📖 About Tess Monaghan

Tess Monaghan is a series universe written by Laura Lippman. The complete collection runs to 14 books across 2 series, published between 1997 and 2018.

The main series is Publication Order of Tess Monaghan Books with 13 books. It opens with Baltimore Blues (1997) and currently runs to Hush Hush (2015).

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🎯 Where to Start with Tess Monaghan

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Baltimore Blues (1997), book 1 of Publication Order of Tess Monaghan 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 2 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.

📚 Tess Monaghan Books in Order

Publication Order of Tess Monaghan Books
13 books
1
Baltimore Blues book cover1Baltimore Blues1997Buy on Amazon
Charm City book cover2Charm City1997Buy on Amazon
Butchers Hill book cover3Butchers Hill1998Buy on Amazon
In Big Trouble book cover4In Big Trouble1999Buy on Amazon
The Sugar House book cover5The Sugar House2000Buy on Amazon
In a Strange City book cover6In a Strange City2001Buy on Amazon
The Last Place book cover7The Last Place2002Buy on Amazon
By a Spider's Thread book cover8By a Spider's Thread2004Buy on Amazon
No Good Deeds book cover9No Good Deeds2006Buy on Amazon
Another Thing to Fall book cover10Another Thing to Fall2008Buy on Amazon
The Girl in the Green Raincoat book cover11The Girl in the Green Raincoat2008Buy on Amazon
The Book Thing book cover12The Book Thing2012Buy on Amazon
Hush Hush book cover13Hush Hush2015Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Tess Monaghan Collections
1 books
2
The Tess Chronicles book cover1The Tess Chronicles2018Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Tess Monaghan books are there?
There are 14 books in the Tess Monaghan collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1997 and 2018.
What is the first Tess Monaghan book?
The first book is Baltimore Blues, published in 1997.
What order should I read the Tess Monaghan 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 Tess Monaghan books?
The Tess Monaghan books were written by Laura Lippman.
Is the Tess Monaghan series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Tess Monaghan Books, has 13 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Tess Monaghan series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1997, and the most recent in 2018.