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Short Biography (75 Words)
Mindy Starns Clark is the bestselling author of the "Million Dollar Mysteries" series and the "Smart Chick Mystery" series, as well as the nonfiction how-to guide The House That Cleans Itself. A singer and former stand-up comedian, Mindy is also a popular inspirational speaker and playwright. Born and raised in Louisiana, Mindy now lives near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, with her husband, two teenage daughters, and two dogs. For more information, visit her website at www.mindystarnsclark.com.

Long Biography (200 Words)
Mindy Starns Clark is the bestselling author of the inspirational Million Dollar Mysteries and the Smart Chick Mysteries, as well as the nonfiction how-to book The House That Cleans Itself. Her novels include A Penny for Your Thoughts, Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels, A Dime a Dozen, A Quarter for a Kiss, The Buck Stops Here, The Trouble with Tulip, Blind Dates Can Be Murder, and Elementary, My Dear Watkins. Her first standalone mystery, Whispers of the Bayou, will be released in January 2008.

Mindy is also the author of numerous plays and musicals which have been performed all over the United States. She has written textbooks, articles, short stories, and more than 75 computer software manuals. Other writings appear in the anthologies What the Wind Picked Up (Inspirational), Death Knell V (Mystery), and Divine Secrets of the Yahweh Sisterhood (Inspirational).

A former singer and stand-up comedian, Mindy lives with her husband and two teenage daughters near Valley Forge, PA. She enjoys speaking to churches, civic groups, and libraries across the country. Her unique blend of humor and insight make her an audience favorite. For more information about Mindy's books, speaking topics, and much more, visit her website at www.mindystarnsclark.com.

 

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Mindy Starns Clark Book List

Nonfiction:

The House That Cleans Itself
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-1880-9
Release Date: June 01, 2007
Harvest House Publishers

Fiction:

The Smart Chick Mystery Series

Elementary, My Dear Watkins (3)
Suggested Retail: $12.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-1487-0
Release Date: January 01, 2007
Harvest House Publishers

Blind Dates Can Be Murder (2)
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-1486-2
Release Date: March 15, 2006
Harvest House Publishers

The Trouble with Tulip (1)
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-1485-4
Release Date: July 01, 2005
Harvest House Publishers

The Million Dollar Mysteries Series

The Buck Stops Here (5)
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-1294-0
Release Date: July 01, 2004
Harvest House Publishers

A Quarter for a Kiss (4)
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-1293-2
Release Date: January 15, 2004
Harvest House Publishers

A Dime a Dozen (3)
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-0995-8
Release Date: July 01, 2003
Harvest House Publishers

Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels (2)
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-0993-1
Release Date: January 01, 2003
Harvest House Publishers

A Penny for Your Thoughts (1)
Suggested Retail: $11.99
ISBN10: 0-7369-0992-3
Release Date: July 01, 2002
Harvest House Publishers

Large Print

The Trouble with Tulip
Suggested Retail: $27.95
ISBN10: 0-7862-8770-5
Release Date: July 2006
Thorndike Press

The Buck Stops Here
Suggested Retail: $27.95
ISBN10: # 0-7862-7503-0
Release Date: May 2005
Thomson Gale

A Quarter for a Kiss
Suggested Retail: $27.95
ISBN10: # 0-7862-7270-8
Release Date: February 2005
Thomson Gale

A Dime a Dozen
Suggested Retail: $27.95
ISBN10: # 0-7862-7111-6
Release Date: # December 2004
Thomson Gale

Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels
Suggested Retail: $28.95
ISBN10: # 0-7862-5753-9
Release Date: # January 2004
Thomson Gale

A Penny for Your Thoughts (1)
Suggested Retail: $27.95
ISBN10: # 0-7862-5749-0
Release Date: # October 2003
Thomson Gale

Cassette/CD/Audio

The Buck Stops Here Audio Cassette
Read by: Ruth Ann Phimister
12 cassettes (13 hr., 45 min.)
Suggested Retail: $89.95
ISBN10: 1-4193-8164-4
Release Date: 2006
Recorded Books

The Buck Stops Here Audio CD
Read by: Ruth Ann Phimister
12 compact discs (13 hr., 45 min.)
Suggested Retail: $49.95
ISBN10: 1-4193-8166-0
Release Date: 2006
Recorded Books

A Quarter for a Kiss Audio CD
Read by: Ruth Ann Phimister
11 compact discs (12 hr., 45 min.)
Suggested Retail: $49.95
ISBN10: 1-4193-7528-8
Release Date: 2006
Recorded Books

A Quarter for a Kiss Audio download
Read by: Ruth Ann Phimister
12 hr. 26 min.
Suggested Retail: $31.95
Release Date: 2007
Recorded Books for Audible.com

A Dime a Dozen Audio Cassette
Read by: Ruth Ann Phimister
9 cassettes (13 hr.)
Suggested Retail: $89.95
ISBN10: # 1-4025-6975-0
Release Date: 2004
Recorded Books

Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels Audio Cassette
Read by: Ruth Ann Phimister
9 cassettes (12 hr., 45 min.)
Suggested Retail: $89.95
ISBN10: 1-4025-6060-5
Release Date: 2003
Recorded Books

A Penny for Your Thoughts Audio Cassette
Read by: Ruth Ann Phimister
Suggested Retail: $89.95
Release Date: 2003
Recorded Books

Translations

A Penny for Your Thoughts (translated into Dutch as Your Money or Your Life)
Je Geld of Je Leven
Vertaler: P.J. (Paul) de Gier
EAN: 9789029717724
ISBN: 9-0297-1772-6
1e druk 2004
Prijs: € 20,50
Voorhoeve

Hardcover Book Club Editions

Elementary, My Dear Watkins
ISBN: 0-7394-7953-7

Blind Dates Can Be Murder
ISBN: 0-7394-6608-9

The Trouble with Tulip
ISBN: 0-7394-5667-9

The Buck Stops Here
ISBN: 0-7394-4462-X

A Quarter for a Kiss
ISBN: 0-7394-4032-2

A Penny for Your Thoughts
ISBN: 0-7394-3022-X

Contributing Author

What the Wind Picked Up: Proof that a Single Idea Can Launch a Thousand Stories
By Chi Libris
Suggested Retail: $13.95
ISBN10: 0-5953-4113-6
Release Date: February 7, 2005
iUniverse, Inc.

Divine Stories of the Yahweh Sisterhood
by Michelle Medlock Adams and Gena Maselli
Suggested Retail: $14.99
ISBN10: # 1-8808-0942-7
Release Date: February 1, 2006
Legacy Publishers International

 

Items Available Upon Request

The following items are available upon request by reviewers, event planners, media coordinators, etc.:
  • Complimentary review copies of Mindy Starns Clark's books
  • Photos
  • A video copy of Mindy's appearance on the television show "Meet the Author"
  • An audio copy of Mindy's appearance on the radio show "Author! Author! with Lynne Ford"
  • Speaking references
  • Color posters and cards for promoting your event
  • Sample chapter booklets
  • A variety of printed matter relating to Mindy's books
For more information, contact Mindy via email.