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Jean Harrington

3 Series • 12 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Murders by Design Books
Start with: Designed for Death (2012)
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Publication Order of Listed and Lethal Books
Start with: Murder on Pea Pike (2018)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Barefoot Queen (2007)

ⓘ About Jean Harrington

An American author of historical, romance and period-set fictional novels, the writer Jean Harrington has been publishing her unique brand of genre fiction for quite some time now, with more and more discovering her work everyday. Constantly looking for fresh new ideas and perspectives, she’s always had a strong affinity with the written word in a whole variety of different forms. Growing up around literature this affinity has only grown more and more, and it’s a passion that’s easy to see reflected within her writing, as she writes some of the strongest and most eloquent prose within her particular field to date. Early and Personal Life Growing up in America, the future author to be Jean Harrington started out by wanting to be a foreign correspondent.

All Book Series by Jean Harrington

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Designed for Death

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2012

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2012
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The Monet Murders

Book 2 of 5 · published 2012

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2012
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Killer Kitchens

Book 3 of 5 · published 2013

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2013
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Rooms to Die for

Book 4 of 5 · published 2013

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2013
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The Design Is Murder

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
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Murder on Pea Pike

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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Murder on Moon Mountain

Book 2 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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Murder on Sugar Street

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020

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2020
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The Barefoot Queen

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2007

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2007
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In the Lion's Mouth

Book 2 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
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Murder in the Missions

Book 3 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
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A Wild Colonial Girl

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jean Harrington?

An American author of historical, romance and period-set fictional novels, the writer Jean Harrington has been publishing her unique brand of genre fiction for quite some time now, with more and more discovering her work everyday. Constantly looking for fresh new ideas and perspectives, she's always had a strong affinity with the written word in a whole variety of different forms. Growing up around literature this affinity has only grown more and more, and it's a passion that's easy to see reflected within her writing, as she writes some of the strongest and most eloquent prose within her particular field to…

Which Jean Harrington series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Murders by Design series, the earliest of Jean Harrington's multi-book series: it opens with Designed for Death (2012) and runs to 5 books across 2012–2014, ending with The Design Is Murder (2014). Jean Harrington's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Jean Harrington written?

Jean Harrington has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2022. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Murders by Design series with 5 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Jean Harrington's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jean Harrington's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Murders by Design (2012–2014, 5 books) and Listed and Lethal (2018–2020, 3 books).

How are Jean Harrington's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jean Harrington's 12 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Murders by Design (5 books, 2012–2014); Listed and Lethal (3 books, 2018–2020).