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ⓘ About Debbie Young
Debbie Young is an award winning and bestselling cozy mystery author. She is best known for writing witty and wry fiction full of English humor based on her keen observations of domestic life. Even though she now makes her home in the small English village of Cotswolds, she was born and brought up in Sidcup, Kent. Growing up, she loved schooling and went to Days Lane for primary school and then to Beaverwood School for Girls, one of the last local grammar schools. Young enjoyed a quiet suburban childhood until her family moved to Germany when she was fourteen. She then attended the Frankfurt International School and graduated with an International Baccalaureate. She got her degree in English and Related Literature at the University of New York in the UK.
All Book Series by Debbie Young
Death at the Village Garden Party
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026
Christmas with Sophie Sayers
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023
The Owl and The Turkey: The Real Reason We Eat Turkey at Christmas
Book 2 of 3 · published 2016
Quick Change: Tiny Tales of Transformation
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2014
Stocking Fillers: Twelve Short Stories for Christmas
Book 2 of 4 · published 2014
Instead of a Christmas Card: Two Short Stories for December
Book 3 of 4 · published 2015
Marry in Haste: 15 Short Stories of Dating, Love and Marriage
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2016
Opening Up To Indie Authors: A Guide for Bookstores, Libraries, Reviewers, Literary Event Organisers ... and Self-Publishing Writers
Book 2 of 5 · published 2014 Co-authored · Dan Holloway
All Part of the Charm: A Modern Memoir of English Village Life: Volume 1
Book 3 of 5 · published 2016
Young By Name: Whimsical Columns from the Tetbury Advertiser
Book 4 of 5 · published 2016
How To Get Your Self-Published Book Into Bookstores
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Debbie Young?
Debbie Young is an award winning and bestselling cozy mystery author. She is best known for writing witty and wry fiction full of English humor based on her keen observations of domestic life. Even though she now makes her home in the small English village of Cotswolds, she was born and brought up in Sidcup, Kent.
Which Debbie Young series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Sophie Sayers Village Mystery series, the earliest of Debbie Young's multi-book series: it opens with Best Murder in Show (2017) and runs to 9 books across 2017–2024, ending with Driven to Murder (2024). Debbie Young's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Debbie Young written?
Debbie Young has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2026. 22 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Sophie Sayers Village Mystery series with 9 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Debbie Young's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Debbie Young's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sophie Sayers Village Mystery (2017–2024, 9 books), Staffroom at St Bride's (2019–2020, 2 books) and Tales from Wendlebury Barrow (2020–2023, 3 books), plus 2 more.
How are Debbie Young's books organised into series?
This guide splits Debbie Young's 34 books into 5 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sophie Sayers Village Mystery (9 books, 2017–2024); Cotswold Curiosity Shop Mysteries (4 books, 2024–2026); Gemma Lamb Cozy Mystery (4 books, 2022–2023); Tales from Wendlebury Barrow (3 books, 2020–2023); Staffroom at St Bride's (2 books, 2019–2020).