Elizabeth J. Duncan

Elizabeth J. Duncan

2 Series • 14 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Penny Brannigan Books
Start with: The Cold Light of Mourning (2009)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery Books
Start with: Untimely Death (2015)

ⓘ About Elizabeth J. Duncan

Elizabeth J. Duncan is a Canadian author primarily known for writing Cozy mysteries. Since her first novel in 2009, Duncan’s work has received critical acclaim and won her a few significant awards. +Biography Elizabeth J. Duncan didn’t publish her first book until 2009. Some people might presume that she took a little too long to enter the writing game. However, it would be more rational to believe that Duncan waited just long enough, marinating on her ideas and stories before finally putting pen to paper and producing her first story. After all, her very first book won her nominations for the Agatha Award and the Arthur Ellis Award, which says a lot about her abilities. Duncan attended Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. She graduated with a degree in English.

All Book Series by Elizabeth J. Duncan

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The Cold Light of Mourning

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2009

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2009
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A Brush with Death

Book 2 of 11 · published 2010

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2010
3
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A Killer's Christmas in Wales

Book 3 of 11 · published 2011

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2011
4
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A Small Hill to Die On

Book 4 of 11 · published 2012

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2012
5
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Never Laugh As a Hearse Goes By

Book 5 of 11 · published 2013

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2013
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Slated for Death

Book 6 of 11 · published 2015

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2015
7
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Murder on the Hour

Book 7 of 11 · published 2016

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2016
8
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Murder Is for Keeps

Book 8 of 11 · published 2017

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2017
9
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The Marmalade Murders

Book 9 of 11 · published 2018

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2018
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Remembering the Dead

Book 10 of 11 · published 2019

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2019
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On Deadly Tides

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2020

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2020
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Untimely Death

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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Ill Met by Murder

Book 2 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
3
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Much Ado About Murder

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017

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2017

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Elizabeth J. Duncan?

Elizabeth J. Duncan is a Canadian author primarily known for writing Cozy mysteries. Since her first novel in 2009, Duncan’s work has received critical acclaim and won her a few significant awards. +Biography Elizabeth J. Duncan didn’t publish her first book until 2009.

Which Elizabeth J. Duncan series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Penny Brannigan series, the earliest of Elizabeth J. Duncan's multi-book series: it opens with The Cold Light of Mourning (2009) and runs to 11 books across 2009–2020, ending with On Deadly Tides (2020). Elizabeth J. Duncan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Elizabeth J. Duncan written?

Elizabeth J. Duncan has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2020. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the Penny Brannigan series with 11 books.

In what order should Elizabeth J. Duncan's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Elizabeth J. Duncan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Penny Brannigan (2009–2020, 11 books) and Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery (2015–2017, 3 books).

How are Elizabeth J. Duncan's books organised into series?

This guide splits Elizabeth J. Duncan's 14 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: Penny Brannigan (11 books, 2009–2020); Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery (3 books, 2015–2017).