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ⓘ About Marji Laine
Marji Laine is a multi-published and award-winning author known for writing about broken people who find themselves in desperate circumstances. They usually rely on their friendships with others and faith in God to survive. She loves to refer to herself as a former home-schooling mother of two college students that seem to have overstayed their welcome. Together with her husband of three decades, they live in their home in Texas with Rosie their rescue pup. She published “Grime Beat” her debut novel in 2015 and has since become quite the writer. When she is not publishing or editing books at Write Integrity, she can be found writing her own romance, suspense, and mystery novels.
All Book Series by Marji Laine
The Visitor Makes a Retreat
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2023 Anthology · Julie B. Cosgrove
The Visitor Catches a Bouquet
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023
The Last Gasp
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2021 Anthology · Chautona Havig
To Love a Falcon
Book 13 of 15 · published 2023 Anthology · Nancy Canestrari Williams
The Missing Songbird
Book 14 of 15 · published 2024 Anthology · Kathleen J. Robison
The Lost Dutchman's Secret
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024 Anthology · Rebekah Jones
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Marji Laine?
Marji Laine is a multi-published and award-winning author known for writing about broken people who find themselves in desperate circumstances. They usually rely on their friendships with others and faith in God to survive. She loves to refer to herself as a former home-schooling mother of two college students that seem to have overstayed their welcome.
Which Marji Laine series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Grime Fighters series, the earliest of Marji Laine's multi-book series: it opens with Grime Beat (2015) and runs to 5 books across 2015–2020, ending with Grime & Punishment (2020). Marji Laine's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Marji Laine written?
Marji Laine has 30 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2024. 29 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Ever After Mysteries series with 15 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Marji Laine's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Marji Laine's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Grime Fighters (2015–2020, 5 books), Heath's Point Suspense (2016–2019, 2 books) and Dallas Duets (2018, 1 book), plus 3 more.
How are Marji Laine's books organised into series?
This guide splits Marji Laine's 30 books into 6 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Ever After Mysteries (15 books, 2021–2024); Grime Fighters (5 books, 2015–2020); Once Upon A Mystery (3 books, 2021–2024); Visitor Mystery (3 books, 2023); Heath's Point Suspense (2 books, 2016–2019), plus 1 further series.