Deb Pines is the author of a 12-book whodunit mystery series, a top seller in the historic Chautauqua Institution summer arts community in western New York where it’s set.
Breaking news:
Series Book #12, TOSSING SEAS, is now available everywhere you buy books, including the Chautauqua Bookstore, Good Neighbor Bookstore and Amazon.
A series revamp is done — including new covers, character lists, maps & more!
Holiday edition!
Ten copies are left of this first-ever special collectors’ edition of TOSSING SEAS. Order by Nov. 20, 2026 through Square’s secure checkout page to arrive by Christmas. Click below.
What to read first? Try Deb’s fave, book #11.
The buzz on Deb’s series:
“An Agatha Christie for the text-message age” — IndieReader
“If you enjoy an old-fashioned whodunit, it’s perfect” — Jamestown Post-Journal
“An engaging mystery with a late twist and an especially satisfying ending” — Kirkus Reviews
“Pines has a knack for juxtaposing the bucolic town against the devious characters who are not quite the folks they’d like you to believe they are” — The Book Report
“Required Reading” — New York Post
“Mimi is my favorite amateur detective” — Catherine Maiorisi, two-time Lambda finalist, author of Chiara Corelli mystery series
Headline act
Some front-page headlines by Deb from her copy-editor day job