Holiday-set mysteries are a long-standing publishing tradition. Several cosy series add a Christmas instalment most years.
Series in Reading Order
- Hannah Swensen by Joanne Fluke — 10 books · 2000–2007
The Lake Eden bakery series includes a Christmas title most years. - Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen — 10 books · 2007–2015
Lady Georgiana Rannoch; several instalments are set at Christmas. - Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell — 10 books · 1993–1997
Victorian household mystery series, begun 1993. - Agatha Raisin by M. C. Beaton — 11 books · 1992–2010
Cotswolds cosy series, begun 1992. - Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson — 10 books · 1999–2008
Victorian New York midwife series, begun 1999. - Murder, She Wrote by Jessica Fletcher — 10 books · 1985–1996
Novelisations of the television series.
How to read these series
Numbered entries follow the order the books were published, which is the order the story was written and the safest order for a first read. Where a series has side novels or novellas, reading them in publication order avoids spoilers from later books.
Where the numbers come from
Book counts and publication years on this page are taken from the series entries in the GoBookSeries index. Each title links to the full book list for that series.
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