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Home / Authors / Emma Lathen Emma Lathen Emma Lathen was the pseudonym of American authors Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart, best known for the John Putnam Thatcher financial mystery series. Their books have sold millions of copies worldwide, praised for their sharp wit and intricate plots. This page lists Emma Lathen’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1961 Banking on Death POoJPTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1963 A Place for Murder POoJPTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1964 Accounting for Murder POoJPTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1966 Murder Makes the Wheels Go 'Round POoJPTB · 4 Buy ↗ 1966 Death Shall Overcome POoJPTB · 5 Buy ↗ 1967 Murder Against the Grain POoJPTB · 6 Buy ↗ 1968 Murder Sunny Side Up POoBSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1968 A Stitch in Time POoJPTB · 7 Buy ↗ 1968 Come to Dust POoJPTB · 8 Buy ↗ 1969 When in Greece POoJPTB · 9 Buy ↗ 1969 Murder To Go POoJPTB · 10 Buy ↗ 1970 Murder in High Place POoBSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1970 Pick Up Sticks POoJPTB · 11 Buy ↗ 1971 There Is No Justice POoBSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1971 Ashes to Ashes POoJPTB · 12 Buy ↗ 1971 The Longer the Thread POoJPTB · 13 Buy ↗ 1972 Murder Without Icing POoJPTB · 14 Buy ↗ 1974 Epitaph for a Lobbyist POoBSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1974 Sweet and Low POoJPTB · 15 Buy ↗ 1975 By Hook or by Crook POoJPTB · 16 Buy ↗ 1976 Murder Out of Commission POoBSB · 5 Buy ↗ 1978 Double, Double, Oil and Trouble POoJPTB · 17 Buy ↗ 1980 The Attending Physician POoBSB · 6 Buy ↗ 1980 Going for the Gold POoJPTB · 18 Buy ↗ 1982 Green Grow the Dollars POoJPTB · 19 Buy ↗ 1983 Unexpected Developments POoBSB · 7 Buy ↗ 1988 Something in the Air POoJPTB · 20 Buy ↗ 1991 East Is East POoJPTB · 21 Buy ↗ 1993 Right on the Money POoJPTB · 22 Buy ↗ 1996 Brewing Up a Storm POoJPTB · 23 Buy ↗ 1997 A Shark Out of Water POoJPTB · 24 Buy ↗ 1999 Political Murder POoETB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Whatever Happened to Emma Lathen? POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Dot Com Murder POoETB · 2 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Elizabeth Thatcher Books 2 books · 1999–2016
01 Political Murder 1999 Buy ↗ 02 Dot Com Murder 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of John Putnam Thatcher Books 24 books · 1961–1997
01 Banking on Death 1961 Buy ↗ 02 A Place for Murder 1963 Buy ↗ 03 Accounting for Murder 1964 Buy ↗ 04 Murder Makes the Wheels Go 'Round 1966 Buy ↗ 05 Death Shall Overcome 1966 Buy ↗ 06 Murder Against the Grain 1967 Buy ↗ 07 A Stitch in Time 1968 Buy ↗ 09 When in Greece 1969 Buy ↗ 11 Pick Up Sticks 1970 Buy ↗ 12 Ashes to Ashes 1971 Buy ↗ 13 The Longer the Thread 1971 Buy ↗ 14 Murder Without Icing 1972 Buy ↗ 16 By Hook or by Crook 1975 Buy ↗ 17 Double, Double, Oil and Trouble 1978 Buy ↗ 18 Going for the Gold 1980 Buy ↗ 19 Green Grow the Dollars 1982 Buy ↗ 20 Something in the Air 1988 Buy ↗ 22 Right on the Money 1993 Buy ↗ 23 Brewing Up a Storm 1996 Buy ↗ 24 A Shark Out of Water 1997 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 2016
01 Whatever Happened to Emma Lathen? 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ben Safford Books 7 books · 1968–1983
01 Murder Sunny Side Up 1968 Buy ↗ 02 Murder in High Place 1970 Buy ↗ 03 There Is No Justice 1971 Buy ↗ 04 Epitaph for a Lobbyist 1974 Buy ↗ 05 Murder Out of Commission 1976 Buy ↗ 06 The Attending Physician 1980 Buy ↗ 07 Unexpected Developments 1983 Buy ↗