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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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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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.")

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) 

Anne Perry: Christmas Stories

● Main characters: Various, including characters from her other novels
● Setting: Mostly the UK, although a few of the stories do venture into other countries
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. A Christmas Journey  (2003)
2. A Christmas Visitor  (2004)
3. A Christmas Guest  (2005)
4. A Christmas Secret  (2006)
5. A Christmas Beginning  (2007)
6. A Christmas Grace  (2008)
7. A Christmas Promise  (2009)
8. A Christmas Odyssey  (2010)
9. A Christmas Homecoming  (2011)
10. A Christmas Garland  (2012)
11. A Christmas Hope  (2013)
12. A New York Christmas  (2014)
13. A Christmas Escape  (2015)  [See Review] 
14. A Christmas Message  (2016)
15. A Christmas Return  (2017) 
16. A Christmas Revelation (2018) 
17. A Christmas Gathering (2019) 
18. A Christmas Resolution (2020) 
19. A Christmas Legacy (2021) 

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)

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)

Agatha Christie: The Hercule Poirot Mysteries

Main Character: Hercule Poirot, Belgian private investigator
Setting: mostly England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
Murder on the Links (1923)
Poirot Investigates (1924)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
The Big Four (1927)
The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
Peril at End House (1932)
Thirteen at Dinner (1933)
Murder on the Orient Express (1934), aka: Murder in the Calais Coach
Murder in Three Acts (1935)
Death in the Air (1935), aka: Death in the Clouds
The A.B.C. Murders (1935)
Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)
Cards on the Table (1936) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver  [see review]
Poirot Loses a Client (1937), aka: Dumb Witness
Death on the Nile (1937)
Dead Man's Mirror (1937)
Appointment With Death (1938)
A Holiday for Murder (1938), aka: Murder for Christmas
The Regatta Mystery (1939)
Sad Cypress (1940)
The Patriotic Murders (1940)
An Overdose of Death (1940), aka: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Evil Under the Sun (1941)
Murder in Retrospect (1943), aka: Five Little Pigs (1942)
Murder After Hours (1946)
The Labours of Hercules (1947)
There is a Tide (1948), aka: Taken at the Flood 
Witness for the Prosecution & Other Stories (1948)
Mousetrap & Other Stories (1950)
The Underdog and Other Stories (1951)
Mrs. McGinty's Dead (1952) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Funerals Are Fatal (1953), aka: After the Funeral
Hickory, Dickory, Death (1955)
Dead Man's Folly (1956) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)
Double Sin and Other Stories (1961)
The Clocks (1963)
Third Girl (1966) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Hallowe'en Party (1969) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver
Elephants Can Remember (1972) Poirot / Ariadne Oliver [see review]
Hercule Poirot's Early Cases (1974)
Curtain (1975)

Agatha Christie: The Superintendent Battle Mysteries

Main Character: Scotland Yard's Superintendent Battle. To be accurate, Superintendent Battle is not so much a main character as he is a unifying element in this series of books. He also appears in the Hercule Poirot mystery, Cards on the Table.
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Secret of Chimneys (1925)
The Seven Dials Mystery (1929)
Murder is Easy (1939), aka: Easy to Kill
Towards Zero (1944), aka: Come and Be Hanged

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) 

Cynthia Riggs: Martha's Vineyard Mysteries

Main Character: Victoria Trumbull, 92-year-old amateur sleuth
Setting: Martha's Vineyard
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Deadly Nightshade (2001; see review)
2. The Cranefly Orchid Murders (2002)
3. The Cemetery Yew (2003)
4. Jack in the Pulpit (2004)
5. The Paperwhite Narcissus (2005)
6. Indian Pipes (2006)
7. Shooting Star (2007)
8. Death and Honesty (2009)
9. Touch-Me-Not (2010)
10. The Bee Balm Murders (2011) 
11. Poison Ivy (2012) 
12. Bloodroot (2016) 
13. Trumpet of Death (2017) 

Patricia Wentworth: Miss Maud Silver Mysteries

Main Character: Maud Silver, retired governess and amateur sleuth
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Grey Mask (1928)
2. The Case Is Closed (1937)
3. Lonesome Road (1939)
4. In the Balance (1941), aka: Danger Point
5. The Chinese Shawl (1943)
6. Miss Silver Deals in Death (1943), aka: Miss Silver Intervenes
7. The Clock Strikes Twelve (1944)
8. The Key (1944)
9. She Came Back (1945), aka: The Traveler Returns
10. Pilgrim's Rest (1946), aka: Dark Threat
11. Latter End (1947)
12. Wicked Uncle (1947), aka: The Spotlight
13. The Eternity Ring (1948)
14. The Case of William Smith (1948)
15. Miss Silver Comes to Stay (1949)
16. The Catherine Wheel (1949)
17. Through the Wall (1950)
18. The Brading Collection (1950), aka: Mr. Brading's Collection
19. The Ivory Dagger (1951)
20. Anna, Where Are You? (1951). Aka: Death at Deep End
21. The Watersplash (1951)
22. Ladies Bane (1952)
23. Out of the Past (1953)
24. Vanishing Point (1953)
25. The Silent Pool (1954)
26. The Benevent Treasure (1954)
27. The Listening Eye (1955)
28. The Gazebo (1956), aka: The Summerhouse
29. The Fingerprint (1956)
30. Poison in the Pen (1957)
31. The Alington Inheritance (1958)
32. Girl in the Cellar (1961)

Hazel Holt: Mrs. Malory Mysteries

Main Character: Sheila Malory, writer, occasional academic, and amateur sleuth
Setting: English seaside village of Taviscombe
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Mrs. Malory Investigates (1989), aka: Gone Away
2. The Cruelest Month (1991)
3. The Shortest Journey (1992)
4. Mrs. Malory and the Festival Murder (1993), aka: An Uncertain Death
5. Mrs. Malory: Detective in Residence (1994), aka: Murder on Campus
6. Mrs. Malory Wonders Why (1995), aka: Superfluous Death
7. Mrs. Malory: Death of a Dean (1996)
8. Mrs. Malory and the Only Good Lawyer (1997)
9. Mrs. Malory: Death Among Friends (1998), aka: Dead and Buried
10. Mrs. Malory and the Fatal Legacy (1999)
11. Mrs. Malory and the Lilies that Fester (2000)
12. Mrs. Malory and the Delay of Execution (2001)
13. Mrs. Malory and Death By Water (2002), aka: Leonora [See Review]
14. Mrs. Malory and Death in Practice (2003)
15. Mrs. Malory and the Silent Killer (2004)
16. Mrs. Malory and No Cure for Death (2005)
17. Mrs. Malory and a Death in the Family (2006)
18. Mrs. Malory: A Time to Die (2008)
19. Mrs. Malory and Any Man's Death (Oct. 2009) 
20. Mrs. Malory and a Necessary End (Oct. 2012) 
21. Death Is a Word (2014) 

Ann Granger: Markby & Mitchell Mysteries

Main Characters: Alan Markby, Chief Inspector & Meredith Mitchell, Diplomat
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Say it with Poison (1991)
2. A Season for Murder (1992)
3. Cold in the Earth (1992)
4. Murder Among Us (1992)
5. Where Old Bones Lie (1993)
6. A Fine Place for Death (1994)
7. Flowers for His Funeral (1994)
8. Candle for a Corpse (1995)
9. A Touch of Mortality (1996)
10. A Word After Dying (1996)
11. Call the Dead Again (1998)
12. Beneath These Stones (2000)
13. Shades of Murder (2001)
14. A Restless Evil (2002)
15. That Way Murder Lies (2004)

Caroline Graham: Inspector Barnaby Mysteries

Main Characters: Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, and Sergeant Troy
Setting: England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Killings at Badger's Drift (1987) [see review]
Death of a Hollow Man (1989)
Death in Disguise (1993)
Written in Blood (1994)
Faithful Unto Death (1996)
A Place of Safety (1999)
A Ghost in the Machine (2004)

Monica Ferris: Needlecraft Mystery Series

Main Character: Betsy Devonshire
Setting: Excelsior, Minnesota
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Crewel World (1999)
2. Framed in Lace (1999)
3. A Stitch in Time (2000)
4. Unraveled Sleeve (2001)
5. A Murderous Yarn (2002)
6. Hanging By a Thread (2003)
7. Cutwork (2004)
8. Crewel Yule (2004) [see review]
9. Embroidered Truths (2005)
10. Sins and Needles (2006)
11. Knitting Bones (2007)
12. Thai Die (2008)
13. Black Work (2009)
14. Buttons and Bones (2010)
15. Threadbare (2011) 
16. And Then You Dye (2012)
17. The Drowning Spool (2014)
18. Darned If You Do (2015)
19. Knit Your Own Murder (2016)