Welcome to ElaineFlinn.com

October 1, 20101 min readwritingBy Mystery Writer's Hub

Hello and welcome to ElaineFlinn.com, a fan site dedicated to the life and work of a popular mystery writer. She was best known for her Molly Doyle series, which spanned four books over several years. The heroine is Molly Doyle (formerly Elizabeth Porter), a Manhattan-based dealer in antiques who take on a new identity and moves to the West Coast, only to find herself in the middle of intrigue and murder. The four books penned by Ms. Flinn included Dealing in Murder (2003), Tagged for Murder (2004), Deadly Collection (2005) and Deadly Vintage (2007).

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Sometimes life demands we research topics far removed from our usual expertise—like baby care advice for a friend. For mystery writers, this experience mirrors the investigative process that drives compelling fiction. Whether researching police procedures, forensic science, or everyday details, thorough research transforms amateur guesswork into authoritative storytelling that readers trust and believe.

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