📖 About Booktown Mysteries

Booktown Mysteries is a series universe written by Lorraine Bartlett / Lorna Barrett. The complete collection runs to 19 books across 1 series, published between 2008 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Booktown Mystery Books with 19 books. It opens with Murder is Binding (2008) and currently runs to A Perilous Plot (2025).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Booktown Mysteries

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Murder is Binding (2008), book 1 of Publication Order of Booktown Mystery Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Booktown Mysteries Books in Order

Publication Order of Booktown Mystery Books
19 books
1
Murder is Binding book cover1Murder is Binding2008Buy on Amazon
Bookmarked for Death book cover2Bookmarked for Death2009Buy on Amazon
Bookplate Special book cover3Bookplate Special2009Buy on Amazon
Chapter and Hearse book cover4Chapter and Hearse2010Buy on Amazon
Sentenced to Death book cover5Sentenced to Death2011Buy on Amazon
Murder on the Half Shelf book cover6Murder on the Half Shelf2012Buy on Amazon
Not the Killing Type book cover7Not the Killing Type2013Buy on Amazon
Book Clubbed book cover8Book Clubbed2014Buy on Amazon
A Fatal Chapter book cover9A Fatal Chapter2015Buy on Amazon
Title Wave book cover10Title Wave2016Buy on Amazon
A Just Clause book cover11A Just Clause2017Buy on Amazon
Poisoned Pages book cover12Poisoned Pages2018Buy on Amazon
A Killer Edition book cover13A Killer Edition2019Buy on Amazon
Handbook for Homicide book cover14Handbook for Homicide2020Buy on Amazon
A Deadly Deletion book cover15A Deadly Deletion2021Buy on Amazon
Clause of Death book cover16Clause of Death2022Buy on Amazon
A Questionable Character book cover17A Questionable Character2023Buy on Amazon
A Controversial Cover book cover18A Controversial Cover2024Buy on Amazon
A Perilous Plot book cover19A Perilous Plot2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Booktown Mysteries books are there?
There are 19 books in the Booktown Mysteries collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2008 and 2025.
What is the first Booktown Mysteries book?
The first book is Murder is Binding, published in 2008.
What order should I read the Booktown Mysteries books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Booktown Mysteries books?
The Booktown Mysteries books were written by Lorraine Bartlett / Lorna Barrett.
Is the Booktown Mysteries series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Booktown Mystery Books, has 19 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Booktown Mysteries series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2008, and the most recent in 2025.