Series · 40 books
Denise Swanson Books in Order
The complete Denise Swanson reading order — 40 books from 2000–2018.
- 01 Murder of a small-town honey Amazon — buy Murder of a small-town honey Bookshop — buy Murder of a small-town honey ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a small-town honey eBooks.com — buy Murder of a small-town honey
- 02 Murder of a sweet old lady Amazon — buy Murder of a sweet old lady Bookshop — buy Murder of a sweet old lady ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a sweet old lady eBooks.com — buy Murder of a sweet old lady
- 03 Murder of a sleeping beauty Amazon — buy Murder of a sleeping beauty Bookshop — buy Murder of a sleeping beauty ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a sleeping beauty eBooks.com — buy Murder of a sleeping beauty
- 04 Murder of a snake in the grass Amazon — buy Murder of a snake in the grass Bookshop — buy Murder of a snake in the grass ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a snake in the grass eBooks.com — buy Murder of a snake in the grass
- 05 Murder of a Barbie and Ken Amazon — buy Murder of a Barbie and Ken Bookshop — buy Murder of a Barbie and Ken ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a Barbie and Ken eBooks.com — buy Murder of a Barbie and Ken
- 06 Murder of a pink elephant Amazon — buy Murder of a pink elephant Bookshop — buy Murder of a pink elephant ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a pink elephant eBooks.com — buy Murder of a pink elephant
- 07 Murder of a smart cookie Amazon — buy Murder of a smart cookie Bookshop — buy Murder of a smart cookie ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a smart cookie eBooks.com — buy Murder of a smart cookie
- 08 Drop-Dead Blonde Amazon — buy Drop-Dead Blonde Bookshop — buy Drop-Dead Blonde ThriftBooks — buy Drop-Dead Blonde eBooks.com — buy Drop-Dead Blonde
- 09 Murder of a Real Bad Boy Amazon — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy Bookshop — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy eBooks.com — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy
- 10 Murder of a Real Bad Boy (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 8) Amazon — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 8) Bookshop — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 8) ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 8) eBooks.com — buy Murder of a Real Bad Boy (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 8)
- 11 Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 9) Amazon — buy Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 9) Bookshop — buy Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 9) ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 9) eBooks.com — buy Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 9)
- 12 Murder of a botoxed blonde Amazon — buy Murder of a botoxed blonde Bookshop — buy Murder of a botoxed blonde ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a botoxed blonde eBooks.com — buy Murder of a botoxed blonde
- 13 Murder of a chocolate-covered cherry Amazon — buy Murder of a chocolate-covered cherry Bookshop — buy Murder of a chocolate-covered cherry ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a chocolate-covered cherry eBooks.com — buy Murder of a chocolate-covered cherry
- 14 Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) Amazon — buy Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) Bookshop — buy Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) eBooks.com — buy Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10)
- 15 Murder of a royal pain Amazon — buy Murder of a royal pain Bookshop — buy Murder of a royal pain ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a royal pain eBooks.com — buy Murder of a royal pain
- 16 Murder of a wedding belle Amazon — buy Murder of a wedding belle Bookshop — buy Murder of a wedding belle ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a wedding belle eBooks.com — buy Murder of a wedding belle
- 17 Murder of a bookstore babe Amazon — buy Murder of a bookstore babe Bookshop — buy Murder of a bookstore babe ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a bookstore babe eBooks.com — buy Murder of a bookstore babe
- 18 Murder of a creped Suzette Amazon — buy Murder of a creped Suzette Bookshop — buy Murder of a creped Suzette ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a creped Suzette eBooks.com — buy Murder of a creped Suzette
- 19 Little Shop Of Homicide A Devereauxs Dime Store Mystery Amazon — buy Little Shop Of Homicide A Devereauxs Dime Store Mystery Bookshop — buy Little Shop Of Homicide A Devereauxs Dime Store Mystery ThriftBooks — buy Little Shop Of Homicide A Devereauxs Dime Store Mystery eBooks.com — buy Little Shop Of Homicide A Devereauxs Dime Store Mystery
- 20 Murder Of The Cats Meow Amazon — buy Murder Of The Cats Meow Bookshop — buy Murder Of The Cats Meow ThriftBooks — buy Murder Of The Cats Meow eBooks.com — buy Murder Of The Cats Meow
- 21 Little shop of homicide Amazon — buy Little shop of homicide Bookshop — buy Little shop of homicide ThriftBooks — buy Little shop of homicide eBooks.com — buy Little shop of homicide
- 22 Murder Of A Stacked Librarian A Scumble River Mystery Amazon — buy Murder Of A Stacked Librarian A Scumble River Mystery Bookshop — buy Murder Of A Stacked Librarian A Scumble River Mystery ThriftBooks — buy Murder Of A Stacked Librarian A Scumble River Mystery eBooks.com — buy Murder Of A Stacked Librarian A Scumble River Mystery
- 23 Nickeledanddimed To Death Amazon — buy Nickeledanddimed To Death Bookshop — buy Nickeledanddimed To Death ThriftBooks — buy Nickeledanddimed To Death eBooks.com — buy Nickeledanddimed To Death
- 24 Dead between the lines Amazon — buy Dead between the lines Bookshop — buy Dead between the lines ThriftBooks — buy Dead between the lines eBooks.com — buy Dead between the lines
- 25 Murder of a needled knitter Amazon — buy Murder of a needled knitter Bookshop — buy Murder of a needled knitter ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a needled knitter eBooks.com — buy Murder of a needled knitter
- 26 Murder of a stacked librarian Amazon — buy Murder of a stacked librarian Bookshop — buy Murder of a stacked librarian ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a stacked librarian eBooks.com — buy Murder of a stacked librarian
- 27 Dying for a cupcake Amazon — buy Dying for a cupcake Bookshop — buy Dying for a cupcake ThriftBooks — buy Dying for a cupcake eBooks.com — buy Dying for a cupcake
- 28 Murder of an open book Amazon — buy Murder of an open book Bookshop — buy Murder of an open book ThriftBooks — buy Murder of an open book eBooks.com — buy Murder of an open book
- 29 Good Girl Overboard Amazon — buy Good Girl Overboard Bookshop — buy Good Girl Overboard ThriftBooks — buy Good Girl Overboard eBooks.com — buy Good Girl Overboard
- 30 Between a Book and a Hard Place Amazon — buy Between a Book and a Hard Place Bookshop — buy Between a Book and a Hard Place ThriftBooks — buy Between a Book and a Hard Place eBooks.com — buy Between a Book and a Hard Place
- 31 Murder of an Open Book (Scumble River Mystery) Amazon — buy Murder of an Open Book (Scumble River Mystery) Bookshop — buy Murder of an Open Book (Scumble River Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Murder of an Open Book (Scumble River Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Murder of an Open Book (Scumble River Mystery)
- 32 Sinfully Delicious Amazon — buy Sinfully Delicious Bookshop — buy Sinfully Delicious ThriftBooks — buy Sinfully Delicious eBooks.com — buy Sinfully Delicious
- 33 Murder of a cranky catnapper Amazon — buy Murder of a cranky catnapper Bookshop — buy Murder of a cranky catnapper ThriftBooks — buy Murder of a cranky catnapper eBooks.com — buy Murder of a cranky catnapper
- 34 Dead in the water Amazon — buy Dead in the water Bookshop — buy Dead in the water ThriftBooks — buy Dead in the water eBooks.com — buy Dead in the water
- 35 Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My Amazon — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My Bookshop — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My ThriftBooks — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My eBooks.com — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My
- 36 Tart of Darkness Amazon — buy Tart of Darkness Bookshop — buy Tart of Darkness ThriftBooks — buy Tart of Darkness eBooks.com — buy Tart of Darkness
- 37 Die me a river Amazon — buy Die me a river Bookshop — buy Die me a river ThriftBooks — buy Die me a river eBooks.com — buy Die me a river
- 38 Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (Deveraux's Dime Store Mystery) Amazon — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (Deveraux's Dime Store Mystery) Bookshop — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (Deveraux's Dime Store Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (Deveraux's Dime Store Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (Deveraux's Dime Store Mystery)
- 39 Dead in the Water Lib/E Amazon — buy Dead in the Water Lib/E Bookshop — buy Dead in the Water Lib/E ThriftBooks — buy Dead in the Water Lib/E eBooks.com — buy Dead in the Water Lib/E
- 40 Tart of Darkness Lib/E Amazon — buy Tart of Darkness Lib/E Bookshop — buy Tart of Darkness Lib/E ThriftBooks — buy Tart of Darkness Lib/E eBooks.com — buy Tart of Darkness Lib/E
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
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| 1 | Murder of a small-town honey | 2000 | ||
| 2 | Murder of a sweet old lady | 2001 | ||
| 3 | Murder of a sleeping beauty | 2002 | ||
| 4 | Murder of a snake in the grass | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Murder of a Barbie and Ken | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Murder of a pink elephant | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Murder of a smart cookie | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Drop-Dead Blonde | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Murder of a Real Bad Boy | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Murder of a Real Bad Boy (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 8) | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 9) | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Murder of a botoxed blonde | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Murder of a chocolate-covered cherry | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (Scumble River Mysteries, Book 10) | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Murder of a royal pain | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Murder of a wedding belle | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Murder of a bookstore babe | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Murder of a creped Suzette | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Little Shop Of Homicide A Devereauxs Dime Store Mystery | 2012 | ||
| 20 | Murder Of The Cats Meow | 2012 | ||
| 21 | Little shop of homicide | 2012 | ||
| 22 | Murder Of A Stacked Librarian A Scumble River Mystery | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Nickeledanddimed To Death | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Dead between the lines | 2014 | ||
| 25 | Murder of a needled knitter | 2014 | ||
| 26 | Murder of a stacked librarian | 2014 | ||
| 27 | Dying for a cupcake | 2015 | ||
| 28 | Murder of an open book | 2015 | ||
| 29 | Good Girl Overboard | 2015 | ||
| 30 | Between a Book and a Hard Place | 2016 | ||
| 31 | Murder of an Open Book (Scumble River Mystery) | 2016 | ||
| 32 | Sinfully Delicious | 2016 | ||
| 33 | Murder of a cranky catnapper | 2016 | ||
| 34 | Dead in the water | 2017 | ||
| 35 | Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My | 2017 | ||
| 36 | Tart of Darkness | 2018 | ||
| 37 | Die me a river | 2018 | ||
| 38 | Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My (Deveraux's Dime Store Mystery) | 2018 | ||
| 39 | Dead in the Water Lib/E | 2018 | ||
| 40 | Tart of Darkness Lib/E | 2018 |
Denise Swanson reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Murder of a small-town honey (2000). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Denise Swanson — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Denise Swanson books are there?
40 to date, spanning 2000–2018.
What is the newest Denise Swanson book?
Tart of Darkness Lib/E, published in 2018.