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ⓘ About Jenna St. James
She writes in the genre of cozy/women’s literature. Her characters are well rounded and humorous. Her books typically revolve around family (and murder obviously), and there is always this element of the military (positive) in her stories. She loves spending her days undwinding by repurposing glassware and making nightlights, chandeliers, hummingbird feeders, lamps, and all kinds of other crafty things. “Picture Perfect Murder” is the first novel in the “Ryli Sinclair Mystery” series and was released in 2015. A budding young amateur sleuth, a sassy, tequila drinking great-aunt, and a murderer off on a spree. When Ryli Sinclair (a small town reporter) moonlights as the forensic photographer at this murder scene, she’s no idea the trouble she’ll soon incur.
All Book Series by Jenna St. James
Partridges, Pear Trees, and Projectiles
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · R.B. Marshall
Three French Hens and a Murder
Book 2 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · Michele Pariza Wacek
Four Fatal Flying Fruitcakes
Book 3 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · Carolyn L. Dean
A Fowl Play on Christmas Day
Book 5 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · P.D. Workman
Death at the Swan Tavern
Book 6 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · Kitty Kildare
Death and Doves
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2024 Anthology · Kat Bellemore
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jenna St. James?
She writes in the genre of cozy/women’s literature. Her characters are well rounded and humorous. Her books typically revolve around family (and murder obviously), and there is always this element of the military (positive) in her stories.
Which Jenna St. James series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ryli Sinclair Mystery series, the earliest of Jenna St. James's multi-book series: it opens with Picture Perfect Murder (2015) and runs to 17 books across 2015–2023, ending with Nine Ladies in Danger (2023). Jenna St. James's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jenna St. James written?
Jenna St. James has 142 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2015 and 2027. 135 of them belong to 11 named series — the largest being the Witch in the Woods series with 40 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jenna St. James's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jenna St. James's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ryli Sinclair Mystery (2015–2023, 17 books), Sullivan Sisters Mystery (2016–2021, 9 books) and Trinity Falls (2019–2020, 3 books), plus 8 more.
How are Jenna St. James's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jenna St. James's 142 books into 11 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Witch in the Woods (40 books, 2021–2026); Kara Hilder Mysteries (22 books, 2022–2026); Enchanted Waters Mystery (18 books, 2023–2027); Ryli Sinclair Mystery (17 books, 2015–2023); The Twelve Days of Christmas Cozy Mysteries (11 books, 2023–2024), plus 6 further series.