Katherine V. Forrest Reading Order
1 series · 60 books
Katherine V. Forrest is a Canadian-American novelist whose crime fiction centered on lesbian detective Kate Delafield earned her widespread recognition within LGBTQ+ literature. Publishing from the 1980s through the early 2000s, Forrest's work became a landmark in lesbian mystery writing and garnered multiple Lambda Literary Award nominations and wins. Her contributions to genre fiction helped establish visibility for queer characters in detective narratives during a transformative period for lesbian representation in publishing.
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete60 books
Katherine V. Forrest's standalone novels span from 1983 to 2006 and comprise a complete collection of 60 books best read in publication order. Though each novel stands alone, reading them chronologically from their original release allows readers to experience Forrest's evolving narrative style and thematic interests across nearly three decades of fiction writing.
Start with Curious Wine, the first of 60 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | All in the Seasoning |
| 2 | Amateur City |
| 3 | Amateur City |
| 4 | An Emergence of Green |
| 5 | An Emergence of Green |
| 6 | An emergence of green |
| 7 | Beverly Malibu |
| 8 | Beverly Malibu |
| 9 | Beverly Malibu, The |
| 10 | Cuando La Piel No Olvida/ When My Skin Doesn't Forget |
| 11 | Curious Wine |
| 12 | Curious Wine |
| 13 | Daughters of a Coral Dawn |
| 14 | Daughters of an Amber Noon |
| 15 | Daughters of an Emerald Dusk |
| 16 | Deeply Mysterious |
| 17 | Deeply mysterious |
| 18 | Delafield |
| 19 | Diving Deep |
| 20 | Diving Deeper |
| 21 | Dreams and Swords |
| 22 | Flashpoint |
| 23 | High Desert |
| 24 | High desert |
| 25 | Lesbian Pulp Fiction |
| 26 | Lesbian Pulp Fiction |
| 27 | Lesbian pulp fiction |
| 28 | Liberty Square |
| 29 | Love, Castro Street |
| 30 | Meurtre par tradition |
| 31 | Meutre au Night Wood Bar |
| 32 | Sleeping Bones |
| 33 | The Erotic Naiad |
| 34 | The Romantic Naiad |
| 35 | The mysterious Naiad |
| 36 | Treffpunkt Washington |
| 37 | Vintervin |
| 38 | Women of mystery |
| 39 | amateur city murder at the nightwood bar the beverly malibu |
| 40 | Curious Wine 1983 |
| 41 | Amateur City 1984 |
| 42 | Daughters of a coral dawn 1984 |
| 43 | An emergence of green 1986 |
| 44 | Dreams and swords 1987 |
| 45 | Murder at the Nightwood Bar 1987 |
| 46 | The Beverly Malibu 1990 |
| 47 | The Erotic Naiad 1992 |
| 48 | Murder by Tradition (A Kate Delafield Mystery) 1993 |
| 49 | Flashpoint 1994 |
| 50 | Amateur City ; Murder at the Nightwood Bar ; The Beverly Malibu 1996 |
| 51 | Liberty Square 1996 |
| 52 | Apparition alley 1997 |
| 53 | Sleeping bones 1999 |
| 54 | On écrase bien les cafards 2001 |
| 55 | Daughters of an amber noon 2002 |
| 56 | Hancock Park 2004 |
| 57 | Daughters of an emerald dusk 2005 |
| 58 | Lesbian Pulp Fiction 2005 |
| 59 | Women of Mystery 2005 |
| 60 | All in the Seasoning 2006 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Katherine V. Forrest written?
- Katherine V. Forrest has written 60 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1983 to 2006.
- Are Katherine V. Forrest's series complete?
- Katherine V. Forrest has 1 completed series.

