Cynthia Baxter

Cynthia Baxter is a successful and accomplished author from America, best known for her mystery, horror, romance, thriller, young adult, and women's fiction novels. She began her writing career under the pseudonym Cynthia Blair, publishing her first novel, 'Once There Was a Fat Girl,' in 1981. Baxter later began writing under her real name in 2004, publishing her first book, 'Dead Canaries Don't Sing.' She primarily uses her original name for writing cozy mystery novels and for the reissue of some of her out-of-print titles.

Baxter is particularly known for her popular novel series, including the Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries and the Pratt Twins series, which she wrote under the name Cynthia Blair. She has a personal website, which she enjoys using to interact with her readers. Baxter is passionate about reading and writing, and she particularly enjoys writing her cozy mystery novels. She has a talent for creating likeable heroines, compelling mysteries, and adding humor, romance, and quirky suspects to her stories.

In addition to writing her mystery series, Baxter has also worked as a travel writer, and she has a love for exploring new destinations. She has a second mystery series, The Murder Packs a Suitcase Mystery Series, which follows recently widowed Mallory Marlowe as she falls into a new job as a travel writer and discovers the occasional murder. The first book in the series, 'Murder Packs a Suitcase,' is set in Orlando, and the second book, 'Too Rich and Too Dead,' is set in glamorous Aspen. Baxter enjoys interacting with her readers and hearing from them, and she can be contacted at her email address, which she provides on her website.

Baxter has always had a passion for books and reading, and she dreamed of being a writer ever since she was six years old. She grew up on Long Island, New York, and attended Bryn Mawr College, where she got an MBA from the Sloan School at MIT. She spent three and a half years working for large corporations before deciding to pursue writing full-time. In addition to her work as Cynthia Baxter, she has also written more than forty novels under the name Cynthia Blair. Despite her success, books and reading are still her favorite things in the world.
Pratt Twins Books
# Title Year
1 The Banana Split Affair 1984
2 The Hot Fudge Sunday Affair 1985
3 Strawberry Summer 1986
4 The Pumpkin Principle 1986
5 Marshmallow Masquerade 1987
6 The Candy Cane Caper 1987
7 The Pink Lemonade Charade 1988
8 The Double-Dip Disguise 1988
9 The Popcorn Project 1989
10 The Apple Pie Adventure 1989
11 The Jelly Bean Scheme 1990
12 The Lollipop Plot 1990
13 The Coconut Connection 1991
Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe Mystery Books
# Title Year
1 Murder with a Cherry on Top 2018
2 Hot Fudge Murder 2019
3 Last Licks 2019
4 Game of Cones 2020
Bubble Gum Gang Mysteries Books
# Title Year
1 There's No Such Thing as a Haunted House 1991
2 Chocolate Is My Middle Name 1992
3 Warning: Baby-Sitting May Be Hazardous to Your Health 1993
4 Buried Treasure... In My Own Attic 1994
Dark Moon Legacy Books
# Title Year
1 The Curse 1993
2 The Seduction 1993
3 The Rebellion 1993
Nightmares Books
# Title Year
1 The Trap 1993
2 The Beast 1993
Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery Books
# Title Year
1 Dead Canaries Don't Sing 2004
2 Putting On The Dog 2004
3 Lead a Horse to Murder 2005
4 Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow 2006
5 Right from the Gecko 2007
6 Who's Kitten Who? 2007
7 Monkey See, Monkey Die 2008
8 Murder Had a Little Lamb 2009
9 Crossing the Lion 2010
Murder Packs A Suitcase Mysteries Books
# Title Year
1 Murder Packs a Suitcase 2008
2 Too Rich and Too Dead 2009
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Once There Was a Fat Girl 1981
2 Lovers Choice 1981
3 Forever Rainbows 1982
4 Commitment 1982
5 Beautiful Dreamer 1983
6 Battle Scars 1983
7 Just Married 1984
8 All Our Secrets 1985
9 Starstruck 1986
10 Freedom to Dream 1987
11 Three of Us 1987
12 Crazy in Love 1988
13 Summer House 1989
14 Close to Home 1990
15 Going Solo 1991
16 A Summer in Paris 1992
17 Temptation 1993
18 Molly and the Great American Family 1994
19 Alaska Adventure 1995
20 Once More with Feeling 1996
21 The Housesitter 2011