Michelle Richmond

Michelle Richmond

4 Series • 17 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Dream of the Blue Room (2003)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress (2001)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Story Starters (2011)

ⓘ About Michelle Richmond

Michelle Richmond is a New York Times bestselling author of mystery fiction best known for the novel “The Marriage Pact,” which can be found in more than two and half dozen languages. The author was born in Mobile, Alabama, even though she now makes her home in San Francisco Bay following two years spent in Paris. Since 2010, Michelle has been a board member of the Author’s Guild and has taught creative writing MFA programs at the California College of the Arts and the University of San Francisco. She has also worked at the St. Mary’s College of Moraga and the Bowling Green State University as a Distinguished Visiting Writer. She has also been chair at the Notre Dame de Namur University’s Catherine Julie Cunningham department.

All Book Series by Michelle Richmond

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Dream of the Blue Room

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2003

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2003
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The Year of Fog

Book 2 of 6 · published 2006

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2006
3
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No One You Know

Book 3 of 6 · published 2008

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2008
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Golden State

Book 4 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
5
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The Marriage Pact

Book 5 of 6 · published 2017

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2017
6
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The Wonder Test

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2021

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2021
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The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress book cover

The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2001

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2001
2
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Hum: Stories

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2010

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2010
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Story Starters

Single-title series · published 2011

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2011
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Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2003

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2003
2
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A Kudzu Christmas

Book 2 of 8 · published 2005

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2005
3
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Glimmer Train Stories, #60

Book 3 of 8 · published 2006

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2006
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Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories

Book 4 of 8 · published 2007

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2007
5
Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit book cover

Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit

Book 5 of 8 · published 2010

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2010
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Flash in the Attic

Book 6 of 8 · published 2013

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2013
7
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Days Like This

Book 7 of 8 · published 2015

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2015
8
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Alabama Noir

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2020

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Michelle Richmond?

Michelle Richmond is a New York Times bestselling author of mystery fiction best known for the novel “The Marriage Pact,” which can be found in more than two and half dozen languages. The author was born in Mobile, Alabama, even though she now makes her home in San Francisco Bay following two years spent in Paris. Since 2010, Michelle has been a board member of the Author’s Guild and has taught creative writing MFA programs at the California College of the Arts and the University of San Francisco.

Which Michelle Richmond series should I start with?

Michelle Richmond's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Dream of the Blue Room (2003).

How many books has Michelle Richmond written?

Michelle Richmond has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2021. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Standalone Novels and Collections.

In what order should Michelle Richmond's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 17 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Michelle Richmond's books organised into series?

This guide splits Michelle Richmond's 17 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (8 books); Standalone Novels (6 books); Collections (2 books); Non-Fiction (1 book).