📖 About Puzzle Lady

Puzzle Lady is a series universe written by Parnell Hall. The complete collection runs to 21 books across 1 series, published between 1999 and 2019.

The main series is Publication Order of Puzzle Lady Books with 21 books. It opens with A Clue for the Puzzle Lady (1999) and currently runs to Lights! Camera! Puzzles! (2019).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Puzzle Lady

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: A Clue for the Puzzle Lady (1999), book 1 of Publication Order of Puzzle Lady 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.

📚 Puzzle Lady Books in Order

Publication Order of Puzzle Lady Books
21 books
1
A Clue for the Puzzle Lady book cover1A Clue for the Puzzle Lady1999Buy on Amazon
Last Puzzle & Testament book cover2Last Puzzle & Testament2000Buy on Amazon
Puzzled to Death book cover3Puzzled to Death2001Buy on Amazon
A Puzzle in a Pear Tree book cover4A Puzzle in a Pear Tree2002Buy on Amazon
With this Puzzle, I Thee Kill book cover5With this Puzzle, I Thee Kill2003Buy on Amazon
And a Puzzle to Die On book cover6And a Puzzle to Die On2004Buy on Amazon
Stalking the Puzzle Lady book cover7Stalking the Puzzle Lady2005Buy on Amazon
You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled book cover8You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled2006Buy on Amazon
The Sudoku Puzzle Murders book cover9The Sudoku Puzzle Murders2008Buy on Amazon
Dead Man's Puzzle book cover10Dead Man's Puzzle2009Buy on Amazon
The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady book cover11The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady2009Buy on Amazon
The KenKen Killings book cover12The KenKen Killings2011Buy on Amazon
$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles book cover13$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles2012Buy on Amazon
Arsenic and Old Puzzles book cover14Arsenic and Old Puzzles2013Buy on Amazon
Lethal Luncheon book cover15Lethal Luncheon2013Buy on Amazon
NYPD Puzzle book cover16NYPD Puzzle2014Buy on Amazon
Puzzled Indemnity book cover17Puzzled Indemnity2015Buy on Amazon
Presumed Puzzled book cover18Presumed Puzzled2016Buy on Amazon
A Puzzle to be Named Later book cover19A Puzzle to be Named Later2017Buy on Amazon
The Purloined Puzzle book cover20The Purloined Puzzle2018Buy on Amazon
Lights! Camera! Puzzles! book cover21Lights! Camera! Puzzles!2019Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Puzzle Lady books are there?
There are 21 books in the Puzzle Lady collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1999 and 2019.
What is the first Puzzle Lady book?
The first book is A Clue for the Puzzle Lady, published in 1999.
What order should I read the Puzzle Lady 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 Puzzle Lady books?
The Puzzle Lady books were written by Parnell Hall.
Is the Puzzle Lady series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Puzzle Lady Books, has 21 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Puzzle Lady series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1999, and the most recent in 2019.