Dorothy Cannell Reading Order

10 books (1990–2004)

Dorothy Cannell edited ten mystery and thriller anthologies published between 1990 and 2004, now complete. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Sisters in Crime 3 and concluding with The Sunken Sailor. The series spans a variety of mystery-themed compilations featuring short stories and essays from multiple contributors in the genre.

Start with Sisters in Crime 3, the first of 10 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Sisters in Crime 3 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Christmas Stalkings 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Malice Domestic 3 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Naked Came the Farmer 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Crafty Cat Crimes 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Malice Domestic 9 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Sunken Sailor 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1984–2009)

The Ellie Haskell Mystery series comprises thirteen completed mysteries published between 1984 and 2009. These books should be read in publication order beginning with The Thin Woman, progressing through titles like How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law and The Trouble with Harriet, and concluding with She Shoots to Conquer. The series blends cozy mystery elements with humor across its thirteen standalone yet connected cases.

Start with The Thin Woman, the first of 13 books in the Ellie Haskell Mystery series.

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1	The Thin Woman 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Widow's Club 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mum's the Word 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Femmes Fatal 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Spring Cleaning Murders 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Trouble with Harriet 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Bridesmaids Revisited 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Importance of Being Ernestine 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Withering Heights 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Goodbye, Ms. Chips 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	She Shoots to Conquer 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2022)

Dorothy Cannell's Florence Norris series consists of three mystery novels published between 2014 and 2022. Begin with Murder at Mullings and proceed through Death at Dovecote Hatch and Peril in the Parish in publication order. The series appears to be complete, though no official conclusion has been announced.

Start with Murder at Mullings and read in order.

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1	Murder at Mullings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death at Dovecote Hatch 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Peril in the Parish 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1990–1995)

Dorothy Cannell's Short Stories/Novellas series consists of four complete collections published between 1990 and 1995. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The High Cost of Living and continuing through The January Sales Stowaway, The Family Jewels, and concluding with Cupid's Arrow. These mystery and thriller tales showcase Cannell's skill with shorter narrative forms across the decade.

Start with The High Cost of Living, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	The High Cost of Living 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The January Sales Stowaway 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Family Jewels 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cupid’s Arrow 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2001–2001)

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1	The Family Jewels And Other Stories 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1997–2012)

Dorothy Cannell's pair of standalone mystery novels should be read in their publication order, beginning with God Save the Queen! in 1997 and followed by Sea Glass Summer in 2012. Each book functions independently with its own complete story, making them accessible entry points for readers new to Cannell's work. The series is now complete with these two novels spanning fifteen years of publication.

Start with God Save the Queen! and read in order.

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1	God Save the Queen! 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sea Glass Summer 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1985–1985)

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1	Down the Garden Path 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible