Series · 40 books
Betty Rowlands Books in Order
The complete Betty Rowlands reading order — 40 books from 1990–2019.
- 01 A little gentle sleuthing Amazon — buy A little gentle sleuthing Bookshop — buy A little gentle sleuthing ThriftBooks — buy A little gentle sleuthing eBooks.com — buy A little gentle sleuthing
- 02 Finishing touch Amazon — buy Finishing touch Bookshop — buy Finishing touch ThriftBooks — buy Finishing touch eBooks.com — buy Finishing touch
- 03 Over the edge Amazon — buy Over the edge Bookshop — buy Over the edge ThriftBooks — buy Over the edge eBooks.com — buy Over the edge
- 04 Exhaustive enquiries Amazon — buy Exhaustive enquiries Bookshop — buy Exhaustive enquiries ThriftBooks — buy Exhaustive enquiries eBooks.com — buy Exhaustive enquiries
- 05 Exhaustive Enquiries (Melissa Craig Mysteries) Amazon — buy Exhaustive Enquiries (Melissa Craig Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Exhaustive Enquiries (Melissa Craig Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Exhaustive Enquiries (Melissa Craig Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Exhaustive Enquiries (Melissa Craig Mysteries)
- 06 Malice Poetic Amazon — buy Malice Poetic Bookshop — buy Malice Poetic ThriftBooks — buy Malice Poetic eBooks.com — buy Malice Poetic
- 07 A Hive of Bees Amazon — buy A Hive of Bees Bookshop — buy A Hive of Bees ThriftBooks — buy A Hive of Bees eBooks.com — buy A Hive of Bees
- 08 Smiling at Death (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Amazon — buy Smiling at Death (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Bookshop — buy Smiling at Death (A Melissa Craig Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Smiling at Death (A Melissa Craig Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Smiling at Death (A Melissa Craig Mystery)
- 09 Deadly Legacy (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Amazon — buy Deadly Legacy (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Bookshop — buy Deadly Legacy (A Melissa Craig Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Deadly Legacy (A Melissa Craig Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Deadly Legacy (A Melissa Craig Mystery)
- 10 An Inconsiderate Death Amazon — buy An Inconsiderate Death Bookshop — buy An Inconsiderate Death ThriftBooks — buy An Inconsiderate Death eBooks.com — buy An Inconsiderate Death
- 11 Death at Dearley Manor Amazon — buy Death at Dearley Manor Bookshop — buy Death at Dearley Manor ThriftBooks — buy Death at Dearley Manor eBooks.com — buy Death at Dearley Manor
- 12 Cherry Pickers Amazon — buy Cherry Pickers Bookshop — buy Cherry Pickers ThriftBooks — buy Cherry Pickers eBooks.com — buy Cherry Pickers
- 13 The Cherry Pickers (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Amazon — buy The Cherry Pickers (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Bookshop — buy The Cherry Pickers (A Melissa Craig Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy The Cherry Pickers (A Melissa Craig Mystery) eBooks.com — buy The Cherry Pickers (A Melissa Craig Mystery)
- 14 The man at the window Amazon — buy The man at the window Bookshop — buy The man at the window ThriftBooks — buy The man at the window eBooks.com — buy The man at the window
- 15 Copycat Amazon — buy Copycat Bookshop — buy Copycat ThriftBooks — buy Copycat eBooks.com — buy Copycat
- 16 Copycat (Sukey Reynolds Mysteries) Amazon — buy Copycat (Sukey Reynolds Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Copycat (Sukey Reynolds Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Copycat (Sukey Reynolds Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Copycat (Sukey Reynolds Mysteries)
- 17 Touch Me Not Amazon — buy Touch Me Not Bookshop — buy Touch Me Not ThriftBooks — buy Touch Me Not eBooks.com — buy Touch Me Not
- 18 Fourth Suspect Amazon — buy Fourth Suspect Bookshop — buy Fourth Suspect ThriftBooks — buy Fourth Suspect eBooks.com — buy Fourth Suspect
- 19 The Fourth Suspect (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Amazon — buy The Fourth Suspect (A Melissa Craig Mystery) Bookshop — buy The Fourth Suspect (A Melissa Craig Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy The Fourth Suspect (A Melissa Craig Mystery) eBooks.com — buy The Fourth Suspect (A Melissa Craig Mystery)
- 20 The Dirty Work Amazon — buy The Dirty Work Bookshop — buy The Dirty Work ThriftBooks — buy The Dirty Work eBooks.com — buy The Dirty Work
- 21 Sweet Venom Amazon — buy Sweet Venom Bookshop — buy Sweet Venom ThriftBooks — buy Sweet Venom eBooks.com — buy Sweet Venom
- 22 Dirty Work Amazon — buy Dirty Work Bookshop — buy Dirty Work ThriftBooks — buy Dirty Work eBooks.com — buy Dirty Work
- 23 No Laughing Matter Amazon — buy No Laughing Matter Bookshop — buy No Laughing Matter ThriftBooks — buy No Laughing Matter eBooks.com — buy No Laughing Matter
- 24 Deadly Obsession Amazon — buy Deadly Obsession Bookshop — buy Deadly Obsession ThriftBooks — buy Deadly Obsession eBooks.com — buy Deadly Obsession
- 25 Party to Murder Amazon — buy Party to Murder Bookshop — buy Party to Murder ThriftBooks — buy Party to Murder eBooks.com — buy Party to Murder
- 26 Alpha, beta, gamma ... dead Amazon — buy Alpha, beta, gamma ... dead Bookshop — buy Alpha, beta, gamma ... dead ThriftBooks — buy Alpha, beta, gamma ... dead eBooks.com — buy Alpha, beta, gamma ... dead
- 27 Unnatural Wastage Amazon — buy Unnatural Wastage Bookshop — buy Unnatural Wastage ThriftBooks — buy Unnatural Wastage eBooks.com — buy Unnatural Wastage
- 28 Smiling at Death Amazon — buy Smiling at Death Bookshop — buy Smiling at Death ThriftBooks — buy Smiling at Death eBooks.com — buy Smiling at Death
- 29 Little Gentle Sleuthing Amazon — buy Little Gentle Sleuthing Bookshop — buy Little Gentle Sleuthing ThriftBooks — buy Little Gentle Sleuthing eBooks.com — buy Little Gentle Sleuthing
- 30 The scent of death Amazon — buy The scent of death Bookshop — buy The scent of death ThriftBooks — buy The scent of death eBooks.com — buy The scent of death
- 31 Scent of Death Amazon — buy Scent of Death Bookshop — buy Scent of Death ThriftBooks — buy Scent of Death eBooks.com — buy Scent of Death
- 32 Murder at the Manor Hotel Amazon — buy Murder at the Manor Hotel Bookshop — buy Murder at the Manor Hotel ThriftBooks — buy Murder at the Manor Hotel eBooks.com — buy Murder at the Manor Hotel
- 33 Murder on a Winter Afternoon Amazon — buy Murder on a Winter Afternoon Bookshop — buy Murder on a Winter Afternoon ThriftBooks — buy Murder on a Winter Afternoon eBooks.com — buy Murder on a Winter Afternoon
- 34 Murder in the Morning Amazon — buy Murder in the Morning Bookshop — buy Murder in the Morning ThriftBooks — buy Murder in the Morning eBooks.com — buy Murder in the Morning
- 35 Murder at Larkfield Barn Amazon — buy Murder at Larkfield Barn Bookshop — buy Murder at Larkfield Barn ThriftBooks — buy Murder at Larkfield Barn eBooks.com — buy Murder at Larkfield Barn
- 36 Death at Beacon Cottage Amazon — buy Death at Beacon Cottage Bookshop — buy Death at Beacon Cottage ThriftBooks — buy Death at Beacon Cottage eBooks.com — buy Death at Beacon Cottage
- 37 Murder at Benbury Brook Amazon — buy Murder at Benbury Brook Bookshop — buy Murder at Benbury Brook ThriftBooks — buy Murder at Benbury Brook eBooks.com — buy Murder at Benbury Brook
- 38 Death at Sandy Bay Amazon — buy Death at Sandy Bay Bookshop — buy Death at Sandy Bay ThriftBooks — buy Death at Sandy Bay eBooks.com — buy Death at Sandy Bay
- 39 Murder in the Orchard Amazon — buy Murder in the Orchard Bookshop — buy Murder in the Orchard ThriftBooks — buy Murder in the Orchard eBooks.com — buy Murder in the Orchard
- 40 Death at Burwell Farm Amazon — buy Death at Burwell Farm Bookshop — buy Death at Burwell Farm ThriftBooks — buy Death at Burwell Farm eBooks.com — buy Death at Burwell Farm
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A little gentle sleuthing | 1990 | ||
| 2 | Finishing touch | 1991 | ||
| 3 | Over the edge | 1992 | ||
| 4 | Exhaustive enquiries | 1993 | ||
| 5 | Exhaustive Enquiries (Melissa Craig Mysteries) | 1994 | ||
| 6 | Malice Poetic | 1995 | ||
| 7 | A Hive of Bees | 1996 | ||
| 8 | Smiling at Death (A Melissa Craig Mystery) | 1996 | ||
| 9 | Deadly Legacy (A Melissa Craig Mystery) | 1996 | ||
| 10 | An Inconsiderate Death | 1997 | ||
| 11 | Death at Dearley Manor | 1998 | ||
| 12 | Cherry Pickers | 1998 | ||
| 13 | The Cherry Pickers (A Melissa Craig Mystery) | 1998 | ||
| 14 | The man at the window | 1999 | ||
| 15 | Copycat | 1999 | ||
| 16 | Copycat (Sukey Reynolds Mysteries) | 2000 | ||
| 17 | Touch Me Not | 2001 | ||
| 18 | Fourth Suspect | 2001 | ||
| 19 | The Fourth Suspect (A Melissa Craig Mystery) | 2001 | ||
| 20 | The Dirty Work | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Sweet Venom | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Dirty Work | 2004 | ||
| 23 | No Laughing Matter | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Deadly Obsession | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Party to Murder | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Alpha, beta, gamma ... dead | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Unnatural Wastage | 2012 | ||
| 28 | Smiling at Death | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Little Gentle Sleuthing | 2013 | ||
| 30 | The scent of death | 2014 | ||
| 31 | Scent of Death | 2014 | ||
| 32 | Murder at the Manor Hotel | 2018 | ||
| 33 | Murder on a Winter Afternoon | 2018 | ||
| 34 | Murder in the Morning | 2018 | ||
| 35 | Murder at Larkfield Barn | 2019 | ||
| 36 | Death at Beacon Cottage | 2019 | ||
| 37 | Murder at Benbury Brook | 2019 | ||
| 38 | Death at Sandy Bay | 2019 | ||
| 39 | Murder in the Orchard | 2019 | ||
| 40 | Death at Burwell Farm | 2019 |
Betty Rowlands reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with A little gentle sleuthing (1990). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Betty Rowlands — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Betty Rowlands books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1990–2019.
What is the newest Betty Rowlands book?
Death at Burwell Farm, published in 2019.