Jess Lourey Reading Order

3 books (2007–2020)

Jess Lourey's Anthologies series consists of three complete collections published between 2007 and 2020, spanning fantasy, mystery, thriller, and young adult genres. These standalone anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with Resort to Murder, followed by Writes of Spring, and concluding with Shattering Glass. Each collection contains distinct stories that can be enjoyed independently, though reading them sequentially provides a complete picture of the series.

Start with Resort to Murder and read in order.

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1	Resort to Murder 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Writes of Spring 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shattering Glass 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2021–2021)

6 books (2022–2022)

The Getaway series by Jess Lourey comprises six standalone mystery and thriller novels published in 2022, each featuring a different author and protagonist. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Belle Mer and continuing through Catch Her in a Lie, His Happy Place, Shell Game, Stockholm, and concluding with Uncharted Waters. While each book functions as an independent mystery, reading them in sequence provides the intended experience of the complete series, which appears to be finished.

Start with Belle Mer(By: Luanne Rice), the first of 6 books in the Getaway series.

14 books (2006–2022)

The Murder-By-Month Mystery series comprises 14 books published between 2006 and 2022, following a monthly theme throughout the sequence. Each installment in this mystery series can be read in publication order, beginning with May Day and concluding with Monday Is Murder. The series appears to be complete as of 2022, making it suitable for readers seeking a finished mystery saga to follow from start to finish.

Start with May Day, the first of 14 books in the Murder-By-Month Mystery series.

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1	May Day 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	June Bug 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Knee High by the Fourth of July 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	August Moon 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	September Fair / September Mourn 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	October Fest 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	December Dread 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	November Hunt 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death by Potato Salad 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	January Thaw 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	February Fever 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	March of Crime 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	April Fools 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Monday Is Murder 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2016–2017)

This complete non-fiction series by Jess Lourey contains two books published between 2016 and 2017. Better Than Gin: A Coloring Book for Writers, created with Tony Van Den Einde, launches the series, followed by Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction. Both titles should be read in publication order.

Start with Better Than Gin: A Coloring Book for Writers(As: Jessica Lourey, With: Tony Van Den Einde) and read in order.

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1	Better Than Gin: A Coloring Book for Writers(As: Jessica Lourey, With: Tony Van Den Einde) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction(As: Jessica Lourey) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2016–2018)

Salem's Cipher Mystery is a three-book young adult fantasy mystery series by Jess Lourey, published between 2016 and 2018. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Salem's Cipher, followed by The Adventure of the First Problem, and concluding with Mercy's Chase. Each installment builds on the previous one, making sequential reading essential to fully experience the narrative.

Start with Salem's Cipher and read in order.

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1	Salem's Cipher 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Adventure of the First Problem 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mercy's Chase 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2014–2026)

Jess Lourey's collection of short stories and novellas spans three complete entries published in 2014. These fantasy and mystery-tinged tales should be read in publication order, beginning with Beauty Is in the Eye of the Newt and continuing through Give Her a Hand and The Paper Frog, with Twice in a Blue Moon rounding out the series.

Start with Beauty Is in the Eye of the Newt and read in order.

9 books (2012–2026)

Jess Lourey has written six standalone novels published between 2012 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. These works span fantasy, mystery and thriller, young adult, and non-fiction genres. Reading them in publication order begins with The Toadhouse Trilogy, followed by additional standalone entries that can be enjoyed independently of one another.

Start with The Toadhouse Trilogy, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Toadhouse Trilogy 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Unspeakable Things 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bloodline 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Litani 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Quarry Girls 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Quarry Girls 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Blackthorn Women 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Crying Killer 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Verdant Cage 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2023–2025)

The Steinbeck and Reed series by Jess Lourey is an ongoing fantasy mystery spanning three books published between 2023 and 2025. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Taken Ones, followed by The Reaping and The Laughing Dead. Lourey's work blends elements of fantasy and thriller narratives within a young adult framework.

Start with The Taken Ones and read in order.

3 books (2014–2014)

The Catalain Book of Secrets is a two-book fantasy series by Jess Lourey completed in 2014. Begin with Seven Daughters, followed by The Blackthorn Women, reading in the order they were published. The series blends elements of fantasy and mystery across its entries.

Start with Seven Daughters and read in order.

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1	Seven Daughters 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Blackthorn Women / The Catalain Book of Secrets 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Catalain Book of Secrets 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2027–2027)