Carola Dunn Reading Order

7 books (1992–2018)

Carola Dunn edited six mystery and romance anthologies published between 1992 and 2018, with the series now complete. These collections span historical fiction and cozy mysteries across titles like All Hallows' Eve, A Bride's Bouquet, My Darling Valentine, Snowflake Kittens, Wonderful and Wicked, and Cozy Case Files Volume 5. Read the books in publication order to follow the chronological development of the anthology series. Each volume features standalone stories that can be enjoyed independently while contributing to the overall collection.

Start with All Hallows' Eve, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	All Hallows' Eve 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Flowers for the Bride 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Bride's Bouquet 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	My Darling Valentine 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Snowflake Kittens 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Wonderful and Wicked 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cozy Case Files Volume 5 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1989–1991)

This completed mystery romance trilogy by Carola Dunn spans three books published between 1989 and 1991. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Black Sheep's Daughter, followed by Lady in the Briars, and concluding with Polly and the Prince. The novels blend historical fiction with romantic and mystery elements throughout.

Start with Black Sheep's Daughter and read in order.

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1	Black Sheep's Daughter 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lady in the Briars 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Polly and the Prince 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2016)

The Cornish Mystery series by Carola Dunn comprises four historical mystery novels published between 2009 and 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Manna from Hades and continuing through A Colourful Death, Valley of the Shadow, and Buried in the Country. This closed series blends mystery, romance, and historical fiction set in Cornwall.

Start with Manna from Hades, the first of 4 books in the Cornish Mystery series.

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1	Manna from Hades 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Colourful Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Valley of the Shadow 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Buried in the Country 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

27 books (2017–2026)

The Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler is an ongoing anthology series featuring short mystery stories by various acclaimed cozy mystery authors. With 22 volumes published between 2017 and 2025, the series showcases rotating contributors including Ellie Alexander, Donna Andrews, M.C. Beaton, and many others. Each volume contains standalone tales that can be enjoyed independently, though readers should follow publication order to experience the series as intended. This collection offers a diverse selection of cozy mysteries, making it ideal for fans seeking variety within the genre.

Start with Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley), the first of 22 books in the Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler series.

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1	Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cozy Case Files Volume 2(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,E.J. Copperman,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Susan C. Shea,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cozy Case Files Volume 3(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Ellie Alexander,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cozy Case Files Volume 4(By: Parnell Hall,Shari Randall,Ellen Hart,Ellie Alexander,Frances Brody,Tessa Arlen,Vivien Chien,Julia Chapman,Paige Shelton,Jane K. Cleland,Mindy Quigley) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Cozy Case Files Volume 5 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cozy Case Files Volume 6(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Ellen Hart,Sheila Connolly,Mindy Quigley) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cozy Case Files Volume 7(By: Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Ellen Crosby,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Ashley Weaver,Mindy Quigley) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cozy Case Files Volume 10(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,Ellen Hart,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Jane K. Cleland,Ashley Weaver,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Cozy Case Files Volume 8(By: M.C. Beaton,Diane Kelly,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Cozy Case Files Volume 9(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Susanna Calkins,Allison Montclair,Ellie Alexander,Eve Calder,Mindy Quigley) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cozy Case Files Volume 11(By: Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Mariah Fredericks,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Cozy Case Files Volume 12(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Ashley Weaver,S.C. Perkins,Eve Calder,Jess Dylan,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,M. C. Beaton) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Cozy Case Files Volume 17(By: Rhys Bowen,Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Jean-Luc Bannalec,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Korina Moss,Anastasia Hastings) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Cozy Case Files, Volume 18(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Vivien Chien,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Cozy Case Files, Volume 19(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Cozy Case Files, Volume 20(By: Rhys Bowen,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Olivia Matthews,Jennifer J. Chow,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Anastasia Hastings) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Cozy Case Files, Volume 22(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Cozy Case Files, Volume 24(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Elizabeth Penney,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Cozy Case Files, Volume 25(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Ellie Alexander,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Cozy Case Files, Volume 27(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Vivien Chien,Elizabeth Penney,Sandra Jackson-Opoku,Jo Nichols,Katie Holt) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

25 books (1994–2019)

The Daisy Dalrymple series comprises 25 mystery novels written by Carola Dunn between 1994 and 2019, following a 1920s British amateur detective as she becomes entangled in various crimes while pursuing journalism and romance. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Death at Wentwater Court, to experience the character's development and relationships across the full arc. These mysteries blend historical fiction with romantic elements against the backdrop of post-WWI England, offering readers both puzzle-solving and period detail across two and a half decades of publication.

Start with Death at Wentwater Court, the first of 25 books in the Daisy Dalrymple series.

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1	Death at Wentwater Court 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Winter Garden Mystery 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder on the Flying Scotsman 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Requiem for a Mezzo 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Damsel in Distress 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dead in the Water 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Styx and Stones 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Rattle His Bones 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	To Davy Jones Below 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Mistletoe and Murder 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Case of the Murdered Muckraker 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Die Laughing 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Mourning Wedding 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Fall of a Philanderer 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Gunpowder Plot 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Bloody Tower 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Black Ship 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Sheer Folly 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Storm in a Tea Shoppe 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Unhappy Medium 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Anthem for Doomed Youth 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Gone West 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Heirs of the Body 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Superfluous Women 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Corpse at the Crystal Palace 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1988–1989)

Carola Dunn's Miss Hartwell's Dilemma series is a completed two-book historical mystery romance spanning 1988 to 1989. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Miss Hartwell's Dilemma followed by Two Corinthians. This brief series combines elements of mystery, romance, and historical fiction set in a period setting.

Start with Miss Hartwell's Dilemma and read in order.

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1	Miss Hartwell's Dilemma 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Two Corinthians 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1991–1993)

The Miss Larkin trilogy by Carola Dunn consists of three complete historical romance mysteries published between 1991 and 1993. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Lord for Miss Larkin, followed by The Road to Gretna and concluding with Thea's Marquis. Each book in this trilogy blends mystery, romance, and historical fiction elements set in the Regency era.

Start with A Lord for Miss Larkin and read in order.

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1	A Lord for Miss Larkin 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Road to Gretna 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Thea's Marquis 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1992–1994)

Carola Dunn's Rothschild Trilogy consists of three complete historical mystery novels published between 1992 and 1994. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Miss Jacobson's Journey, followed by Captain Ingram's Inheritance, and concluding with Lord Roworth's Reward. Each book blends mystery, romance, and historical fiction elements within a connected narrative arc.

Start with Miss Jacobson's Journey and read in order.

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1	Miss Jacobson's Journey 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Captain Ingram's Inheritance 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lord Roworth's Reward 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1991–1994)

Carola Dunn's two-book collection of short stories spans from 1991 to 1994 and offers a complete series in the mystery, romance, and historical fiction genres. Read these stories in publication order, beginning with My Dearest Valentine followed by A Second Spring, to experience the full scope of Dunn's short fiction work.

Start with My Dearest Valentine and read in order.

26 books (1981–2010)

Carola Dunn's Standalone Novels series comprises 25 complete mystery and historical romance novels published between 1981 and 2010. Each book stands alone with its own plot and characters, though they share the author's blend of mystery, romance, and historical fiction elements spanning the Georgian and Regency eras. These novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Toblethorpe Manor and continuing through titles like Lavender Lady, Angel, and The Frog Earl, concluding with The Lady and the Rake and related entries.

Start with Toblethorpe Manor, the first of 25 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Toblethorpe Manor 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lavender Lady 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Angel 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Miser's Sister 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lord Iverbrook's Heir 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Man in the Green Coat 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Smugglers' Summer 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Poor Relation 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Susceptible Gentleman 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Byron's Child 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Fortune-Hunters 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	My Lord Winter 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Frog Earl 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Ginnie Come Lately 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Lady and the Rake 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	A Christmas Courtship 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	A Christmas Courtship(With: Karla Hocker) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Scandal's Daughter 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Mayhem and Miranda 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Babe and the Baron 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Crossed Quills 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Improper Governess 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Miss Primrose and the March of Progress 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Christmas in the Country 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Magic of Love 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Tudor Secret 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible