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Janet Dawson Books in Order

Find every Janet Dawson book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 34 books / 7 series

American author Janet Dawson is best known for her Jeri Howard mystery series featuring a California private investigator. Her debut novel, *Kindred Crimes*, won the St. Martin’s Press/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel contest. This page provides the Janet Dawson books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Janet Dawson Books in Chronological Order

1990 Kindred Crimes POoJHMB / 1 Buy
1993 Till the Old Men Die POoJHMB / 2 Buy
1993 Take a Number POoJHMB / 3 Buy
1994 Don't Turn Your Back On The Ocean POoJHMB / 4 Buy
1995 The Missing Child / Nobody's Child POoJHMB / 5 Buy
1996 A Credible Threat POoJHMB / 6 Buy
1997 Witness to Evil POoJHMB / 7 Buy
1998 Where the Bodies Are Buried POoJHMB / 8 Buy
2000 A Killing at the Track POoJHMB / 9 Buy
2002 Voice Mail POoSS / 1 Buy
2002 Scam and Eggs POoC / 1 Buy
2011 Candles on the Corner POoJHSS / 1 Buy
2011 Little Red Corvette POoJHSS / 2 Buy
2011 Pack Rat POoSS / 2 Buy
2011 Slayer Statute POoJHSS / 3 Buy
2011 By The Book POoSS / 3 Buy
2011 Blue Eyes POoJHSS / 4 Buy
2011 Invisible Time POoSS / 4 Buy
2011 Mrs. Lincoln's Dilemma POoSS / 5 Buy
2011 What The Cat Dragged In POoSS / 6 Buy
2011 Witchcraft POoSS / 7 Buy
2011 Bit Player POoJHMB / 10 Buy
2012 What You Wish for POoSN / 1 Buy
2013 Death Rides the Zephyr POoCZMB / 1 Buy
2015 Cold Trail POoJHMB / 11 Buy
2016 Death Deals a Hand POoCZMB / 2 Buy
2017 Water Signs POoJHMB / 12 Buy
2018 The Ghost in Roomette Four POoCZMB / 3 Buy
2018 But Not Forgotten POoSS / 8 Buy
2019 Hit the Books! POoNB / 1 Buy
2019 The Devil Close Behind POoJHMB / 13 Buy
2020 Death Above the Line POoCZMB / 4 Buy
2021 The Sacrificial Daughter POoSN / 2 Buy
2023 The Things We Keep POoJHMB / 14 Buy

Janet Dawson Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Death Rides the Zephyr 2013 Buy
02 Death Deals a Hand 2016 Buy
03 The Ghost in Roomette Four 2018 Buy
04 Death Above the Line 2020 Buy
01 Hit the Books! 2019 Buy
01 Scam and Eggs 2002 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2012-2021
01 What You Wish for 2012 Buy
02 The Sacrificial Daughter 2021 Buy
01 Kindred Crimes 1990 Buy
02 Till the Old Men Die 1993 Buy
03 Take a Number 1993 Buy
04 Don't Turn Your Back On The Ocean 1994 Buy
05 The Missing Child / Nobody's Child 1995 Buy
06 A Credible Threat 1996 Buy
07 Witness to Evil 1997 Buy
08 Where the Bodies Are Buried 1998 Buy
09 A Killing at the Track 2000 Buy
10 Bit Player 2011 Buy
11 Cold Trail 2015 Buy
12 Water Signs 2017 Buy
13 The Devil Close Behind 2019 Buy
14 The Things We Keep 2023 Buy
01 Candles on the Corner 2011 Buy
02 Little Red Corvette 2011 Buy
03 Slayer Statute 2011 Buy
04 Blue Eyes 2011 Buy
01 Voice Mail 2002 Buy
02 Pack Rat 2011 Buy
03 By The Book 2011 Buy
04 Invisible Time 2011 Buy
05 Mrs. Lincoln's Dilemma 2011 Buy
06 What The Cat Dragged In 2011 Buy
07 Witchcraft 2011 Buy
08 But Not Forgotten 2018 Buy

Where to start with Janet Dawson

What is the best order to read Janet Dawson 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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