Author · updated 2026
Miranda James Books in Order
Every Miranda James book in publication order — 39 in total, spanning 1994–2021.
Publication Order of Deep South Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruel as the Grave | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Closer Than the Bones | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Death by Dissertation (As:Dean James) | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Southern Ladies Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bless Her Dead Little Heart | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Dead with the Wind | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Digging Up the Dirt | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Fixing to Die | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Trailer Park Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamingo Fatale | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Murder Over Easy | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Best Served Cold | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Bring Your Own Poison | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Leftover Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Cat In The Stacks Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder Past Due | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Classified as Murder | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | File M for Murder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Out of Circulation | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Silence of the Library | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Arsenic and Old Books | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | No Cats Allowed | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Twelve Angry Librarians | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Claws for Concern | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Six Cats a Slayin' | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Pawful Truth | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Careless Whiskers | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Cat Me If You Can | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | What the Cat Dragged In | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Simon Kirby-Jones Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Posted to Death | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Faked to Death | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Decorated to Death | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Baked to Death | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Bridge Club Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On the Slam | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Unkindest Cut | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By a Woman's Hand: Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Killer Books: A Reader's Guide to Exploring the Popular World of Mystery and Suspense | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Dick Francis Companion | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Robert B. Parker Companion (As: Dean James, With: ) | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deadly Women | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Death Dines In | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Year-Round Trouble | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 39, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By a Woman's Hand: Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Deadly Women | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Killer Books: A Reader's Guide to Exploring the Popular World of Mystery and Suspense | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Cruel as the Grave | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Closer Than the Bones | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Posted to Death | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Faked to Death | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Dick Francis Companion | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Decorated to Death | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Death Dines In | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Flamingo Fatale | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Baked to Death | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Robert B. Parker Companion (As: Dean James, With: ) | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Murder Over Easy | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Best Served Cold | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | On the Slam | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Bring Your Own Poison | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Leftover Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Unkindest Cut | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Murder Past Due | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Classified as Murder | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | File M for Murder | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Out of Circulation | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Death by Dissertation (As:Dean James) | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Bless Her Dead Little Heart | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Silence of the Library | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Dead with the Wind | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Arsenic and Old Books | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Digging Up the Dirt | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | No Cats Allowed | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Fixing to Die | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Twelve Angry Librarians | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Claws for Concern | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Six Cats a Slayin' | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Pawful Truth | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Careless Whiskers | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Cat Me If You Can | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Year-Round Trouble | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | What the Cat Dragged In | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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