Eva Gates: Lighthouse Library Mysteries

• Main Character: Lucy Richardson, a librarian working at the Bodie Island  Lighthouse Library.
• Setting: North Carolina's Outer Banks. 
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. By Book or By Crook (2015) 
2. Booked for Trouble (2015) 
3. Reading Up a Storm (2016) 
4. The Spook in the Stacks (2018) 
5. Something Read, Something Dead (2019) 
6. Read and Buried (2019) 
7. A Death Long Overdue (2020) 
8. Deadly Ever After (2021) 
9. Death by Beach Read (2022) 
10. Death Knells and Wedding Bells (2023) 
11. The Stranger in the Library (2024) 
12. Shot Through the Book (2025) 
13. Whose Body in the Library (2026) 

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Charles Finch: Charles Lenox Mysteries

• Main Characters: Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, who is also an amateur sleuth. Most of the books also feature his aristocratic wife Lady Jane. 
• Setting: Victorian England, mostly London and Oxford.
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. A Beautiful Blue Death (2007)
2. The September Society (2008)
3. The Fleet Street Murders (2009)
4. A Stranger in Mayfair (2010)
5. A Burial at Sea (2011)
6. A Death in the Small Hours (2012)
7. An Old Betrayal (2013)
8. The Laws of Murder (2014)
9. Home by Nightfall (2015)
10. The Inheritance (2016)
11. An Extravagant Death (2021) 
12. The Hidden City (2025) 

There are also several "prequels":

1. The Woman in the Water (2018) 
2. The Vanishing Man (2019) 
3. The Last Passenger (2020) 

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Miss Seeton Mysteries

• Main character: Miss Emily D. Seeton, eccentric retired art teacher, who helps Scotland Yard solve mysteries and right wrongs, armed only with her sketch pad and trusty umbrella.
• Setting: England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Miss Seeton mystery novels have had three different authors over the years.

By Heron Carvic:

1. Picture Miss Seeton (1968)
2. Miss Seeton Draws the Line (1969)
3. Witch Miss Seeton (1971) (UK title: Miss Seeton, Bewitched)
4. Miss Seeton Sings (1973)
5. Odds on Miss Seeton (1975)

By Roy Peter Martin writing as Hampton Charles:

6. Miss Seeton, by Appointment (1990)
7. Advantage Miss Seeton (1990)
8. Miss Seeton at the Helm (1990)

By Sarah J. Mason writing as Hamilton Crane:

9.  Miss Seeton Cracks the Case (1991)
10. Miss Seeton Paints the Town (1991)
11. Miss Seeton Rocks the Cradle (1992)
12. Hands Up, Miss Seeton (1992)
13. Miss Seeton by Moonlight (1992)
14. Miss Seeton Plants Suspicion (1993)
15. Miss Seeton Goes to Bat (1993)
16. Starring Miss Seeton (1994)
17. Miss Seeton Undercover (1994)
18. Miss Seeton Rules (1994)
19. Sold to Miss Seeton (1995)
20. Sweet Miss Seeton (1996)
21. Bonjour, Miss Seeton (1997)
22. Miss Seeton's Finest Hour (1999)
23. Miss Seeton Quilts the Village (2017)
24. Miss Seeton Flies High (2018)
25. Watch the Wall, Miss Seeton (2019)

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Ellis Peters: The Cadfael Chronicles

• Main character: Cadfael, a Welsh Benedictine monk who lives at Shrewsbury Abbey, in the first half of the 12th century
• Setting: Western England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Cadfael Chronicles are a series of historical mystery novels about a 12th century monk who is also a talented herbalist. In addition to his religious duties, Brother Cadfael spends a great deal of time investigating crimes and solving mysteries. "Ellis Peters" was a pseudonym of linguist Edith Pargeter.

1. A Morbid Taste for Bones (published in August 1977, set in 1137)
2. One Corpse Too Many (July 1979, set in August 1138)
3. Monk's Hood (August 1980, set in December 1138)
4. Saint Peter's Fair (May 1981, set in July 1139)
5. The Leper of Saint Giles (August 1981, set in October 1139)
6. The Virgin in the Ice (April 1982, set in November 1139)
7. The Sanctuary Sparrow (January 1983, set in the Spring of 1140)
8. The Devil's Novice (August 1983, set in September 1140)
9. Dead Man's Ransom (April 1984, set in February 1141)
10. The Pilgrim of Hate (September 1984, set in May 1141)
11. An Excellent Mystery (June 1985, set in August 1141)
12. The Raven in the Foregate (February 1986, set in December 1141)
13. The Rose Rent (October 1986, set in June 1142)
14. The Hermit of Eyton Forest (June 1987, set in October 1142)
15. The Confession of Brother Haluin (March 1988, set in December 1142)
16. The Heretic's Apprentice (February 1989, set in June 1143)
17. The Potter's Field (September 1989, set in August 1143)
18. The Summer of the Danes (April 1991, set in April 1144)
19. The Holy Thief (August 1992, set in February 1145)
20. Brother Cadfael's Penance (May 1994, set in November 1145)

Also part of the series, one book of (three) short stories about how Cadfael came to join a monastery:
A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael (September 1988, set in 1120)

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Jessica Fletcher (and Donald Bain): Murder, She Wrote

• Main character: Jessica Fletcher, retired school teacher who is now a successful author of mystery novels
• Setting: Jessica is a world traveler, so the books are set in many different locations, including her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine.
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The books in this series are tie-ins with (or spin-offs of) the TV series from the 1980s and '90s, starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. Many of the regular characters from the TV shows find their way into the books. The series was actually written by real-life mystery novelist Donald Bain (1935-2017) who wrote under many pseudonyms during his career. Bain was the first ghost writer of the books, beginning in 1989 and continuing up to his death in 2017. His wife, Renée Paley-Bain (1945–2016) received a co-author credit for three of the books, and his daughter, Laurie Bain Wilson, also collaborated on three of the novels. After Bain's death in 2017, author Jon Land continued the series, starting in 2018 and continuing until 2020. After that, several different authors took over as ghost writer. The series is still active at the time I'm writing this, in 2026. 

The publication order of the novels will be listed differently, depending on the source you choose. My listing is a sort of combination of those found on GoodReads, Wikipedia, and various Google search results.

Those books marked with a ✻ are set in Cabot Cove. 

1. Gin & Daggers (1989)
2. Manhattans and Murder (1994)
3. Rum and Razors (1995)
4. Brandy and Bullets (1995) ✻
5. Martinis and Mayhem (1995) 
6. A Deadly Judgment (1996)
7. A Palette for Murder (1996)
8. The Highland Fling Murders (1997)
9. Murder on the QE2 (1997)
10. Murder in Moscow (1998)
11. A Little Yuletide Murder (1998) ✻
12. Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (1999)
13. Knock 'em Dead (1999)
14. Trick or Treachery (2000) ✻
15. Blood on the Vine (2001)
16. Murder in a Minor Key (2001)
17. Provence - to Die for (2002)
18. You Bet Your Life (2002)
19. Majoring in Murder (2003)
20. Destination Murder (2003)
21. Dying to Retire (2004)
22. A Vote for Murder (2004)
23. The Maine Mutiny (2005) ✻
24. Margaritas and Murder (2005)
25. A Question of Murder (2006)
26. Three Strikes and You're Dead (2006)
27. Coffee, Tea, or Murder? (2007)
28. Panning for Murder (2007)
29. Murder on Parade (2008) ✻
30. A Slaying in Savannah (2008)
31. Madison Avenue Shoot (2009)
32. A Fatal Feast (2009) ✻
33. Nashville Noir (2010)
34. The Queen's Jewels (2010)
35. Skating on Thin Ice (2011) ✻ 
36. The Fine Art of Murder (2011)
37. Trouble at High Tide (2012)
38. Domestic Malice (2012) ✻
39. Prescription for Murder (2013)
40. Close-Up on Murder (2013) ✻
41. Aloha Betrayed (2014)
42. Death of a Blue Blood (2014)
43. Killer in the Kitchen (2015) ✻
44. The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher, with Renée Paley-Bain (2015) ✻
45. Design for Murder, with Renée Paley-Bain (2016) 
46. Hook, Line and Murder, with Renée Paley-Bain (2016) ✻
47. A Date with Murder, with Jon Land (2018)
48. Manuscript for Murder, by Jon Land (2018) ✻
49. Murder in Red, by Jon Land (2019) ✻
50. A Time for Murder, by Jon Land (2019)
51. The Murder of Twelve, by Jon Land (2020) ✻
52. Murder in Season, by Jon Land (2020) ✻
53. Killing in a Koi Pond, by Terrie Farley Moran (2021) 
54. Debonair in Death, by Terrie Farley Moran (2021) ✻
55. Killer on the Court, by Terrie Farley Moran (2022) 
56. Death on the Emerald Isle, by Terrie Farley Moran (2023)
57. Fit for Murder, by Terrie Farley Moran (2024) ✻
58. Murder Backstage, by Terrie Farley Moran (2024) 
59. A Killer Christmas, by Terrie Farley Moran (2024) ✻
60. Snowy with a Chance of Murder, by Barbara Early (2025) ✻
61. A Body in Boston, by Terrie Farley Moran (2025) 
62. The Body in the Trees, by Terrie Farley Moran (2025) ✻
63. Murder Most Trivial, by Barbara Early (2026) 
64. A Killing in Real Estate, by Terrie Farley Moran (2026)

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In 2000 a 2nd edition of the first book in the series, Gin and Daggers, was issued. 

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Diana Xarissa: Markham Sisters Cozy Mysteries

• Main characters: Janet and Joan Markham, spinster sisters who have decided to run a bed and breakfast
• Setting: Derbyshire, England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read

The Markham Sisters mysteries are a series of mostly murder-free novella-length cozies.

1. The Appleton Case (2015)
2. The Bennett Case (2015)
3. The Chalmers Case (2015)
4. The Donaldson Case (2016)
5. The Ellsworth Case (2016)
6. The Fenton Case (2016)
7. The Green Case (2016)
8. The Hampton Case (2017)
9. The Irwin Case (2017)
10. The Jackson Case (2017)
11. The Kingston Case (2017)
12. The Lawley Case (2018)
13. The Moody Case (2018)
14. The Norman Case (2018)
15. The Osborne Case (2018)
16. The Patrone Case (2019)
17. The Quinton Case (2019) 
18. The Rhodes Case (2019) 
19. The Somerset Case (2020) 
20. The Tanner Case (2020) 
21. The Underwood Case (2020) 
22. The Vernon Case (2020) 
23. The Walters Case (2020) 
24. The Xanders Case (2020) 
25. The Young Case (2020) 
26. The Zachery Case (2020) 

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mysteries

• Main character: Agatha Raisin, a quirky middle-aged public-relations agent who sold her London-based firm and took early retirement
• Setting: Primarily, the small village of Carsely in the English Cotswolds
• Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992)
2. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (1993)
3. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (1994)
4. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (1995)
5. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996)
6. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (1997)
7. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (1998)
8. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (1999)
9. Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (1999)
10. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (2000)
11. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (2001)
12. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (2002)
13. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (2003)
14. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (2003)
15. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance (2004)
16. The Perfect Paragon: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2005)
17. Love, Lies and Liquor: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2006)
18. Kissing Christmas Goodbye: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2007)
19. A Spoonful of Poison: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2008)
20. There Goes the Bride: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2009)
21. The Busy Body: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2010)
22. As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2011)
23. Hiss and Hers: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2012)
24. Something Borrowed, Someone Dead: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2013)
25. The Blood of an Englishman: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2014)
26. Dishing the Dirt: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (2015)
27. Agatha Raisin: Pushing Up Daisies (2016)
28. Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree (2017)
29. Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer (2018)
30. Beating about the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (2019) 
31. Hot to Trot (2020) 
32. Down the Hatch (2021)
33. Devil's Delight (2022) 
34. Dead on Target (2023) 
35. Killing Time (2024) 
36. Sugar and Spite (2025)

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(M.C. Beaton was a pseudonym of author Marion Chesney. After Chesney died in 2019, the Agatha Raisin series was continued by R.W. Green. Beginning with Hot to Trot (2020), new books are credited to "M. C. Beaton with R. W. Green.")

Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew Mysteries

● Main Characters: Nancy Drew, teenage amateur detective; her best friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne; and Nancy's father, attorney Carson Drew
● Setting: The fictional town of River Heights
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

(The Nancy Drew books have been written by a number of different writers over the years, all under the pseudonym of "Carolyn Keene." They've also been revised at various times to reflect the tastes and interests of different eras, and new stories have been added to the original series. Today, there are over a hundred titles in the series. The books listed here represent all the books I would have had access to when I started reading them as a preteen in the late 1950s, and a few from the early 1960s — so this list won't include any of the newer books added after that period.)

1. The Secret of the Old Clock  (1930) 
2. The Hidden Staircase  (1930)
3. The Bungalow Mystery  (1930) 
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn  (1930) 
5. The Secret of Shadow Ranch  (1931) 
6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm  (1931) 
7. The Clue in the Diary  (1932) 
8. Nancy's Mysterious Letter  (1932) 
9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles  (1933)
10. The Password to Larkspur Lane  (1933) 
11. The Clue of the Broken Locket  (1934) 
12. The Message in the Hollow Oak  (1935) 
13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm  (1936) 
14. The Whispering Statue  (1937) 
15. The Haunted Bridge  (1937) 
16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels  (1939) 
17. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk  (1940) 
18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion  (1941) 
19. The Quest of the Missing Map  (1942) 
20. The Clue in the Jewel Box  (1943) 
21. The Secret in the Old Attic  (1944) 
22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall  (1945) 
23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell  (1946) 
24. The Clue in the Old Album  (1947) 
25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall  (1948) 
26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney  (1949) 
27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady  (1950) 
28. The Clue of the Black Keys  (1951) 
29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump  (1952) 
30. The Clue of the Velvet Mask  (1953) 
31. The Ringmaster's Secret  (1953) 
32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery  (1954) 
33. The Witch Tree Symbol  (1955) 
34. The Hidden Window Mystery  (1956) 
35. The Haunted Showboat  (1957) 
36. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion  (1959) 
37. The Clue in the Old Stagecoach  (1960) 
38. The Mystery of the Fire Dragon  (1961) 
39. The Clue of the Dancing Puppet  (1962) 
40. The Moonstone Castle Mystery  (1963) 
41. The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes  (1964) 
42. The Phantom of Pine Hill  (1965) 
43. The Mystery of the 99 Steps  (1966) 

Marty Wingate: Potting Shed Mysteries

● Main character: Pru Parke, gardening expert who leaves her native Texas to move to England
● Setting: England and Scotland
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Garden Plot  (2014) 
2. The Red Book of Primrose House  (2014) 
3. Between a Rock and a Hard Place  (2015)
4. The Skeleton Garden  (2016) 
5. The Bluebonnet Betrayal  (2016) 
6. Best-Laid Plants  (2017) 
7. Midsummer Mayhem  (2018) 
8. Bittersweet Herbs (2021) 

David Handler: Stewart Hoag Mysteries

● Main character: Stewart Hoag, formerly a celebrity author married to a famous actress. Now he solves murders while earning his living as a ghostwriter for celebrities. 
● Setting: USA (mostly California, I believe)
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Man Who Died Laughing  (1988) 
2. The Man Who Lived by Night  (1989)
3. The Woman Who Fell from Grace  (1991)
4. The Boy Who Never Grew Up (1992) 
5. The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald  (1993)
6. The Man Who Cancelled Himself  (1995) 
7. The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy (1996) 
8. The Man Who Loved Women to Death  (1997) 
9. The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes  (2017) 
10. The Man Who Couldn't Miss  (2018) 
11. The Man in the White Linen Suit (2019) 
    
12. The Man Who Wasn't All There (2021)
13. The Lady in the Silver Cloud (2022) 
14. The Girl Who Took What She Wanted (2023) 
15. The Woman Who Lowered the Boom (2024) 
16. The Man Who Swore He'd Never Go Home Again (2025) 

There is also a long short story (or short novella), issued in 2020, between books 11 and 12 (referred to as #11.5): "The Girl Who Did Say No."

Iain Pears: Jonathan Argyll Art History Mysteries

● Main characters: British art historian Jonathan Argyll who works with two members of the fictitious Italian Art Squad: General Bottando, head of the squad; and Bottando's deputy, Flavia di Stefano
● Setting: Italy
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Raphael Affair  (1991)  [See Review]
2. The Titian Committee  (1992)
3. The Bernini Bust  (1993)
4. The Last Judgement  (1994)
5. Giotto's Hand  (1995)
6. Death and Restoration  (1996)
7. The Immaculate Deception  (2000)

Jo Dereske: Miss Zukas Mysteries

● Main Character: Helma Zukas, Librarian
● Setting: Bellehaven, Washington - the town and its public library
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (1994)  [See Review]
2. Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death (1995)
3. Miss Zukas and the Island Murders (1995)
4. Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance (1996)
5. Out of Circulation (1997)
6. Final Notice (1998)
7. Miss Zukas in Death's Shadow (1999)
8. Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence (2001)
9. Bookmarked to Die (2006)
10. Catalogue of Death (2007)
11. Index to Murder (2008)
12. Farewell, Miss Zukas (2011)

Alan Bradley: The Flavia de Luce Mysteries

Main character: Flavia de Luce, 11-year-old aspiring chemist and amateur sleuth who uses her scientific curiosity to solve mysteries.
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (2009)
2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (2010)
3. A Red Herring Without Mustard (2011)
4. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (2011)
5. Speaking from Among the Bones (2013)
6. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (2014)
7. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (2015) 
8. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (2016)
9. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (2018) 
10. The Golden Tresses of the Dead (2019) 
11. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (2024) 

Agatha Christie: The Miss Marple Mysteries

Main Character: Miss Jane Marple, elderly spinster and amateur sleuth
Location: St. Mary Mead and other locales, mostly in England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Murder at the Vicarage (1930)
2. The Tuesday Club Murders (1932), aka: The Thirteen Problems
3. The Regatta Mystery (1939)
4. The Body in the Library (1942)
5. The Moving Finger (1943)
6. Mousetrap & Other Stories (1950)
7. A Murder is Announced (1950)  [See Review]
8. Murder with Mirrors (1952), aka: They Do It With Mirrors
9. A Pocket Full of Rye (1953)
10. What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw (1957), aka: 4:50 from Paddington
11. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)
12. Double Sin & Other Stories (1961)
13. The Mirror Crack'd (1962), aka: The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side
14. A Caribbean Mystery (1964)
15. At Bertram's Hotel (1965)
16. Nemesis (1971)
17. Sleeping Murder (1976)

Simon Brett: The Charles Paris Mysteries

Main Character: Charles Paris, British actor and amateur sleuth
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Cast, in Order of Disappearance (1975)
2. So Much Blood (1976)
3. Star Trap (1977)
4. An Amateur Corpse (1978)
5. A Comedian Dies (1979)
6. The Dead Side of the Mike (1980)
7. Situation Tragedy (1981)
8. Murder Unprompted (1982)
9. Murder in the Title (1983)
10. Not Dead, Only Resting (1984)
11. Dead Giveaway (1985)
12. What Bloody Man is That? (1987)
13. A Series of Murders (1989)
14. Corporate Bodies (1991)
15. A Reconstructed Corpse (1993)
16. Sicken and So Die (1995)
17. Dead Room Farce (1998)
18. A Decent Interval (2013) 
19. The Cinderella Killer (2014)
20. A Deadly Habit (2018)

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Dorothy L. Sayers: The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries

Main Character: Lord Peter Wimsey, aristocrat and amateur sleuth; some of the novels also feature mystery writer Harriet Vane
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

Whose Body? (1923)
Clouds of Witness (1926)
Unnatural Death (1927)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928)
Lord Peter Views the Body (1928) (short stories)
Strong Poison (1930)
Five Red Herrings (1931)
Have His Carcase (1932)
Hangman's Holiday (1933) (12 short stories, 4 including Lord Peter)
Murder Must Advertise (1933)
The Nine Tailors (1934)
Gaudy Night (1935)
Busman's Honeymoon (1937)
In the Teeth of the Evidence (1939) (18 short stories, 4 including Lord Peter)

Margery Allingham: The Albert Campion Mysteries

Main Character: Albert Campion, amateur detective
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Crime at Black Dudley (1929), aka: The Black Dudley Murder
2. Mystery Mile (1930)
3. Police at the Funeral (1931)
4. Look to the Lady (1931), aka: The Gyrth Chalice Mystery
5. The Fear Sign (1933), aka: Sweet Danger; Kingdom of Death
6. Death of a Ghost (1934)
7. Flowers for the Judge (1936), aka: Legacy in Blood
8. Mr. Campion, Criminologist (1937)
9. Dancers in Mourning (1937), aka: Who Killed Chloe?
10. The Case of the Late Pig (1937)
11. The Fashion in Shrouds (1938)
12. Mr. Campion and Others (1939)
13. Traitor's Purse (1941), aka: The Sabotage Murder Mystery
14. Pearls Before Swine (1945), aka: Coroner's Pidgin
15. The Case Book of Mr. Campion (1947)
16. More Work for the Undertaker (1948)
17. Take Two at Bedtime (1949)
18. The Tiger in the Smoke (1952)
19. The Estate of the Beckoning Lady (1955), aka: The Beckoning Lady
20. Tether's End (1958), aka: Hide My Eyes; Ten Were Missing
21. Crime and Mr. Campion (1959)
22. Three Cases for Mr. Campion (1961)
23. The China Governess (1962)
24. The Mysterious Mr. Campion (1963)
25. The Mind Readers (1965)
26. Mr. Campion's Lady (1965)
27. Mr. Campion's Clowns (1966)
28. Cargo of Eagles (1967) (finished by her husband, Youngman Carter)

Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown: The Mrs. Murphy Mysteries

"Sneaky Pie" Brown is the author's cat.
Main Characters: Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, her cat Mrs. Murphy, and her Welsh corgi Tucker
Setting: Crozet, Virginia
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Wish You Were Here (1990) (See Review)
2. Rest in Pieces (1992)
3. Murder at Monticello (1994)
4. Pay Dirt (1995)
5. Murder, She Meowed (1996)
6. Murder on the Prowl (1998)
7. Cat on the Scent (1999) (See Review)
8. Pawing Through the Past (2000)
9. Claws and Effect (2001)
10. Catch as Cat Can (2002) 
11. The Tail of the Tip-Off (2003)
12. Whisker of Evil (2004) 
13. Cat’s Eyewitness (2005) 
14. Sour Puss (2006) 
15. Puss 'n Cahoots (2007)
16. The Purrfect Murder (2008) 
17. Santa Clawed (2008) (See Review)
18. Cat of the Century (2010)
19. Hiss of Death (2011)
20. The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy (2012) 
21. Sneaky Pie for President  (2012) 
22. The Litter of the Law (2013) 
23. Nine Lives to Die (2014)
24. Tail Gait (2015) (See Review) 
25. Tall Tail (2016) 
26. A Hiss Before Dying (2017) 
27. Probable Claws (2018) 
28. Whiskers in the Dark (2019) 
29. Furmidable Foes (2020) 
30. Claws for Alarm (2022)
31. Hiss and Tell (2022) 
32. Feline Fatale (2024) 
33. Sealed with a Hiss (2025) 

Amanda Cross: The Kate Fansler Mysteries

Amanda Cross is a pseudonym of Carolyn G. Heilbrun
Main Character: Kate Fansler, English Professor
Setting: Eastern U.S.Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. In the Last Analysis (1964), aka: Triple Cross
2. The James Joyce Murder (1967)
3. Poetic Justice (1970)
4. The Theban Mysteries (1971)
5. The Question of Max (1976)
6. Death in a Tenured Position (1981)
7. Sweet Death, Kind Death (1984)
8. No Word from Winifred (1986)
9. A Trap for Fools (1989)
10. The Players Come Again (1990) [see review]
11. An Imperfect Spy (1995)
12. The Puzzled Heart (1998)
13. Honest Doubt (2000)
14. The Edge of Doom (2002)

Jeanne M. Dams: The Dorothy Martin Mysteries

Main Character: Dorothy Martin, retired American school teacher
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Body in the Transept (1996)
2. Trouble in the Town Hall (1996)
3. Holy Terror in the Hebrides (1997)
4. Malice in Miniature (1998)
5. The Victim in Victoria Station (1999)
6. Killing Cassidy (2000)
7. To Perish in Penzance (2001)
8. Sins Out of School (2003)
9. Winter of Discontent (2004)
10. A Dark and Stormy Night (2011)
11. The Evil That Men Do (2012) 
12. The Corpse Of St. James's (2012) 
13. Murder at the Castle (2013) 
14. Shadows of Death (2013) 
15. Day of Vengeance (2014) 
16. The Gentle Art of Murder (2015) 
17. Blood Will Tell (2016) 
18. Smile and Be a Villain (2016)
19. The Missing Masterpiece (2017) 
20. Crisis at the Cathedral (2018)
21. A Dagger Before Me (2019) 
22. Death in the Garden City (2020) 
23. Death Comes to Durham (2020) 
    
24. The Bath Conspiracy (2021) 
25. A Deadly Web (2022) 
26. Village Politics Can Be Murder (2024) 
27. Terror on the Train (2025)