SHORT STORIES

“Thanksgiving Suprise” a Solve-It-Yourself Mystery
published in Woman’s World Magazine
Issue 2546 November 17, 2025

“Something Fishy This Way Comes”
published in Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology, 2011

“Princess’s Prize”
published in The Berkshire Review, Volume 8, 2000

“That Special Touch”
published in The Berkshire Review, Volume 7, 1999

“Guessing Games”
published in The Berkshire Review, Volume 6, 1998

“Hidden Away”
published in The Berkshire Review, Volume 5, 1997

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NOVELS

Deborah J. Benoit’s debut mystery novel, The Gardener’s Plot, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award in 2023.

In The Gardener’s Plot, Berkshire gardener Maggie Walker’s hometown haven turns treacherous as a body is discovered in the community garden, the garden’s director goes missing, and Maggie finds herself digging up clues to unmask a killer.

Available now in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio editions! Ask at your favorite bookstore or follow the link and click on the “Buy Now” button for links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online retailers. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250334978/thegardenersplot

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