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Dorothy St. James Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Dorothy St. James in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 12 books / 5 series

American author Dorothy St. James is best known for her cozy mystery series, including the White House Gardener Mysteries and the Beloved Bookroom Mysteries. Her engaging, character-driven novels have earned a loyal readership and critical praise. This page provides the Dorothy St. James books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Dorothy St. James in Publication Order

2011 Birds in Paradise(As: Dorothy McFalls) POoAPMB / 1 Buy
2011 Flowerbed of State POoWHGMB / 1 Buy
2012 The Scarlet Pepper POoWHGMB / 2 Buy
2013 Oak and Dagger POoWHGMB / 3 Buy
2017 Asking for Truffle POoSCSMB / 1 Buy
2018 Playing With Bonbon Fire POoSCSMB / 2 Buy
2018 In Cold Chocolate POoSCSMB / 3 Buy
2019 Bonbon with the Wind POoSCSMB / 4 Buy
2020 Ms. Starr's Most Inconvenient Change of Heart POoRRRMB / 1 Buy
2021 The Broken Spine POoBBMB / 1 Buy
2022 A Perfect Bind POoBBMB / 2 Buy
2022 A Book Club to Die for POoBBMB / 3 Buy

Complete Dorothy St. James Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Ms. Starr's Most Inconvenient Change of Heart 2020 Buy
01 Birds in Paradise(As: Dorothy McFalls) 2011 Buy
01 Asking for Truffle 2017 Buy
02 Playing With Bonbon Fire 2018 Buy
03 In Cold Chocolate 2018 Buy
04 Bonbon with the Wind 2019 Buy
01 The Broken Spine 2021 Buy
02 A Perfect Bind 2022 Buy
03 A Book Club to Die for 2022 Buy
01 Flowerbed of State 2011 Buy
02 The Scarlet Pepper 2012 Buy
03 Oak and Dagger 2013 Buy

Where to start with Dorothy St. James

What is the best order to read Dorothy St. James books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.