Mary Daheim


Mary Rene Richardson Daheim is an American writer of romance and mystery novels.

Life and career

Daheim was born in Seattle, Washington, United States, to Hugh and Monica Richardson. She attended the University of Washington where she was one of the first female editors of The Daily, the campus newspaper. After receiving her BA in communications, Daheim worked as a journalist in Anacortes and Port Angeles, Washington.
Daheim's first novel, the historical romance Love's Pirate, was published in 1983. Daheim continued writing historical romances for several years until she tired of writing "bodice-rippers". She switched genres to her personal favorite, mysteries.
The "Bed & Breakfast" series featuring amateur detective Judith McMonigle was published beginning in 1991.
The first book in her "Alpine" series The Alpine Advocate was published in 1992. Emma Lord is the protagonist who tackles mysteries in the small town of Alpine, Washington. The real Alpine no longer exists; however in her series Daheim resurrects the town. Interest in the old town led to it being rediscovered in 2008 by a group calling themselves "The Alpine Advocates".
Daheim was nominated for an Agatha Award for her first mystery novel Just Desserts in 1991. In 2008, she was inducted into the University of Washington Department of Communications Alumni Hall of Fame. Daheim continues to write both series from her Seattle home.

Historical romances

Bed & Breakfast series

  1. Just Desserts
  2. Fowl Prey
  3. Holy Terrors
  4. Dune to Death
  5. Bantam of the Opera
  6. A Fit of Tempera
  7. Major Vices
  8. Murder, My Suite
  9. Auntie Mayhem
  10. Nutty as a Fruitcake
  11. September Mourn
  12. Wed and Buried
  13. Snow Place to Die
  14. Legs Benedict
  15. Creeps Suzette
  16. A Streetcar Named Expire
  17. Suture Self
  18. Silver Scream
  19. Hocus Croakus
  20. This Old Souse
  21. Dead Man Docking
  22. Saks and Violins
  23. Scots on the Rocks
  24. Vi Agra Falls
  25. Loco Motive
  26. All The Pretty Hearses
  27. The Wurst Is Yet to Come
  28. Gone With the Win
  29. Clam Wake
  30. Here Comes the Bribe
  31. A Case of Bier
  32. Lady MacDeath
;B&B short stories in anthologies
  1. The Alpine Advocate
  2. The Alpine Betrayal
  3. The Alpine Christmas
  4. The Alpine Decoy
  5. The Alpine Escape
  6. The Alpine Fury
  7. The Alpine Gamble
  8. The Alpine Hero
  9. The Alpine Icon
  10. The Alpine Journey
  11. The Alpine Kindred
  12. The Alpine Legacy
  13. The Alpine Menace
  14. The Alpine Nemesis
  15. The Alpine Obituary
  16. The Alpine Pursuit
  17. The Alpine Quilt
  18. The Alpine Recluse
  19. The Alpine Scandal
  20. The Alpine Traitor
  21. The Alpine Uproar
  22. The Alpine Vengeance
  23. The Alpine Winter
  24. The Alpine Xanadu
  25. The Alpine Yeoman
  26. The Alpine Zen
  27. Alpha Alpine
  28. Bitter Alpine