Author · updated 2026
Denise Swanson Books in Order
Every Denise Swanson book in publication order — 43 in total, spanning 2000–2020.
Publication Order of Scumble River Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder of a Small-Town Honey | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Murder of a Sweet Old Lady | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Murder of a Sleeping Beauty | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Murder of a Snake in the Grass | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Murder of a Barbie and Ken | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Murder of a Pink Elephant | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Murder of a Smart Cookie | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Murder of a Real Bad Boy | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Murder of a Botoxed Blonde | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Murder of a Royal Pain | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Murder of a Wedding Belle | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Murder of a Bookstore Babe | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Murder of a Creped Suzette | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Murder of the Cat's Meow | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Murder of a Stacked Librarian | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Murder of a Needled Knitter | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Murder of an Open Book | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Murder of a Cranky Catnapper | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Scumble River Mysteries Short Stories Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Blondes Tell No Tales | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Not a Monster of a Chance | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Devereaux's Dime Store Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Shop of Homicide | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Dead Between the Lines | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dying for a Cupcake | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Between a Book and a Hard Place | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Change of Heart Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Girl Undone | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Good Girl Overboard | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Lucky Girl Hits the Jackpot | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Smart Girl Swept Away | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Stephanie Danielson Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Finger in Every Lie | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | All I Want for Christmas is You...Dead! | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Welcome Back to Scumble River Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead in the Water | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Die Me a River | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Come Homicide or High Water | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Chef-to-Go Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tart of Darkness | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Leave No Scone Unturned | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Winner Cake All | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Delicious Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinfully Delicious | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Dangerously Delicious | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Forever Charmed Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Call to Charms | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drop-Dead Blonde | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 43, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder of a Small-Town Honey | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Murder of a Sweet Old Lady | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Murder of a Sleeping Beauty | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Murder of a Snake in the Grass | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Murder of a Barbie and Ken | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Murder of a Pink Elephant | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Murder of a Smart Cookie | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Drop-Dead Blonde | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Murder of a Real Bad Boy | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Murder of a Botoxed Blonde | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Murder of a Royal Pain | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Murder of a Wedding Belle | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Murder of a Bookstore Babe | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Murder of a Creped Suzette | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Murder of the Cat's Meow | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Dead Blondes Tell No Tales | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Not a Monster of a Chance | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Little Shop of Homicide | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Murder of a Stacked Librarian | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Murder of a Needled Knitter | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Dead Between the Lines | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Murder of an Open Book | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Dying for a Cupcake | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Sweet Girl Undone | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Good Girl Overboard | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Lucky Girl Hits the Jackpot | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Smart Girl Swept Away | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | A Finger in Every Lie | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | All I Want for Christmas is You...Dead! | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Murder of a Cranky Catnapper | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Between a Book and a Hard Place | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Sinfully Delicious | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Dead in the Water | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Die Me a River | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Tart of Darkness | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Dangerously Delicious | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Come Homicide or High Water | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Leave No Scone Unturned | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | A Call to Charms | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Winner Cake All | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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