question: The novel "To Die For" by Linda Howard is the first book in the Blair Mallory series and was followed by which title? 
answer: "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
context: Title: Carol O'Connell
  Passage: Carol O'Connell (born May 26, 1947, in New York) is an author of crime fiction, with a large series of crime books focusing around the character Kathy Mallory.  The first book of eleven novels about Mallory is "Mallory's Oracle," which was sent to England, where it was successfully auctioned in Europe.  When it was brought back to the United States, it was widely sought-after.
  Title: My Soul to Keep
  Passage: My Soul to Keep is a novel by American writer Tananarive Due.  A film version of this book is in production with actor Blair Underwood.  It is the first book in Due's African Immortals Series and it followed by "The Living Blood".  The third book in the series, "Blood Colony", was published in 2008.
  Title: Killing Critics
  Passage: Killing Critics is the third book in the Kathleen Mallory series written by Carol O'Connell.
  Title: The Hour of the Dragon
  Passage: The Hour of the Dragon, also known as Conan the Conqueror, is a fantasy novel by American writer Robert E. Howard featuring his sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian.  It was one of the last Conan stories published before Howard's suicide although not the last to be written.  The novel was first published in serial form in the December, 1935 through April, 1936 issues of the pulp magazine "Weird Tales".  The first book edition was published by Gnome Press in hardcover in 1950.  The Gnome Press edition retitled the story "Conan the Conqueror", a title retained by all subsequent editions until 1977, when the original title was restored in an edition issued published by Berkley/Putnam in 1977.  The Berkley edition also reverted the text to that of its original "Weird Tales" publication, discarding later edits.  Later editions have generally followed Berkley and published under the original title.  The 1997 film "Kull the Conqueror" is loosely based on "The Hour of the Dragon", replacing Conan with Kull but otherwise keeping the same basic plot.
  Title: Mallory's Oracle
  Passage: Mallory's Oracle is the first novel in the Kathy Mallory series by author Carol O'Connell.  The book was nominated for an Edgar Award and a Dilys Award.  It was first published by Hutchinson in May 1994.
  Title: The Spiderwick Chronicles
  Passage: The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series of children's books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.  They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of fairies that they never knew existed.The first book, "The Field Guide", was published in 2003 and then followed by "The Seeing Stone "(2003), "Lucinda's Secret "(2003), "The Ironwood Tree "(2004), and "The Wrath of Mulgarath "(2004).  Several companion books have been published including "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You "(2005), "Notebook for Fantastical Observations "(2005), and "Care and Feeding of Sprites" (2006).  A second series, entitled "Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles "includes "The Nixie's Song" (2007), "A Giant Problem" (2008), and "The Wyrm King ("2009).  A feature film adaptation, also titled "The Spiderwick Chronicles", was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and premiered on February 14, 2008; an accompanying video game was released in early February 2008.
  Title: Linda Howard
  Passage: Linda S. Howington (born August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States) is an American best-selling romance/suspense author under her pseudonym Linda Howard.  Before she became a writer, she was an avid reader and fond of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.  After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful.  She currently lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers.  She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
  Title: Linda Lewis (author)
  Passage: Linda Lewis is the author of a series of young adult novels, unofficially known as the "Linda Series".  The series was published by Archway Paperbacks from 1985 to 1993.  The series centers on Linda Berman and her love life from the fourth grade to the summer after her senior year.  The first book, "We Hate Everything But Boys" (which deals with Linda's sixth grade experiences) is the most successful and well known of the series.  It was released twice.  According to worldCat, the various books of this series are each found in approximately 100 - 200 U.S. libraries
  Title: To Die For (novel)
  Passage: "To Die For" is an American novel by Linda Howard.  It was published in 2004 by Random House Publishing.  It made the New York York Times Best Seller list.  It is the first book in the Blair Mallory Series, followed by "Drop Dead Gorgeous".
citations: To Die For (novel) Linda Howard