Gillian Roberts Reading Order

14 books (1987–2007)

The Amanda Pepper series consists of 14 mystery novels written by Gillian Roberts, published between 1987 and 2007. This complete series follows a schoolteacher-turned-amateur detective through various cases in Philadelphia and beyond. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Caught Dead in Philadelphia and concluding with All's Well That Ends, to best enjoy the character development and evolving relationships throughout the series.

Start with Caught Dead in Philadelphia, the first of 14 books in the Amanda Pepper series.

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1	Caught Dead in Philadelphia 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Philly Stakes 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	With Friends Like These... 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	How I Spent My Summer Vacation 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	In the Dead of Summer 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Mummers' Curse 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Adam and Evil 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Bluest Blood 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Helen Hath No Fury 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Claire and Present Danger 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Till the End of Tom 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Hole in Juan 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	All's Well That Ends 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1994–1999)

Gillian Roberts edited three complete mystery anthologies between 1994 and 1999: Women of Mystery II, Once Upon a Crime, and Mom, Apple Pie and Murder. These standalone collections should be read in publication order for the best experience with each volume's curated selection of stories.

Start with Women of Mystery II and read in order.

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1	Women of Mystery II 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Once Upon a Crime 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mom, Apple Pie and Murder 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1998–2001)

This two-book mystery series by Gillian Roberts follows Emma Howe and Billie August through cases spanning from 1998 to 2001. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Time and Trouble and continuing with Whatever Doesn't Kill You. Roberts blends mystery and thriller elements throughout this finished series.

Start with Time and Trouble and read in order.

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1	Time and Trouble 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Whatever Doesn't Kill You 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1999–2015)

Gillian Roberts' non-fiction series spans four books published between 1999 and 2015, with the complete collection best read in publication order. The series opens with You Can Write a Mystery, followed by From Cairo to Coffee: A True Story of Betrayal and Misplaced Trust, then progresses to Prizing Literature: The Celebration and Circulation of National Culture and concludes with Discrepant Parallels: Cultural Implications of the Canada-US Border. These works blend Roberts' expertise across mystery writing instruction, true crime narrative, literary studies, and cultural analysis.

Start with You Can Write a Mystery, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	You Can Write a Mystery 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	From Cairo to Coffee: A True Story of Betrayal, and Misplaced Trust 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Prizing Literature: The Celebration and Circulation of National Culture 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Discrepant Parallels: Cultural Implications of the Canada-US Border 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2007–2007)

2 books (1999–2014)

Gillian Roberts has published two complete mystery short story collections in the publication span from 1999 to 2014. Begin with Where's the Harm? followed by Murder, She Did to experience these stories in the order they were released.

Start with Where's the Harm? and read in order.

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1	Where's the Harm? 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder, She Did 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1982–1992)

Gillian Roberts wrote four independent mystery and thriller novels between 1982 and 1992. Though each book stands alone with its own story and characters, readers who wish to experience them in the order they were written can begin with Easy Answers, followed by The Silent Partner, Mendocino, and As Good As It Gets. The series is now complete.

Start with Easy Answers, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Easy Answers 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Silent Partner 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mendocino 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	As Good As It Gets 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible