Order of Dead-End Job Mysteries Books

This engaging cozy mystery series from American writer Elaine Viets follows Helen Hawthorne, who has relocated to South Florida to escape her former husband and finds herself working various temporary positions.

Viets launched the Dead-End Job Mysteries in 2003 with Shop Till You Drop, and the series continues to this day. Here are the Dead-End Job Mysteries novels arranged by publication date, which corresponds to their chronological sequence:

#TitleYearBuy
1
Shop Till You DropShop Till You Drop
2003
2
Murder Between the CoversMurder Between the Covers
2003
3
Dying to Call YouDying to Call You
2004
4
Killer BlondeKiller Blonde
2005
5
Just MurderedJust Murdered
2005
6
Murder UnleashedMurder Unleashed
2006
7
Murder with ReservationsMurder with Reservations
2007
8
Clubbed to DeathClubbed to Death
2008
9
Killer CutsKiller Cuts
2009
10
Half-Price HomicideHalf-Price Homicide
2010
11
Pumped for MurderPumped for Murder
2011
12
Final SailFinal Sail
2012
13
Board StiffBoard Stiff
2013
14
Catnapped!Catnapped!
2014
15
Checked OutChecked Out
2015
16
The Art of MurderThe Art of Murder
2016