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Kathleen Bacus Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 16 books / 3 series

American author Kathleen Bacus is best known for her humorous *Calamity Jan* mystery series. Her books have sold over 500,000 copies and earned a RITA Award nomination. This page lists Kathleen Bacus’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All Kathleen Bacus Books in Chronological Order

2006 Calamity Jayne POoTJTB / 1 Buy
2006 Calamity Jayne Rides Again / Calamity Jayne and Fowl Play at the Fair POoTJTB / 2 Buy
2006 Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun / Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming POoTJTB / 3 Buy
2007 Calamity Jayne Goes to College / Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper POoTJTB / 4 Buy
2007 Calamity Jayne Heads West / Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West POoTJTB / 5 Buy
2008 Fianc’ at Her Fingertips POoSN / 1 Buy
2008 Anchors Aweigh / Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High Seas POoTJTB / 6 Buy
2012 Trading Spaces POoSN / 2 Buy
2013 Six Geese a' Slaying POo1DoCB / 1 Buy
2013 Seven Swans a' Shooting(By: Kyra Davis) POo1DoCB / 2 Buy
2013 Eight Maids a' Missing(By: Jana Deleon) POo1DoCB / 3 Buy
2013 Nine Ladies Dancing(By: Amanda Brice) POo1DoCB / 4 Buy
2013 The Tenth Dark Lord a' Leaping(By: Angie Fox) POo1DoCB / 5 Buy
2013 The Goose, The Gander, And Three French Hens(By: Robin Kaye) POo1DoCB / 6 Buy
2014 Calamity Jayne and the Trouble with Tandems POoTJTB / 7 Buy
2015 Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome POoTJTB / 8 Buy

Kathleen Bacus Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2008-2012
01 Fianc’ at Her Fingertips 2008 Buy
02 Trading Spaces 2012 Buy
01 Calamity Jayne 2006 Buy
02 Calamity Jayne Rides Again / Calamity Jayne and Fowl Play at the Fair 2006 Buy
03 Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun / Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming 2006 Buy
04 Calamity Jayne Goes to College / Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper 2007 Buy
05 Calamity Jayne Heads West / Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West 2007 Buy
06 Anchors Aweigh / Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High Seas 2008 Buy
07 Calamity Jayne and the Trouble with Tandems 2014 Buy
08 Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome 2015 Buy
01 Six Geese a' Slaying 2013 Buy
02 Seven Swans a' Shooting(By: Kyra Davis) 2013 Buy
03 Eight Maids a' Missing(By: Jana Deleon) 2013 Buy
04 Nine Ladies Dancing(By: Amanda Brice) 2013 Buy
05 The Tenth Dark Lord a' Leaping(By: Angie Fox) 2013 Buy
06 The Goose, The Gander, And Three French Hens(By: Robin Kaye) 2013 Buy

Where to start with Kathleen Bacus

What is the best order to read Kathleen Bacus 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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