Order of Carolyn G. Hart Books
Carolyn Gimpel Hart stands as a celebrated voice in American cozy mystery fiction, best known for her beloved Death on Demand and Henrie O series. Her writing journey began in 1964 when she triumphed in a mystery writing contest with a novel aimed at teenage readers. This early success launched her into writing young adult mysteries through 1972, after which she shifted to crafting standalone suspense novels for the next decade and a half. During this period, American publishers showed little interest in mysteries penned by female authors—until trailblazers like Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, and Sue Grafton changed the landscape.
Hart's persistence paid off when she achieved her breakthrough with The Secret of the Cellars in 1964, though true commercial recognition didn't arrive until her Death On Demand series debuted in 1987. Her exceptional storytelling has earned her numerous prestigious honors in the mystery genre, including three Agatha Awards, two Anthony Awards, two Macavity Awards, and several additional accolades that cement her reputation among mystery enthusiasts.
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Book of Virtue | 2012 | |
| 2 |  The Scroll | 2014 | |
| 3 |  Pronghorns of the Third Reich | 2012 | |
| 4 |  An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | |
| 5 |  Death Leaves a Bookmark | 2012 | |
| 6 |  Seven Years | 2018 | |
| 7 |  The Book Thing | 2012 | |
| 8 |  The Book of Ghosts | 2013 | |
| 9 |  Book Club | 2014 | |
| 10 |  The Long Sonata of the Dead | 2013 | |
| 11 |  The Final Testament | 2013 | |
| 12 |  Rides a Stranger | 2013 | |
| 13 |  What's in a Name? | 2014 | |
| 14 |  It's in the Book | 2014 | |
| 15 |  The Nature of My Inheritance | 2014 | |
| 16 |  Remaindered | 2014 | |
| 17 |  The Compendium of Srem | 2014 | |
| 18 |  The Gospel of Sheba | 2014 | |
| 19 |  The Sequel | 2014 | |
| 20 |  The Book of the Lion | 2015 | |
| 21 |  The Little Men | 2015 | |
| 22 |  Every Seven Years | 2015 | |
| 23 |  Citadel | 2016 | |
| 24 |  Condor in the Stacks | 2015 | |
| 25 |  Mystery, Inc. | 2015 | |
| 26 |  The Travelling Companion | 2016 | |
| 27 |  The Haze | 2016 | |
| 28 |  Dead Dames Don't Sing | 2016 | |
| 29 |  Reconciliation Day | 2016 | |
| 30 |  Hoodoo Harry | 2017 | |
| 31 |  The Pretty Little Box | 2018 | |
| 32 |  The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | |
| 33 |  The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | |
| 34 |  The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | |
| 35 |  The Book Case | 2012 | |
| 36 |  From the Queen | 2015 | |
| 37 |  The Girl Who Did Say No | 2020 | |
| 38 |  The Traitor | 2022 | |
| 39 |  The Dark Door | 2022 | |
| 40 |  The Honeymoon Trap | 2022 |
(with Mary Daheim)
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Just Desserts | 1991 | |
| 2 |  Fowl Prey | 1991 | |
| 3 |  Holy Terrors | 1992 | |
| 4 |  Dune to Death | 1993 | |
| 5 |  Bantam of the Opera | 1993 | |
| 6 |  A Fit of Tempera | 1994 | |
| 7 |  Major Vices | 1995 | |
| 8 |  Murder, My Suite | 1995 | |
| 9 |  Auntie Mayhem | 1996 | |
| 10 |  Nutty as a Fruitcake | 1996 | |
| 11 |  September Mourn | 1997 | |
| 12 |  Wed and Buried | 1998 | |
| 13 |  Snow Place to Die | 1998 | |
| 14 |  Legs Benedict | 1998 | |
| 15 |  Creeps Suzette | 2000 | |
| 16 |  A Streetcar Named Expire | 2001 | |
| 17 |  Suture Self | 2001 | |
| 18 |  Silver Scream | 2002 | |
| 19 |  Hocus Croakus | 2003 | |
| 20 |  This Old Souse | 2004 | |
| 21 |  Dead Man Docking | 2005 | |
| 22 |  Saks & Violins | 2006 | |
| 23 |  Scots on the Rocks | 2007 | |
| 24 |  Vi Agra Falls | 2008 | |
| 25 |  Loco Motive | 2010 | |
| 26 |  All the Pretty Hearses | 2011 | |
| 27 |  The Wurst Is Yet to Come | 2012 | |
| 28 |  Gone with the Win | 2013 | |
| 29 |  Clam Wake | 2014 | |
| 30 |  Here Comes the Bribe | 2015 | |
| 31 |  A Case of Bier | 2018 | |
| 32 |  Lady MacDeath | 2020 |
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | |
| 2 | The Scroll | 2014 | |
| 3 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich | 2012 | |
| 4 | An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | |
| 5 | Death Leaves a Bookmark | 2012 | |
| 6 | Seven Years | 2018 | |
| 7 | The Book Thing | 2012 | |
| 8 | The Book of Ghosts | 2013 | |
| 9 | Book Club | 2014 | |
| 10 | The Long Sonata of the Dead | 2013 | |
| 11 | The Final Testament | 2013 | |
| 12 | Rides a Stranger | 2013 | |
| 13 | What's in a Name? | 2014 | |
| 14 | It's in the Book | 2014 | |
| 15 | The Nature of My Inheritance | 2014 | |
| 16 | Remaindered | 2014 | |
| 17 | The Compendium of Srem | 2014 | |
| 18 | The Gospel of Sheba | 2014 | |
| 19 | The Sequel | 2014 | |
| 20 | The Book of the Lion | 2015 | |
| 21 | The Little Men | 2015 | |
| 22 | Every Seven Years | 2015 | |
| 23 | Citadel | 2016 | |
| 24 | Condor in the Stacks | 2015 | |
| 25 | Mystery, Inc. | 2015 | |
| 26 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | |
| 27 | The Haze | 2016 | |
| 28 | Dead Dames Don't Sing | 2016 | |
| 29 | Reconciliation Day | 2016 | |
| 30 | Hoodoo Harry | 2017 | |
| 31 | The Pretty Little Box | 2018 | |
| 32 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | |
| 33 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | |
| 34 | The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | |
| 35 | The Book Case | 2012 | |
| 36 | From the Queen | 2015 | |
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No | 2020 | |
| 38 | The Traitor | 2022 | |
| 39 | The Dark Door | 2022 | |
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap | 2022 |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sisters in Crime 2 | 1990 | |
| 2 |  Deadly Allies | 1992 | |
| 3 |  Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths | 1993 | |
| 4 |  The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion | 1993 | |
| 5 |  Partners in Crime | 1994 | |
| 6 |  Crimes of the Heart | 1995 | |
| 7 |  Malice Domestic 4 | 1995 | |
| 8 |  Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem | 1997 | |
| 9 |  First Cases, Volume 2 | 1997 | |
| 10 |  Magnolias and Mayhem | 2000 | |
| 11 |  Love and Death | 2000 | |
| 12 |  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | |
| 13 |  Motherhood Is Murder | 2003 | |
| 14 |  The Sunken Sailor | 2004 | |
| 15 |  Murder Across the Map | 2005 | |
| 16 |  Crimes by Moonlight | 2010 | |
| 17 |  Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing | 2010 |
Publication Order of Bailey Ruth Books
Publication Order of Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Desserts | 1991 | |
| 2 | Fowl Prey | 1991 | |
| 3 | Holy Terrors | 1992 | |
| 4 | Dune to Death | 1993 | |
| 5 | Bantam of the Opera | 1993 | |
| 6 | A Fit of Tempera | 1994 | |
| 7 | Major Vices | 1995 | |
| 8 | Murder, My Suite | 1995 | |
| 9 | Auntie Mayhem | 1996 | |
| 10 | Nutty as a Fruitcake | 1996 | |
| 11 | September Mourn | 1997 | |
| 12 | Wed and Buried | 1998 | |
| 13 | Snow Place to Die | 1998 | |
| 14 | Legs Benedict | 1998 | |
| 15 | Creeps Suzette | 2000 | |
| 16 | A Streetcar Named Expire | 2001 | |
| 17 | Suture Self | 2001 | |
| 18 | Silver Scream | 2002 | |
| 19 | Hocus Croakus | 2003 | |
| 20 | This Old Souse | 2004 | |
| 21 | Dead Man Docking | 2005 | |
| 22 | Saks & Violins | 2006 | |
| 23 | Scots on the Rocks | 2007 | |
| 24 | Vi Agra Falls | 2008 | |
| 25 | Loco Motive | 2010 | |
| 26 | All the Pretty Hearses | 2011 | |
| 27 | The Wurst Is Yet to Come | 2012 | |
| 28 | Gone with the Win | 2013 | |
| 29 | Clam Wake | 2014 | |
| 30 | Here Comes the Bribe | 2015 | |
| 31 | A Case of Bier | 2018 | |
| 32 | Lady MacDeath | 2020 |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | |
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich | 2012 | |
| 3 | The Book Thing | 2012 | |
| 4 | The Book Case | 2012 | |
| 5 | An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | |
| 6 | Death Leaves a Bookmark | 2012 | |
| 7 | The Final Testament | 2013 | |
| 8 | Rides a Stranger | 2013 | |
| 9 | The Long Sonata of the Dead | 2013 | |
| 10 | The Book of Ghosts | 2013 | |
| 11 | The Compendium of Srem | 2014 | |
| 12 | What's in a Name? | 2014 | |
| 13 | Remaindered | 2014 | |
| 14 | The Sequel | 2014 | |
| 15 | The Gospel of Sheba | 2014 | |
| 16 | Book Club | 2014 | |
| 17 | The Nature of My Inheritance | 2014 | |
| 18 | It's in the Book | 2014 | |
| 19 | The Scroll | 2014 | |
| 20 | The Book of the Lion | 2015 | |
| 21 | The Little Men | 2015 | |
| 22 | Condor in the Stacks | 2015 | |
| 23 | Mystery, Inc. | 2015 | |
| 24 | Every Seven Years | 2015 | |
| 25 | From the Queen | 2015 | |
| 26 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | |
| 27 | Citadel | 2016 | |
| 28 | Reconciliation Day | 2016 | |
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing | 2016 | |
| 30 | The Haze | 2016 | |
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry | 2017 | |
| 32 | The Pretty Little Box | 2018 | |
| 33 | Seven Years | 2018 | |
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | |
| 35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | |
| 36 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | |
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No | 2020 | |
| 38 | The Traitor | 2022 | |
| 39 | The Dark Door | 2022 | |
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap | 2022 |
Publication Order of Carolyn G. Hart Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Carolyn G. Hart Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Your Turn | 2009 |
Publication Order of Carolyn G. Hart Short Story Collections
Publication Order of Death On Demand Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Death On Demand | 1987 | |
| 2 |  Design For Murder | 1988 | |
| 3 |  Something Wicked | 1988 | |
| 4 |  Honeymoon with Murder | 1988 | |
| 5 |  A Little Class on Murder | 1989 | |
| 6 |  Deadly Valentine | 1990 | |
| 7 |  The Christie Caper | 1991 | |
| 8 |  Southern Ghost | 1992 | |
| 9 |  Mint Julep Murder | 1995 | |
| 10 |  Yankee Doodle Dead | 1998 | |
| 11 |  White Elephant Dead | 1999 | |
| 12 |  Sugarplum Dead | 2000 | |
| 13 |  April Fool Dead | 2001 | |
| 14 |  Engaged to Die | 2003 | |
| 15 |  Murder Walks the Plank | 2004 | |
| 16 |  Death of the Party | 2005 | |
| 17 |  Dead Days of Summer | 2006 | |
| 18 |  Death Walked In | 2008 | |
| 19 |  Dare to Die | 2009 | |
| 20 |  Laughed 'Til He Died | 2010 | |
| 21 |  Dead by Midnight | 2011 | |
| 22 |  Death Comes Silently | 2012 | |
| 23 |  Dead, White, and Blue | 2013 | |
| 24 |  Death at the Door | 2014 | |
| 25 |  Don't Go Home | 2015 | |
| 26 | From the Queen | 2015 | |
| 27 |  Walking on My Grave | 2017 |
Publication Order of Harlequin Gothic Romance Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Castle Malice | 1979 | |
| 2 |  Seventh Gate | 1981 | |
| 3 |  The Satyr Ring | 1983 | |
| 4 |  The Ravens of Rockhurst | 1983 | |
| 5 |  Castle At Jade Cove | 1984 | |
| 6 |  An Innocent Madness | 1984 | |
| 7 |  Restless Obsession | 1984 | |
| 8 |  The Fourth Letter | 1985 | |
| 9 |  Double Masquerade | 1985 | |
| 10 |  Legacy Of Raven's Rise | 1985 | |
| 11 |  The Devereaux Legacy | 1986 | |
| 12 |  Shadows Over Briarcliff | 1986 | |
| 13 |  Return To Shadow Creek | 1986 | |
| 14 |  The Blue House | 1986 | |
| 15 |  Lord of High Cliff Manor | 1986 | |
| 16 |  Island Of Mystery | 1987 | |
| 17 |  Mirage On The Amazon | 1987 | |
| 18 |  Shadow Over Bright Star | 1988 | |
| 19 |  Secret At Orient Point | 1988 |
Publication Order of Henrie O Books
Publication Order of Nela Farley Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  What the Cat Saw | 2012 |
Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Secret of the Cellars | 1964 | |
| 2 |  Dangerous Summer | 1969 | |
| 3 |  Rendezvous in Veracruz | 1970 | |
| 4 |  No Easy Answers | 1970 | |
| 5 |  Danger High Explosives! | 1972 | |
| 6 |  Flee From the Past | 1975 | |
| 7 |  A Settling of Accounts | 1976 | |
| 8 |  Escape from Paris | 1982 | |
| 9 |  Death by Surprise | 1983 | |
| 10 |  The Rich Die Young | 1983 | |
| 11 |  Castle Rock | 1983 | |
| 12 |  Brave Hearts | 1987 | |
| 13 |  Skulduggery | 2000 | |
| 14 |  Letter From Home | 2003 | |
| 15 |  Cry in the Night | 2012 | |
| 16 |  Cliff's Edge | 2014 | |
| 17 |  High Stakes | 2015 | |
| 18 |  Peril Off Padre | 2018 |