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ⓘ About Margaret Lashley
With her novels, she has become known for having an obsession with underdogs since she believes that it takes an underdog to know another underdog. Like many of her characters, she was not born into wealth and in fact, lived in a home in which her parents often struggled to provide the essentials for her and her siblings. Similar to Evanovich’s works, her novels are upbeat and funny and come with a depth of character that will have you either cringing or rooting for the characters from the first page to the last. During her illustrious career, Margaret Lashley did all manner of jobs before she became a successful fiction author.
All Book Series by Margaret Lashley
Doreen Diller Complete Trilogy
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2023
Interesting Stories for Curious Minds
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2022
Interesting Stories for Curious Minds 2
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023
Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2017
The Devil Wears Stretch Pants
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025
How To Be Happy When Life Treats You Crappy: 14 Unusual Secrets of the Super Happy
Single-title series · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Margaret Lashley?
With her novels, she has become known for having an obsession with underdogs since she believes that it takes an underdog to know another underdog. Like many of her characters, she was not born into wealth and in fact, lived in a home in which her parents often struggled to provide the essentials for her and her siblings. Similar to Evanovich’s works, her novels are upbeat and funny and come with a depth of character that will have you either cringing or rooting for the characters from the first page to the last.
Which Margaret Lashley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Val Fremden Mysteries series, the earliest of Margaret Lashley's multi-book series: it opens with Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term (2017) and runs to 11 books across 2017–2025, ending with The Devil Wears Stretch Pants (2025). Margaret Lashley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Margaret Lashley written?
Margaret Lashley has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. 33 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Val Fremden Mysteries series with 11 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Margaret Lashley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Margaret Lashley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Val Fremden Mysteries (2017–2025, 11 books), Freaky Florida Mystery Adventures (2019–2025, 9 books) and Mind's Eye Investigations (2019–2020, 2 books), plus 3 more.
How are Margaret Lashley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Margaret Lashley's 34 books into 6 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Val Fremden Mysteries (11 books, 2017–2025); Freaky Florida Mystery Adventures (9 books, 2019–2025); Doreen Diller Mystery (6 books, 2022–2026); A Val Fremden Humorous Mystery (3 books, 2023–2024); Interesting Stories for Curious Minds (2 books, 2022–2023), plus 1 further series.