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Joan Hess Books in Order
Every Joan Hess book in publication order — 55 in total, spanning 1985–2016.
Publication Order of Claire Malloy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Strangled Prose | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Dear Miss Demeanor | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  A Really Cute Corpse | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  A Diet to Die For | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Roll Over and Play Dead | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Death by the Light of the Moon | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Poisoned Pins | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  To Kill a Husband | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Tickled to Death | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Busy Bodies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Closely Akin to Murder | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  A Holly, Jolly Murder | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  A Conventional Corpse | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Out on a Limb | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Goodbye Body | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Damsels in Distress | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Mummy Dearest | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Deader Homes and Gardens | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Murder as a Second Language | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Pride v. Prejudice | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Theo Bloomer Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Night-Blooming Cereus | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Deadly Ackee | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Arly Hanks Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malice in Maggody | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Mischief in Maggody | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Much Ado in Maggody | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Madness in Maggody | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Mortal Remains in Maggody | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Maggody in Manhattan | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  O Little Town of Maggody | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Martians in Maggody | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Miracles in Maggody | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Maggody Militia | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Misery Loves Maggody | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  murder@maggody.com | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Maggody and the Moonbeams | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Muletrain to Maggody | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Malpractice in Maggody | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Merry Wives of Maggody | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Amelia Peabody Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Painted Queen | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Future Tense | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Red Rover, Red Rover | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Death of a Romance Writer and Other Stories | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Big Foot Stole My Wife! and Other Stories | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Deadly Ackee and Other Stories of Crime and Catastrophe | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Caveat Emptor and Other Stories | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Women of Mystery | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Tales of Obsession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Malice Domestic 3 | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Vengeance Is Hers | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Murder for Revenge | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Crime After Crime | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Joan Hess Presents Malice Domestic | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 55, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strangled Prose | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Night-Blooming Cereus | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dear Miss Demeanor | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Malice in Maggody | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Future Tense | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Red Rover, Red Rover | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | A Really Cute Corpse | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Deadly Ackee | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Mischief in Maggody | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | A Diet to Die For | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Much Ado in Maggody | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Roll Over and Play Dead | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Madness in Maggody | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Mortal Remains in Maggody | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Death by the Light of the Moon | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Maggody in Manhattan | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Women of Mystery | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Poisoned Pins | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | O Little Town of Maggody | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | To Kill a Husband | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Tickled to Death | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Martians in Maggody | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Tales of Obsession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Malice Domestic 3 | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Busy Bodies | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Miracles in Maggody | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Closely Akin to Murder | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | A Holly, Jolly Murder | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Maggody Militia | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Vengeance Is Hers | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Murder for Revenge | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Misery Loves Maggody | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Crime After Crime | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | A Conventional Corpse | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | murder@maggody.com | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Joan Hess Presents Malice Domestic | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Maggody and the Moonbeams | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Out on a Limb | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Death of a Romance Writer and Other Stories | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Big Foot Stole My Wife! and Other Stories | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Deadly Ackee and Other Stories of Crime and Catastrophe | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Muletrain to Maggody | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Goodbye Body | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Malpractice in Maggody | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Damsels in Distress | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Mummy Dearest | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Merry Wives of Maggody | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Deader Homes and Gardens | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Murder as a Second Language | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Painted Queen | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Pride v. Prejudice | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Caveat Emptor and Other Stories | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
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