Wendy Corsi Staub Reading Order

6 books (2004–2020)

Wendy Corsi Staub's Anthologies series consists of six complete collections published between 2004 and 2020, spanning mystery, thriller, and young adult genres. These standalone anthology volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with Never on a Sundae. The series includes First Thrills, First Thrills: Volume 2, Suspense Magazine December 2013, Scream and Scream Again!, and concludes with Shattering Glass.

Start with Never on a Sundae, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Never on a Sundae 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	First Thrills 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	First Thrills: Volume 2 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Suspense Magazine December 2013 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Scream and Scream Again! 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Shattering Glass 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1997–1998)

Campus Life 101 is a complete six-book young adult mystery series by Wendy Corsi Staub published between 1997 and 1998. Each book follows a different college student navigating campus life while confronting darker mysteries. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Bridget: The Fling and concluding with The Reunion.

Start with Bridget: The Fling, the first of 6 books in the Campus Life 101 series.

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1	Bridget: The Fling 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cameron: The Sorority 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kim: The Party 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Zara: The Roommate 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Allison: The Townie 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Reunion 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

42 books (1999–2008)

Wendy Corsi Staub led a 42-book series based on the Charmed television universe, with entries published between 1999 and 2008. The series is now complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Power of Three. Multiple authors contributed to the franchise, which spans mystery and thriller storylines aimed at young adult readers.

Start with The Power of Three(By: Eliza Willard), the first of 42 books in the Charmed series.

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1	The Power of Three(By: Eliza Willard) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Haunted by Desire(By: Cameron Dokey) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kiss of Darkness(By: Brandon Alexander) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Crimson Spell(By: F. Goldsborough) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Voodoo Moon 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Whispers from the Past(By: Constance M. Burge) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Beware What You Wish(By: Diana G. Gallagher) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Charmed Again(By: Elizabeth Lenhard) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Soul of the Bride(By: Constance M. Burge,Elizabeth Lenhard) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Spirit of the Wolf(By: Diana G. Gallagher) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Gypsy Enchantment(By: Carla Jablonski) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Legacy of Merlin(By: Eloise Flood) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dark Vengeance(By: Constance M. Burge,Diana G. Gallagher) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Date with Death(By: Constance M. Burge,Elizabeth Lenhard) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Garden of Evil(By: Emma Harrison) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Between Worlds(By: Bobbi J.G. Weiss,Jacklyn Wilson) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Mirror Image(By: Jeffrey Mariotte) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Mist and Stone(By: Constance M. Burge,Diana G. Gallagher) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Seasons of the Witch, Vol. 1(By: Constance M. Burge,Emma Harrison,Laura J. Burns) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Shadow of the Sphinx(By: Carla Jablonski) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Something Wiccan This Way Comes(By: Diana G. Gallagher) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Truth and Consequences(By: Constance M. Burge,Cameron Dokey) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	A Tale of Two Pipers(By: Emma Harrison) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Inherit the Witch(By: Laura J. Burns) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Luck Be a Lady(By: Scott Ciencin) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Pied Piper(By: Constance M. Burge,Debbie Viguié) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Survival of the Fittest(By: Jeffrey Mariotte,Constance M. Burge) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Brewing Storm(By: Paul Ruditis) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Changeling Places(By: Constance M. Burge,Micol Ostow) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Demon Dopplegangers(By: Greg Elliot) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Mystic Knoll(By: Constance M. Burge,Diana G. Gallagher) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Picture Perfect(By: Cameron Dokey) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Queen's Curse(By: Emma Harrison) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	As Puck Would Have It(By: Constance M. Burge,Paul Ruditis) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	High Spirits(By: Scott Ciencin) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	House of Shards(By: Micol Ostow) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Hurricane Hex(By: Constance M. Burge,Diana G. Gallagher) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Leo Rising(By: Constance M. Burge,Paul Ruditis) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Light of the World(By: Scott Ciencin) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Phoebe Who?(By: Emma Harrison) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Sweet Talkin' Demon(By: Laura J. Burns) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Trickery Treat(By: Diana G. Gallagher) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1995–1998)

This mystery series comprises four books published between 1995 and 1998, following the investigations of Edward Koch through various New York City locations and scenarios. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder at City Hall and concluding with The Senator Must Die. Each standalone mystery can be enjoyed independently, though reading in sequence provides continuity across the four-book arc.

Start with Murder At City Hall(By: Herbert Resnicow,Ed Koch), the first of 4 books in the Edward Koch series.

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1	Murder At City Hall(By: Herbert Resnicow,Ed Koch) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder on Broadway 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder on 34th Street 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Senator Must Die 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2020)

The Foundlings series by Wendy Corsi Staub is a complete mystery thriller consisting of three books published between 2018 and 2020. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Little Girl Lost, followed by Dead Silence (also titled Little Boy Blue), and concluding with The Butcher's Daughter. This young adult series explores interconnected mysteries across its standalone-style entries.

Start with Little Girl Lost and read in order.

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1	Little Girl Lost 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead Silence / Little Boy Blue 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Butcher's Daughter 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2025–2026)

Wendy Corsi Staub's Haven Cliff series comprises two mystery thrillers for young adult readers, with The Fourth Girl launching in 2025 and The Lost Summer following in 2026. The series is currently ongoing and should be read in publication order. These standalone-adjacent novels deliver suspenseful mysteries set against the backdrop of a compelling location.

Start with The Fourth Girl and read in order.

5 books (2007–2013)

The Lily Dale series comprises five complete mystery and thriller novels published between 2007 and 2013, beginning with Awakening and concluding with In the Blink of an Eye. These young adult mysteries should be read in publication order to follow the interconnected storyline. The series spans Awakening, Believing, Connecting, Discovering, and In the Blink of an Eye, with each installment building on the previous narrative.

Start with Awakening, the first of 5 books in the Lily Dale series.

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1	Awakening 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Believing 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Connecting 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Discovering 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	In the Blink of an Eye 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2015–2025)

The Lily Dale Mystery series by Wendy Corsi Staub comprises seven books published between 2015 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These young adult mystery and thriller novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Nine Lives. The series includes the titles Something Buried, Something Blue, Dead of Winter, Prose and Cons, The Stranger Vanishes, Dog Days, and Toil and Trouble.

Start with Nine Lives, the first of 7 books in the Lily Dale Mystery series.

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1	Nine Lives 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Something Buried, Something Blue 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dead of Winter 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Prose and Cons 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Stranger Vanishes 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dog Days 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Toil and Trouble 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2010–2011)

The Live to Tell trilogy by Wendy Corsi Staub is a three-book mystery and thriller series for young adults published between 2010 and 2011. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Live to Tell, followed by Scared To Death, and concluding with Hell to Pay. Each installment builds on the previous story, making sequential reading essential to following the narrative arc.

Start with Live to Tell and read in order.

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1	Live to Tell 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Scared To Death 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hell to Pay 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1994–1995)

The Loop series is a complete young adult mystery and thriller trilogy by Wendy Corsi Staub, published between 1994 and 1995. The three books follow a character named CJ across Getting Attached, Getting it Together, and Getting Hitched. Readers should follow the publication order to experience the story as intended, as each book builds on the previous one. This series offers a mystery-driven narrative designed for young adult audiences interested in suspenseful plots.

Start with Getting Attached: CJ and read in order.

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1	Getting Attached: CJ 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Getting it Together: CJ 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Getting Hitched: CJ 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2017)

The Mundy's Landing series is a complete mystery thriller trilogy by Wendy Corsi Staub, comprising Blood Red, Blue Moon, and Bone White, published between 2015 and 2017. Designed for young adult readers, this series should be read in publication order, beginning with Blood Red, to follow the interconnected narrative arc across all three books. The trilogy combines suspenseful mystery elements with thriller pacing throughout its sequential installments.

Start with Blood Red and read in order.

#	Title
1	Blood Red 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blue Moon 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bone White 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2013)

Wendy Corsi Staub's Nightwatcher trilogy is a three-book mystery and thriller series for young adult readers. Published between 2012 and 2013, the complete series should be read in publication order: Nightwatcher, Sleepwalker, and Shadowkiller. This sequential trilogy builds its narrative across all three installments.

Start with Nightwatcher and read in order.

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1	Nightwatcher 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sleepwalker 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shadowkiller 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1996–2003)

Wendy Corsi Staub's Obsession series consists of two mystery thrillers published between 1996 and 2003. The complete duology should be read in publication order, beginning with Obsession followed by Possession. This young adult mystery series offers a closed narrative arc that concludes with the final installment.

Start with Obsession and read in order.

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1	Obsession 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Possession 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2008–2009)

Wendy Corsi Staub's Psychic Killer series is a two-book mystery and thriller for young adult readers. The complete series was published between 2008 and 2009, with Dying Breath / Dying Light appearing first followed by Dead Before Dark. These books should be read in publication order to follow the intended narrative progression.

Start with Dying Breath / Dying Light and read in order.

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1	Dying Breath / Dying Light 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead Before Dark 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2002–2008)

The Slightly series by Wendy Corsi Staub consists of five mystery and thriller novels for young adults, published between 2002 and 2008. Each book in the series should be read in publication order, beginning with Slightly Single. The complete series concludes with Slightly Suburban and follows the interconnected stories across the five installments.

Start with Slightly Single, the first of 5 books in the Slightly series.

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1	Slightly Single 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Slightly Single /So Not Single 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Slightly Settled 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Slightly Settled / Confessions of a One Night Stand 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Slightly Engaged 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Slightly Engaged / Did Someone Say Fiancee? 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Slightly Married 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Slightly Married / Happily Ever After All 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Slightly Suburban 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Slightly Suburban / What Happens in Suburbia... 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2013–2015)

Wendy Corsi Staub's Social Media series comprises four mystery and thriller novels published between 2013 and 2015. The complete series, consisting of The Good Sister, Cold Hearted, The Perfect Stranger, and The Black Widow, should be read in publication order. This young adult mystery series follows a interconnected narrative across its four installments, with each book building on the events of the previous one.

Start with The Good Sister, the first of 4 books in the Social Media series.

#	Title
1	The Good Sister 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cold Hearted 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Perfect Stranger 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Black Widow 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

33 books (1993–2023)

Wendy Corsi Staub wrote 33 standalone novels between 1993 and 2023, spanning mystery, thriller, and young adult genres. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Summer Lightning and continuing through titles like Witch Hunt, Dearly Beloved, and Fade to Black. While individual entries work as standalone stories, readers may prefer following the author's complete output chronologically from her earliest work through 2023. The collection is presumed complete as no new releases have been announced since the final publication.

Start with Summer Lightning, the first of 33 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Summer Lightning 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Brittany Butterfield and the Back-To-School Blues 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Candace Caine and the Christmas Angel 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Help Me! 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Henry Hopkins and the Horrible Halloween Happening 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Mitzi Malloy and the Anything-But-Heavenly Summer 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Witch Hunt 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dearly Beloved 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Fade To Black 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Party of Five 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	All the Way Home 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Long Way Home(As: Wendy Markham) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Gossip 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Halloween Party 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Last to Know 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	A Thoroughly Modern Princess(As: Wendy Markham) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	She Loves Me Not 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Nine Month Plan(As: Wendy Markham) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Kiss Her Goodbye 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Mike, Mike & Me(As: Wendy Markham) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Once Upon a Blind Date 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Bride Needs Groom(As: Wendy Markham) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Hello, It's Me(As: Wendy Markham) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Lullaby and Goodnight 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Final Victim 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Don't Scream 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Love, Suburban Style(As: Wendy Markham) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Most Likely to Die(With: Beverly Barton,Lisa Jackson) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	That's Amore(As: Wendy Markham) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Best Gift(As: Wendy Markham) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Blind Date 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Other Family 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Windfall 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2000–2001)

The Turning Seventeen series comprises nine young adult mystery and thriller novels published between 2000 and 2001, with each book written by different authors including Wendy Corsi Staub, Rosalind Noonan, Wendy Loggia, and Elizabeth Craft. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Any Guy You Want and concluding with We Have to Talk. The books follow interconnected teen characters navigating mysteries and dramatic situations as they approach adulthood.

Start with Any Guy You Want(By: Rosalind Noonan), the first of 9 books in the Turning Seventeen series.

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1	Any Guy You Want(By: Rosalind Noonan) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Can't Let Go(By: Rosalind Noonan) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	For Real(By: Wendy Loggia) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	More Than This 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Show Me Love(By: Elizabeth Craft) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Just Trust Me(By: Rosalind Noonan) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Secrets and Lies(By: Wendy Loggia) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	This Boy is Mine 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	We Have to Talk(By: Elizabeth Craft,Violette Smith) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible