Frances Brody Reading Order

3 books (2014–2025)

Frances Brody has contributed to two mystery anthology collections published between 2018 and 2025 as part of an ongoing series. Read these anthologies in publication order, beginning with Cozy Case Files Volume 4, followed by Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club.

Start with Cozy Case Files Volume 4 and read in order.

#	Title
1	Guilty Parties 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cozy Case Files Volume 4 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2024)

Frances Brody's Brackerley Prison Mysteries consists of two books published between 2021 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. The mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with A Murder Inside followed by Six Motives for Murder. This mystery and thriller series features prison-set investigations that unfold across the interconnected novels.

Start with A Murder Inside and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Murder Inside 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Six Motives for Murder 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

24 books (2017–2025)

The Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler is an ongoing anthology series featuring short mysteries by various cozy mystery authors, with 22 volumes published between 2017 and 2025. Each volume collects stories from multiple writers working in the cozy mystery genre, offering readers a diverse range of sleuthing scenarios and amateur detectives. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Volume 1 and continuing chronologically through the latest releases.

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
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 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Cozy Case Files Volume 5(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Carola Dunn,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Susan C. Shea,Judith Flanders,Mindy Quigley,Auralee Wallace) 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: Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,M. C. Beaton) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Cozy Case Files, Volume 24(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Elizabeth Penney,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (2009–2022)

Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton mystery series consists of fourteen books published between 2009 and 2022, following publication order from the first novel Dying in the Wool through A Mansion for Murder and Kate Shackleton's First Case. The series appears to be complete, with entries that can be read sequentially to follow the detective's cases across multiple decades. Each standalone mystery features private investigator Kate Shackleton investigating crimes in the English countryside and beyond, making this an ideal series for readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with period detail and atmospheric settings.

Start with Dying in the Wool, the first of 14 books in the Kate Shackleton series.

#	Title
1	Dying in the Wool 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Medal for Murder 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder in the Afternoon 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Woman Unknown 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder on a Summer's Day 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Death of an Avid Reader 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Death in the Dales 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death at the Seaside 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death in the Stars 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Snapshot of Murder 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Body on the Train 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Murder is in the Air / Death and the Brewery Queen 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Mansion for Murder 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Kate Shackleton's First Case 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2005–2020)

Frances Brody's standalone mystery novels span from 2005 to 2020 across four complete works that should be read in publication order: Somewhere Behind the Morning, Sixpence in Her Shoe, Sisters of Fortune (also titled Halfpenny Dreams), and Sisters on Bread Street. Each novel stands independently, allowing readers to begin with any title, though reading them in the order they were published offers the best experience of Brody's evolving craft within the mystery and thriller genre.

Start with Somewhere Behind the Morning, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Somewhere Behind the Morning 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sixpence in Her Shoe 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sisters of Fortune / Halfpenny Dreams 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sisters on Bread Street 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible