Garrity, who is domiciled in Atlanta upon Georgia, is currently operating a house cleaning company and is also a private eye. She was formerly a police agent with an Atlanta-based force in the run-up to operating the aforementioned business.

The first book in the said Mary Kay Andrew’s series, Every Crooked Nanny, starts by showing how the then law enforcer has a new pursuit after quitting the police service. The first notable task which Callahan Garrity undertakes bears on her former career. Hereby, her customer has a teenage nanny; unfortunately for the customer, the nanny has stolen personal effects and other vital possessions then made a bolt for it. Callahan Garrity belatedly realizes that she is deep into the mire of fraud, shady transactions, and illegitimate romantic affairs. The ensuing plot as Garrity seeks to investigate while watching over her shoulder at the same is a stark pointer to the dexterity of Mary Kay Andrews in the context of writing; and made the woman of letters a nominee for The Agatha Awards in 1993.

Mary Kay Andrews Awards

Mary Kay Andrews has been a finalist for various coveted awards thanks to her bountiful writing career which spans more than twenty years. Perhaps the most notable one is The Agatha Awards in the Best Novel category in 1993. In this case, it concerned her 1993 novel titled To Live and Die in Dixie. In 1994, the same novel penned by Mary Kay Andrew culminated in her being a finalist in the context of the Anthony Awards, also in the Best Novel category.

Concerning The Macavity Awards, the author was also among the finalists in 1993 courtesy of her 1992 novel titled Every Crooked Nanny. This was in the Best First Novel category. The novel which Mary Kay Andrews published in 2002 under her pseudonym and titled Savannah Blues, was a finalist in 2003. This involved both The Edgar Awards and Macavity Awards in the Best Mystery Novel and Best Novel categories, respectively.

Best Mary Kay Andrews Books

A considerable number of the books authored by Mary Kay Andrews are bestsellers. Her books, such as Summer Rental and Savannah Breeze, have featured in bestselling listings of the New York Times. Even then the following are the best books penned by Mary Kay Andrews by virtue of being shortlisted for the aforementioned awards.

Arguably, the best book is the one titled To Live and Die in Dixie. To labor the point, it has been a finalist three times (Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity literary awards to put it in apple-pie order). This is the second book in the Callahan Garrity Mystery series. The plot contained therein revolves around Callahan Garrity who has chanced upon the corpse of a youthful lady after being hired by an antique collector.

Another worthwhile book is Savannah Blues; it has been a finalist twice (Edgar and Macavity literary awards). This 2002 book is the first in the Weezie and Bebe Mysteries and concerns Weezie Foley and her former spouse. Her unfaithful husband throws her out of the mansion she renovated. When she attends an auction early and chances upon the corpse of her ex-husband’s new lover, she becomes a person of interest.

Other Book Series You May Like

Voracious readers of books written by Mary Kay Andrews also found the following interesting. The first one is the Charlotte McNally series authored by Hank Phillippi Ryan; this is about a Boston-based and middle-aged investigative journalist in a luring world but fraught with dangers. Another one is Marty Nickerson book series by Rose Connors which more or less chronicles courtroom processes. The third is The Southern Sisters book series penned by Anne George; this is about Birmingham residents and sisters, Mary Alice and Patricia Anne, with contrasting personas.

When Does The Next Mary Kay Andrews book come out?

The next book by Mary Kay Andrews is Holiday Hideaway and will be released on October, 29th 2024. It is the newest book in the Mary Kay Andrews Short Stories/Novellas.

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