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Jess Lourey Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Jess Lourey in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 41 books / 9 series

American author Jess Lourey is best known for her bestselling Murder-by-Month mystery series and the critically acclaimed literary thriller *Bloodline*. Her books have sold over one million copies. This page provides the Jess Lourey books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Jess Lourey in Publication Order

2006 May Day POoMMB / 1 Buy
2007 June Bug POoMMB / 2 Buy
2007 Knee High by the Fourth of July POoMMB / 3 Buy
2008 August Moon POoMMB / 4 Buy
2009 September Fair / September Mourn POoMMB / 5 Buy
2011 October Fest POoMMB / 6 Buy
2012 The Toadhouse Trilogy POoSN / 1 Buy
2012 November Hunt POoMMB / 7 Buy
2012 December Dread POoMMB / 8 Buy
2014 Seven Daughters POoTCBoSB / 1 Buy
2014 Beauty Is in the Eye of the Newt POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 The Paper Frog POoSS / 2 Buy
2014 The Catalain Book of Secrets POoTCBoSB / 2 Buy
2014 Give Her a Hand POoSS / 3 Buy
2014 January Thaw POoMMB / 9 Buy
2014 Death by Potato Salad POoMMB / 10 Buy
2015 February Fever POoMMB / 11 Buy
2016 Salem's Cipher POoSCMB / 1 Buy
2016 Better Than Gin: A Coloring Book for Writers(As: Jessica Lourey, With: Tony Van Den Einde) POoNB / 1 Buy
2016 The Adventure of the First Problem POoSCMB / 2 Buy
2017 Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction(As: Jessica Lourey) POoNB / 2 Buy
2017 March of Crime POoMMB / 12 Buy
2018 Mercy's Chase POoSCMB / 3 Buy
2019 April Fools POoMMB / 13 Buy
2020 Unspeakable Things POoSN / 2 Buy
2021 Leave My Book Alone! POoCICB / 1 Buy
2021 Bloodline POoSN / 3 Buy
2021 Litani POoSN / 4 Buy
2022 Uncharted Waters(By: Sally Hepworth) POoGB / 1 Buy
2022 His Happy Place(By: Zakiya Dalila Harris) POoGB / 2 Buy
2022 Belle Mer(By: Luanne Rice) POoGB / 3 Buy
2022 Stockholm(By: Catherine Steadman) POoGB / 4 Buy
2022 Catch Her in a Lie POoGB / 5 Buy
2022 Quarry Girls POoSN / 5 Buy
2022 Shell Game(By: Rumaan Alam) POoGB / 6 Buy
2022 Monday Is Murder POoMMB / 14 Buy
2023 The Taken Ones POoSaRB / 1 Buy
2024 The Reaping POoSaRB / 2 Buy
2025 The Laughing Dead POoSaRB / 3 Buy
2026 The Verdant Cage POoSN / 6 Buy
2026 The Crying Killer POoSN / 7 Buy

Complete Jess Lourey Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Beauty Is in the Eye of the Newt 2014 Buy
02 The Paper Frog 2014 Buy
03 Give Her a Hand 2014 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 2016-2017
01 Better Than Gin: A Coloring Book for Writers(As: Jessica Lourey, With: Tony Van Den Einde) 2016 Buy
02 Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction(As: Jessica Lourey) 2017 Buy
Steinbeck and Reed Reading Order 3 books / 2023-2025
01 The Taken Ones 2023 Buy
02 The Reaping 2024 Buy
03 The Laughing Dead 2025 Buy
01 Salem's Cipher 2016 Buy
02 The Adventure of the First Problem 2016 Buy
03 Mercy's Chase 2018 Buy
01 Leave My Book Alone! 2021 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 2012-2026
01 The Toadhouse Trilogy 2012 Buy
02 Unspeakable Things 2020 Buy
03 Bloodline 2021 Buy
04 Litani 2021 Buy
05 Quarry Girls 2022 Buy
06 The Verdant Cage 2026 Buy
07 The Crying Killer 2026 Buy
Getaway Reading Order 6 books / 2022-2022
01 Uncharted Waters(By: Sally Hepworth) 2022 Buy
02 His Happy Place(By: Zakiya Dalila Harris) 2022 Buy
03 Belle Mer(By: Luanne Rice) 2022 Buy
04 Stockholm(By: Catherine Steadman) 2022 Buy
05 Catch Her in a Lie 2022 Buy
06 Shell Game(By: Rumaan Alam) 2022 Buy
01 May Day 2006 Buy
02 June Bug 2007 Buy
03 Knee High by the Fourth of July 2007 Buy
04 August Moon 2008 Buy
05 September Fair / September Mourn 2009 Buy
06 October Fest 2011 Buy
07 November Hunt 2012 Buy
08 December Dread 2012 Buy
09 January Thaw 2014 Buy
10 Death by Potato Salad 2014 Buy
11 February Fever 2015 Buy
12 March of Crime 2017 Buy
13 April Fools 2019 Buy
14 Monday Is Murder 2022 Buy
01 Seven Daughters 2014 Buy
02 The Catalain Book of Secrets 2014 Buy

Where to start with Jess Lourey

What is the best order to read Jess Lourey 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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