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ⓘ About Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline’s work exceeds the boundaries traced by novels and short stories. The author, in fact, published also 4 books that righteously reside in the field of Nonfiction. The first one is titled Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, and was announced by the author in her popular column on the Philadelphia Inquirer. This is how Lisa Scottoline explains her choice, saying: “ I write short stories, which means that I usually have 100.000 words to tell a story. In a column I have only 700 words. I can barely say Good Moring in 700 words. I am Italian”. So, she decides to bring together her columns, using way more than 700 words, in order to create a beautiful volume shaped by a sharp, witty irony and framed by 70 cartoons.
All Book Series by Lisa Scottoline
Kill Night
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2023 Anthology · Victor Methos
My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2009
Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life As a Mother and Daughter
Book 3 of 9 · published 2011
Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions
Book 6 of 9 · published 2015
I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2018
The Starling Project: An Audible Drama
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014
Happy and Merry
Single-title series · published 2012 Co-authored · Francesca Serritella
Honor & ...
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2017 Anthology · C.J. Box,Sandra Brown
Deserves to Be Dead
Book 2 of 11 · published 2017 Anthology · John Sandford,Lisa Jackson
Midnight Flame
Book 4 of 11 · published 2018 Anthology · Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian
Short Story
Book 5 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta
Past Prologue
Book 6 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry
Faking a Murderer
Book 7 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Lee Child,Kathy Reichs
Dig Here
Book 8 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross
Taking the Veil
Book 9 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader
Rambo on Their Minds
Book 10 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Gayle Lynds,David Morrell
Footloose
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2019 Anthology · Val McDermid,Peter James
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lisa Scottoline?
Lisa Scottoline’s work exceeds the boundaries traced by novels and short stories. The author, in fact, published also 4 books that righteously reside in the field of Nonfiction. The first one is titled Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, and was announced by the author in her popular column on the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Which Lisa Scottoline series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Rosato & Associates series, the earliest of Lisa Scottoline's multi-book series: it opens with Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) and runs to 11 books across 1993–2010, ending with Think Twice (2010). Lisa Scottoline's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Lisa Scottoline written?
Lisa Scottoline has 80 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2026. 46 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Rosato & Associates series with 11 books — and 34 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lisa Scottoline's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lisa Scottoline's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Rosato & Associates (1993–2010, 11 books), The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman (2009–2018, 9 books) and Rosato & Associates Short Stories/Novellas (2010, 1 book), plus 2 more.
How are Lisa Scottoline's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lisa Scottoline's 80 books into 7 named series and 34 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Rosato & Associates (11 books, 1993–2010); The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman (9 books, 2009–2018); Rosato & DiNunzio (6 books, 2013–2018); We Could Be Heroes (5 books, 2023); Rosato & Associates Short Stories/Novellas (1 book, 2010), plus 2 further series.