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Novel Detectives Books in Order

by Ellie AlexanderMystery, Thriller & Suspense

4 books from A Very Novel Murder (2026) to A Murder at Midnight (2026). Rated 4.6 across 109 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. A Very Novel Murder

    Book 1 2026 4.4 (50)

    Opening a detective agency above her beloved bookstore seems like the perfect business plan—until Annie Murray’s first case involves a suspicious death right on her doorstep.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  2. A Death in the Dark

    Book 2 2026 4.8 (30)

    An assistant athletics coach is found murdered at Redwood Grove High School and all evidence points one way—but the Novel Detectives are about to face their most puzzling case yet.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  3. A Murder at the Mansion

    Book 3 2026 4.8 (29)

    In the charming town of Redwood Grove, even the grandest estates have something to hide… When reclusive heiress Bernadette Garst vanishes from her sprawling mansion, bookshop owner and investigator Annie Murray is summoned to the scene.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  4. A Murder at Midnight

    Book 4 2026

    It’s autumn in Redwood Grove, and Annie and Fletcher have their hands full running the Secret Bookcase and handling their growing caseload at the Novel Detectives.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Novel Detectives is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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