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Dianne Day

4 Series • 12 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Fremont Jones Books
Start with: The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (1995)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Obsidian (1987)
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Publication Order of Caroline Canfield Mysteries Books
Start with: Tiger's Palette (1998)

ⓘ About Dianne Day

Ava Dianne Day was born on 5th July 1938 in Mississippi delta. Her father died while she was still very young. She later moved to San Francisco Bay area. She was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa after graduating from the Stanford University with honors in BA in English. She moved to Cambridge, MA after getting married. She studied at Radcliffe Institute for a year and Tufts University where she studied Psychology while working. After giving birth to her sons, she relocated to Chapel Hill, NC with his family. She worked in hospital administration and mental health counseling in Duke after earning a certificate in hospital management She had been writing for years but started to write seriously when her youngest son was in college.

All Book Series by Dianne Day

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The Strange Files of Fremont Jones

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1995

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1995
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Fire and Fog

Book 2 of 6 · published 1996

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1996
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The Bohemian Murders

Book 3 of 6 · published 1997

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1997
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Emperor Norton's Ghost

Book 4 of 6 · published 1998

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1998
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Death Train to Boston

Book 5 of 6 · published 1999

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1999
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Beacon Street Mourning

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2000

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2000
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Obsidian

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1987

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1987
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The Stone House

Book 2 of 3 · published 1989

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1989
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Cut to the Heart

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2002 Pen name · Ava Day

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2002
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Tiger's Palette

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1998 Anthology · Jacqueline Fiedler

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1998
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Sketches with Wolves

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2001 Anthology · Jacqueline Fiedler

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2001
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Unholy Orders

Single-title series · published 2000

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2000

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dianne Day?

Ava Dianne Day was born on 5th July 1938 in Mississippi delta. Her father died while she was still very young. She later moved to San Francisco Bay area.

Which Dianne Day series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Fremont Jones series, the earliest of Dianne Day's multi-book series: it opens with The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (1995) and runs to 6 books across 1995–2000, ending with Beacon Street Mourning (2000).

How many books has Dianne Day written?

Dianne Day has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2002. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Fremont Jones series with 6 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Dianne Day's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dianne Day's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Fremont Jones (1995–2000, 6 books) and Caroline Canfield Mysteries (1998–2001, 2 books).

How are Dianne Day's books organised into series?

This guide splits Dianne Day's 12 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Fremont Jones (6 books, 1995–2000); Caroline Canfield Mysteries (2 books, 1998–2001).