Miranda James Reading Order

10 books (1997–2020)

Miranda James edited nine anthologies of crime and mystery fiction published between 1997 and 2014. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Deadly Women. Titles in the series include Canine Crimes, Malice Domestic 7, Magnolias and Mayhem, Death Dines In, Derby Rotten Scoundrels: A Silver Dagger Anthology, A Kudzu Christmas, Suspense Magazine June 2013, and Dead But Not Forgotten. These collections feature short stories from various authors across the mystery and suspense genres.

Start with Deadly Women, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Deadly Women 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Canine Crimes 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Malice Domestic 7 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Magnolias and Mayhem 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Death Dines In 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Derby Rotten Scoundrels: A Silver Dagger Anthology 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Kudzu Christmas 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Suspense Magazine June 2013 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dead But Not Forgotten 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Year-Round Trouble 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2007–2008)

The Bridge Club Mysteries by Miranda James is a two-book complete series published between 2007 and 2008. Both titles should be read in publication order, beginning with On the Slam followed by The Unkindest Cut. This short series is best enjoyed as a continuous narrative from start to finish.

Start with On the Slam and read in order.

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1	On the Slam 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Unkindest Cut 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (2010–2025)

The Cat In The Stacks Mysteries is an ongoing cozy mystery series by Miranda James comprising seventeen books published between 2010 and 2025. Begin with Murder Past Due and continue in publication order through the most recent entries. The series follows a librarian protagonist navigating murders and mysteries in their community, with each installment introducing new cases to solve.

Start with Murder Past Due, the first of 17 books in the Cat In The Stacks Mysteries series.

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1	Murder Past Due 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Classified as Murder 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	File M for Murder 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Out of Circulation 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Silence of the Library 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Arsenic and Old Books 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	No Cats Allowed 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Twelve Angry Librarians 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Claws for Concern 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Six Cats a Slayin' 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Pawful Truth 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Careless Whiskers 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Cat Me If You Can 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	What the Cat Dragged In 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Hiss Me Deadly 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Requiem for a Mouse 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Something Whiskered 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1998–1998)

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1	The Village Vampire and the Oboe of Death 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2000–2013)

The Deep South Mysteries series by Miranda James comprises three standalone mysteries published between 2000 and 2013. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Cruel as the Grave, followed by Closer Than the Bones, and concluding with Death by Dissertation. Each entry offers its own self-contained mystery while maintaining continuity across the trilogy.

Start with Cruel as the Grave and read in order.

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1	Cruel as the Grave 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Closer Than the Bones 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death by Dissertation 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1994–2005)

This four-book nonfiction series published between 1994 and 2005 should be read in publication order. Authored by Miranda James under the pen name Dean James, sometimes in collaboration with Jean Swanson or Elizabeth Foxwell, the series is now complete. The books include By a Woman's Hand, Killer Books, The Dick Francis Companion, and The Robert B. Parker Companion.

Start with By a Woman's Hand(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson), the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	By a Woman's Hand(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Killer Books(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Dick Francis Companion(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Robert B. Parker Companion(As: Dean James, With: Elizabeth Foxwell) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1998–1998)

4 books (2002–2005)

The Simon Kirby-Jones series consists of four nonfiction books by Miranda James, published between 2002 and 2005. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Posted to Death and continuing through Faked to Death, Decorated to Death, and Baked to Death.

Start with Posted to Death, the first of 4 books in the Simon Kirby-Jones series.

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1	Posted to Death 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Faked to Death 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Decorated to Death 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Baked to Death 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2014–2017)

The Southern Ladies Mysteries series by Miranda James consists of four complete books published between 2014 and 2017. These mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Bless Her Dead Little Heart and continuing through Dead with the Wind, Digging Up the Dirt, and Fixing to Die. The series concluded in 2017.

Start with Bless Her Dead Little Heart, the first of 4 books in the Southern Ladies Mysteries series.

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1	Bless Her Dead Little Heart 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead with the Wind 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Digging Up the Dirt 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fixing to Die 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2005–2008)

The Trailer Park Mysteries series comprises five complete non-fiction books published between 2005 and 2008, beginning with Flamingo Fatale and concluding with Leftover Dead. These mysteries should be read in publication order to follow the narrative progression. The series explores intriguing cases set in trailer park communities across its five installments.

Start with Flamingo Fatale, the first of 5 books in the Trailer Park Mysteries series.

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1	Flamingo Fatale 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder Over Easy 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Best Served Cold 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bring Your Own Poison 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Leftover Dead 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible