J.A. Whiting Reading Order
17 series · 156 books
J.A. Whiting is a prolific author of cozy mysteries, known for her engaging storytelling and intricate plots. With 156 novels spanning 17 different series, including the popular Claire Rollins Mystery and Lin Coffin Mystery, she has captivated readers since 2014. Active until 2026, Whiting's extensive body of work showcases her adeptness at crafting intriguing mysteries that keep fans coming back for more.
Claire Rollins Mystery Series
Ongoing17 books (2016–2025)
Start with Good Fortunes, the first of 17 books in the Claire Rollins Mystery series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Good Fortunes 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Fortune's Wheel 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Murder and Misfortune 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Reversal of Fortune 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  A Fortunate Encounter 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Fortune's Favors 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Hostage to Fortune 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  When Fortune Knocks 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | The Fortune Teller 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Fame and Fortune 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Frosty Fortune 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Fortune Cookie 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Fortune Hunting 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Fortune's Secrets 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Fatal Fortune 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Fortune's Folly 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Fortune's Smile 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Digging Up Secrets Series
Likely Complete3 books (2020–2021)
Start with The Jade Dagger and read in order.
Ella Daniels Mystery Series
Likely Complete4 books (2019–2021)
Start with The Pine Hill Inn, the first of 4 books in the Ella Daniels Mystery series.
Good Harbor Witches Mystery Series
Ongoing9 books (2021–2024)
Start with Be Sew Lucky, the first of 9 books in the Good Harbor Witches Mystery series.
Half Moon Mystery Series
Complete1 book (2021–2021)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Harvest Moon Murder 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
Hope Herring Mystery Series
Ongoing16 books (2020–2024)
Start with Blood Moon, the first of 16 books in the Hope Herring Mystery series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Moon 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Red Roses 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Silver Linings 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The Holiday Slay 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Hidden Secrets 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Kaboom 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Yesterday's Stories 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Answered Questions 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Deadly Mistakes 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Murder and Deception 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Taking Chances 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Christmas Tree Farm 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Time Will Tell 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Christmas Wishes 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Dreams and Schemes 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Endings and Beginnings 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
Lin Coffin Mystery Series
Ongoing23 books (2015–2026)
Start with A Haunted Disappearance, the first of 23 books in the Lin Coffin Mystery series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  A Haunted Disappearance 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  A Haunted Murder 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  A Haunted Invitation 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  A Haunted Theft 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Haunted Bones 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Haunted Lighthouse 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Haunted Valentine 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Haunted Inn 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Haunted Island 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Haunted Stroll 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Haunted Past 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  The Haunted Wedding 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Haunted Hotel 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The Haunted Dwelling 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | A Haunted November 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | The Haunted Secret 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | The Haunted Fire 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | The Haunted Shipwreck 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | The Haunted Violin 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | The Haunted Garden 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | The Haunted Heart 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | The Haunted Mill 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | The Haunted Widow 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Magical Sleuth Mystery Series
Likely Complete3 books (2021–2021)
Start with Improbable Magic and read in order.
Murder Posse Mystery Series
Likely Complete3 books (2022–2023)
Start with Murder Long Ago and read in order.
Olivia Miller Mystery Series
Complete4 books (2014–2018)
Start with Red Julie, the first of 4 books in the Olivia Miller Mystery series.
Paxton Park Mystery Series
Complete5 books (2017–2019)
Start with Panic in Paxton Park, the first of 5 books in the Paxton Park Mystery series.
Peachtree Point Series
Likely Complete4 books (2020–2021)
Start with Murder in the Cards, the first of 4 books in the Peachtree Point series.
Seeing Colors Mystery Series
Complete3 books (2019–2019)
Start with Catastrophe Cliff and read in order.
Snow Creek Mystery Series
Ongoing4 books (2026–2026)
Start with Secrets and Lies, the first of 4 books in the Snow Creek Mystery series.
Spellbound Bookshop Mystery Series
Ongoing11 books (2024–2026)
Start with Legends and Luck, the first of 11 books in the Spellbound Bookshop Mystery series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Legends and Luck 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Myths and Magic 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Pages and Premonitions 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Poison and Potions 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Secrets and Psychics 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Hoaxes and Hauntings 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Holidays and Homicide 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Music and Madness 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Shadows and Shamans 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Spells and Specters 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Danger and Demons 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Sweet Cove Mystery Series
Ongoing28 books (2015–2026)
Start with Home Sweet Home, the first of 28 books in the Sweet Cove Mystery series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Home Sweet Home 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Murder So Sweet 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Sweet Deceit 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Sweet Secrets 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Sweetness and Light 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Sweet Fire and Stone 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Sweet Friend of Mine 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Sweet Hide and Seek 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Sweet Lies and Deception 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Sweet Time in Seconds 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Sweet Vows and Promises 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Sweet Love and Devotion 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Sweet Spirits of Three 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  The Bitter With The Sweet 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Sweet Additions 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Sweet Obsession 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Sweet Avengers 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Sweet Violet's Ghost 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Sweet Sun and Shadow 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Sweet Blue Water 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Sweet Thanksgiving 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Sweet Christmas Conundrum 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Sweet Intuition 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Sweet Paper Flowers 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Sweet Farewell 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Sweet Lost and Found 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Sweet Suspicion 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Tipperary Carriage Company Mystery Series
Likely Complete18 books (2020–2023)
Start with A Fatal New Year, the first of 18 books in the Tipperary Carriage Company Mystery series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | A Fatal New Year 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | A Silver Christmas 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | The Diamond Deception 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The Halloween Coachman 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Double Calamity 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Lights, Camera, Fireworks 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Murder On Stage 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Legacy 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | The Runaway 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Sea Witch 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Summer Storm 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | County Fair Mystery 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Holiday Movie 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The Horse Knows the Way 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The One-Time Crime 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Death in Dublin 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Irish Rose Gold 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Third Time Charm 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has J.A. Whiting written?
- J.A. Whiting has written 156 books across 17 series. Their published works span from 2014 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each J.A. Whiting series?
- Here are the first books in J.A. Whiting's series: Claire Rollins Mystery: Good Fortunes; Digging Up Secrets: The Jade Dagger; Ella Daniels Mystery: The Pine Hill Inn; Good Harbor Witches Mystery: Be Sew Lucky; Hope Herring Mystery: Blood Moon.
- What order should I read J.A. Whiting's books?
- We recommend reading J.A. Whiting's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is J.A. Whiting still writing new books?
- Yes, J.A. Whiting has 7 ongoing series: Claire Rollins Mystery, Good Harbor Witches Mystery, Hope Herring Mystery, Lin Coffin Mystery, Snow Creek Mystery and 2 more.