Donna Andrews Reading Order
7 series · 104 books
Donna Andrews is a prolific American mystery writer known for her engaging amateur sleuth series, particularly the Meg Langslow and Turing Hopper series. With an impressive catalog of 104 books spanning 7 series, including selections like Chesapeake Crimes and the Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler, she has captivated readers since her debut in 1989. Her work combines humor and clever plotting, making her a beloved figure in the cozy mystery genre, with her latest contributions continuing through 2026.
Anthologies Series
Ongoing22 books (2002–2025)
Start with The Mysterious North, the first of 22 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  The Mysterious North 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Chesapeake Crimes I 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Powers of Detection 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Chesapeake Crimes II 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Chesapeake Crimes 3 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin' 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Chesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder! 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Cozy Case Files Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Cozy Case Files Volume 3 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Cozy Case Files Volume 5 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Cozy Case Files Volume 6 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Cozy Case Files Volume 7 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Cozy Case Files Volume 10 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Cozy Case Files Volume 9 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  The Beat of Black Wings 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Cozy Case Files Volume 12 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Cozy Case Files Volume 16 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Double Crossing Van Dine 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Chesapeake Crimes Series
Complete3 books (2004–2018)
Start with Chesapeake Crimes and read in order.
Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series
Ongoing22 books (2017–2025)
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.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Cozy Case Files Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Cozy Case Files Volume 3 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 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 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Cozy Case Files Volume 5 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Cozy Case Files Volume 6 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Cozy Case Files Volume 7 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Cozy Case Files Volume 10 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Cozy Case Files Volume 8(By: M.C. Beaton,Diane Kelly,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Cozy Case Files Volume 9 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Cozy Case Files Volume 11(By: Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Mariah Fredericks,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Cozy Case Files Volume 12 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Cozy Case Files Volume 16 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | 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 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | 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 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Meg Langslow Series
Ongoing40 books (1999–2026)
Start with Murder With Peacocks, the first of 40 books in the Meg Langslow series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Murder With Peacocks 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Murder With Puffins 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  We'll Always Have Parrots 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Owls Well That Ends Well 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  No Nest for the Wicket 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Penguin Who Knew Too Much 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Cockatiels at Seven 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Six Geese A-Slaying 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Swan for the Money 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Stork Raving Mad 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  The Real Macaw 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Some Like it Hawk 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Duck the Halls 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Hen of the Baskervilles 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  The Good, the Bad, and the Emus 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  The Nightingale Before Christmas 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Lord of the Wings 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Die Like an Eagle 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Gone Gull 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  How the Finch Stole Christmas! 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Lark! the Herald Angels Sing 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Toucan Keep a Secret 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Owl Be Home for Christmas 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Terns of Endearment 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  The Falcon Always Wings Twice 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  The Gift of the Magpie 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Murder Most Fowl 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  The Twelve Jays of Christmas 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Dashing Through the Snowbirds 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  Round Up the Usual Peacocks 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Birder, She Wrote 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  Between a Flock and a Hard Place 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 | Rockin' Around the Chickadee 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | Five Golden Wings 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 | For Duck's Sake 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  Jay to the World 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 | Probable Caws 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Murder Most Series
Ongoing12 books (1989–2025)
Start with Murder Most Sacred(By: Martin H. Greenberg), the first of 12 books in the Murder Most series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Murder Most Sacred(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Murder Most Medieval(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1993Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Murder Most Delicious(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Barbara Paul) 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Murder Most Irish(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Murder Most Delectable(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Murder Most Divine(By: Ralph McInerny) 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Murder Most Feline(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Ed Gorman) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Murder Most Postal(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Murder Most Romantic(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Susan Sizemore) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Murder Most Celtic(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Murder Most Confederate(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Mystery Most Humorous(With: Marcia Talley,Gigi Pandian,Steve Shrott,Hugh Lessig,Melinda Mullet,Becky Clark,Victoria Dowd,Sylvia Maultash Warsh,Nikki Knight,Suzanne Flaig,Nina Mansfield,Susan Love Brown,Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier,Gregory Meece,M.S. Greene,P. J. Nelson,Sarah Bewley,Melissa Westemeier) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete1 book (2007–2007)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Rat's Tale 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
Turing Hopper Series
Complete4 books (2002–2005)
Start with You've Got Murder, the first of 4 books in the Turing Hopper series.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Donna Andrews written?
- Donna Andrews has written 104 books across 7 series. Their published works span from 1989 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Donna Andrews series?
- Here are the first books in Donna Andrews's series: Anthologies: The Mysterious North; Chesapeake Crimes: Chesapeake Crimes; Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler: Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley); Meg Langslow: Murder With Peacocks; Murder Most: Murder Most Sacred(By: Martin H. Greenberg).
- What order should I read Donna Andrews's books?
- We recommend reading Donna Andrews's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Donna Andrews still writing new books?
- Yes, Donna Andrews has 4 ongoing series: Anthologies, Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler, Meg Langslow, Murder Most.