Order of Emma Lord Books
Emma Lord serves as the central character in Mary Daheim's beloved cozy mystery collection, known interchangeably as the Emma Lord Mystery series or the Alpine series. As the owner and editor of a local newspaper in Alpine, Washington, Emma finds herself at the heart of small-town intrigue and murder mysteries.
This American author launched the series in 1992 with The Alpine Advocate, establishing a naming convention where every title in the continuing series starts with "The Alpine." The books follow Emma's adventures chronologically in the order they were published.
Here are Mary Daheim's Emma Lord mysteries arranged by their original publication dates:
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| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Alpine Advocate | 1992 | |
| 2 |  The Alpine Betrayal | 1993 | |
| 3 |  The Alpine Christmas | 1993 | |
| 4 |  The Alpine Decoy | 1994 | |
| 5 |  The Alpine Escape | 1995 | |
| 6 |  The Alpine Fury | 1995 | |
| 7 |  The Alpine Gamble | 1996 | |
| 8 |  The Alpine Hero | 1996 | |
| 9 |  The Alpine Icon | 1997 | |
| 10 |  The Alpine Journey | 1998 | |
| 11 |  The Alpine Kindred | 1998 | |
| 12 |  The Alpine Legacy | 1999 | |
| 13 |  The Alpine Menace | 2000 | |
| 14 |  The Alpine Nemesis | 2001 | |
| 15 |  The Alpine Obituary | 2002 | |
| 16 |  The Alpine Pursuit | 2004 | |
| 17 |  The Alpine Quilt | 2005 | |
| 18 |  The Alpine Recluse | 2006 | |
| 19 |  The Alpine Scandal | 2007 | |
| 20 |  The Alpine Traitor | 2008 | |
| 21 |  The Alpine Uproar | 2009 | |
| 22 |  The Alpine Vengeance | 2010 | |
| 23 |  The Alpine Winter | 2011 | |
| 24 |  The Alpine Xanadu | 2013 | |
| 25 |  The Alpine Yeoman | 2014 | |
| 26 |  The Alpine Zen | 2015 | |
| 27 |  Alpha Alpine | 2017 | |
| 28 |  Bitter Alpine | 2020 |