Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House Series

• Main characters: Laura Ingalls and her family and friends
• Setting: 19th Century America
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Little House in the Big Woods (1932)
2. Farmer Boy (1933)
3. Little House on the Prairie (1935)
4. On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937)
5. By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939)
6. The Long Winter (1940)
7. Little Town on the Prairie (1941)
8. These Happy Golden Years (1943)
9. The First Four Years (1971)

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Anne Perry: William Monk Mysteries

• Main characters: William Monk, investigator (sometimes with the police force, sometimes working privately); and his wife Hester, formerly a Crimean War nurse.
• Setting: Victorian England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Face of a Stranger (1990)
2. A Dangerous Mourning (1991)
3. Defend and Betray (1992)
4. A Sudden, Fearful Death (1993)
5. The Sins of the Wolf (1994)
6. Cain His Brother (1995)
7. Weighed in the Balance (1996)
8. The Silent Cry (1997)
9. A Breach of Promise (aka: Whited Sepulchres) (1997)
10. The Twisted Root (1999)
11. Slaves of Obsession (aka: Slaves and Obsession) (2000)
12. A Funeral in Blue (2001)
13. Death of a Stranger (2002)
14. The Shifting Tide (2004)
15. Dark Assassin (2006)
16. Execution Dock (2009)
17. Acceptable Loss (2011)
18. A Sunless Sea (2012)
19. Blind Justice (2013)
20. Blood on the Water (2014)
21. Corridors of the Night (2015)
22. Revenge in a Cold River (2016)
23. An Echo of Murder (2017)
24. Dark Tide Rising (2018)

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Anne Perry: Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Mysteries

• Main characters: Thomas Pitt, a police inspector (later, superintendent), and his wife Charlotte
• Setting: Victorian London
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. The Cater Street Hangman (1979)
2. Callander Square (1980)
3. Paragon Walk (1981)
4. Resurrection Row (1981)
5. Rutland Place (1983)
6. Bluegate Fields (1984)
7. Death in the Devil's Acre (1985)
8. Cardington Crescent (1987)
9. Silence in Hanover Close (1988)
10. Bethlehem Road (1990)
11. Highgate Rise (1991)
12. Belgrave Square (1992)
13. Farrier's Lane (1993)
14. The Hyde Park Headsman (1994)
15. Traitors Gate (1995)
16. Pentecost Alley (1996)
17. Ashworth Hall (1997)
18. Brunswick Gardens (1998)
19. Bedford Square (1999)
20. Half Moon Street (1998)
21. The Whitechapel Conspiracy (2001)
22. Southampton Row (2002)
23. Seven Dials (2003)
24. Long Spoon Lane (2005)
25. Buckingham Palace Gardens (2008)
26. Betrayal at Lisson Grove (US title: Treason at Lisson Grove) (2011)
27. Dorchester Terrace (2012)
28. Midnight at Marble Arch (2013)
29. Death on Blackheath (2014)
30. The Angel Court Affair (2015)
31. Treachery at Lancaster Gate (2016)
32. Murder on the Serpentine (2016)

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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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Erle Stanley Gardner: Perry Mason Mysteries

• Main characters: Attorney Perry Mason, his private secretary (and sometime romantic interest) Della Street, private detective Paul Drake, District Attorney Hamilton Burger, police investigator Lt. Arthur Tragg
• Setting: Mostly in and around Los Angeles, California
• Bold type indicates a book I've read

Many of the Perry Mason novels were first published in magazines, especially The Saturday Evening Post and Liberty Magazine. The novels were published by William Morrow and Company.

1. The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933)
2. The Case of the Sulky Girl (1933)
3. The Case of the Lucky Legs (1934)
4. The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) 
5. The Case of the Curious Bride (1934) 
6. The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (1935)
7. The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1935) 
8. The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1936) 
9. The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936) 
10. The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1937) 
11. The Case of the Lame Canary (1937) 
12. The Case of the Substitute Face (1938) 
13. The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1938) 
14. The Case of the Perjured Parrot (1939) 
15. The Case of the Rolling Bones (1939) 
16. The Case of the Baited Hook (1940)
17. The Case of the Silent Partner (1940)
18. The Case of the Haunted Husband (1941)
19. The Case of the Empty Tin (1941)
20. The Case of the Drowning Duck (1942)
21. The Case of the Careless Kitten (1942)
22. The Case of the Buried Clock (1943)
23. The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943) 
24. The Case of the Crooked Candle (1944) 
25. The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde (1944)
26. The Case of the Golddigger's Purse (1945) 
27. The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1945) 
28. The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946) 
29. The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1947) 
30. The Case of the Lazy Lover (1947) 
31. The Case of the Lonely Heiress (1948) 
32. The Case of the Vagabond Virgin (1948) 
33. The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (1949) 
34. The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1949) 
35. The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1950) 
36. The Case of the One-Eyed Witness (1950) 
37. The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1951) 
38. The Case of the Angry Mourner (1951) 
39. The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink (1952) 
40. The Case of the Grinning Gorilla (1952)
41. The Case of the Hesitant Hostess (1953) 
42. The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1953)
43. The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1954) 
44. The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1954) 
45. The Case of the Restless Redhead (1954) 
46. The Case of the Glamorous Ghost (1955) 
47. The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1955) 
48. The Case of the Nervous Accomplice (1955) 
49. The Case of the Terrified Typist (1956) 
50. The Case of the Demure Defendant (1956) 
51. The Case of the Gilded Lily (1956) 
52. The Case of the Lucky Loser (1957) 
53. The Case of the Screaming Woman (1957) 
54. The Case of the Daring Decoy (1957) 
55. The Case of the Long-Legged Models (1958) 
56. The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll (1958) 
57. The Case of the Calendar Girl (1958) 
58. The Case of the Deadly Toy (1959)
59. The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1959)
60. The Case of the Singing Skirt (1959) 
61. The Case of the Waylaid Wolf (1960) 
62. The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (1960) 
63. The Case of the Shapely Shadow (1960) 
64. The Case of the Spurious Spinster (1961) 
65. The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1961) 
66. The Case of the Reluctant Model (1962) 
67. The Case of the Blonde Bonanza (1962) 
68. The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (1962) 
69. The Case of the Mischievous Doll (1963) 
70. The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret (1963) 
71. The Case of the Amorous Aunt (1963) 
72. The Case of the Daring Divorcee (1964) 
73. The Case of the Phantom Fortune (1964) 
74. The Case of the Horrified Heirs (1964) 
75. The Case of the Troubled Trustee (1965) 
76. The Case of the Beautiful Beggar (1965) 
77. The Case of the Worried Waitress (1966) 
78. The Case of the Queenly Contestant (1967) 
79. The Case of the Careless Cupid (1968) 
80. The Case of the Fabulous Fake (1969)
81. The Case of the Fenced-In Woman (1972; posthumous)
82. The Case of the Postponed Murder (1973; posthumous)

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.")