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Livia J. Washburn Books in Order

Find every Livia J. Washburn book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 82 books / 14 series

American author Livia J. Washburn is best known for the Fresh Baked Mystery series and the Literary Tour mystery series. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned multiple Agatha Award nominations. This page provides the Livia J. Washburn books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Livia J. Washburn Books in Chronological Order

1983 The Emerald Land POoSN / 1 Buy
1987 Wild Night POoLHB / 1 Buy
1987 Epitaph POoENotWB / 1 Buy
1989 Dead-Stick POoLHB / 2 Buy
1990 Ghost River(As: L.J. Washburn) POoSN / 2 Buy
1990 Dog Heavies POoLHB / 3 Buy
1991 Red River Ruse(As: L.J. Washburn) POoSN / 3 Buy
1994 Wind River(By: James Reasoner) POoWRB / 1 Buy
1994 Thunder Wagon(By: James Reasoner) POoWRB / 2 Buy
1994 Wolf Shadow(By: James Reasoner) POoWRB / 3 Buy
1995 Rivers of Gold(As: J.L. Reasoner) POoSN / 4 Buy
1995 Medicine Creek(By: James Reasoner) POoWRB / 4 Buy
1995 The Healer's Road(As: J.L. Reasoner) POoSN / 5 Buy
1995 Dark Trail(By: James Reasoner) POoWRB / 5 Buy
1995 Crusade: Lyron's Lament(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) POoSN / 6 Buy
1996 Healer's Calling(As: J.L. Reasoner) POoSN / 7 Buy
1997 Shadows in the Flame(By: Tess Farraday) POoHHB / 1 Buy
1997 Earth Angel(By: Kate Freiman) POoHHB / 2 Buy
1997 Cossack Three Ponies(As: J.L. Reasoner) POoSN / 8 Buy
1998 A Faerie Tale(By: Ginny Reyes) POoMLB / 1 Buy
1998 Mending Fences POoOTB / 1 Buy
1998 Riders of the Monte POoENotWB / 2 Buy
1999 Alura's Wish POoMLB / 2 Buy
1999 Razzle Dazzle(By: Lisa Hendrix) POoMLB / 3 Buy
1999 Snow in Summer(By: Tess Farraday) POoHHB / 3 Buy
1999 Coming Home(By: Willa Hix) POoHHB / 4 Buy
1999 Haunting Hope(By: Raina Lynn) POoHHB / 5 Buy
1999 Soul Survivor(By: Susan Plunkett) POoHHB / 6 Buy
2000 Yesterday's Flame POoSN / 9 Buy
2000 Tie a Black Ribbon(With: James Reasoner) POoSN / 10 Buy
2005 Call to Arms POoPB / 1 Buy
2006 A Peach of a Murder POoFMB / 1 Buy
2006 War Drums(With: James Reasoner) POoPB / 2 Buy
2007 Murder by the Slice POoFMB / 2 Buy
2008 Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead POoDDB / 1 Buy
2008 The Christmas Cookie Killer POoFMB / 3 Buy
2009 Huckleberry Finished POoDDB / 2 Buy
2009 Killer Crab Cakes POoFMB / 4 Buy
2009 In the Midnight Hour(By: Kimberly Raye) POoHHB / 7 Buy
2009 The Vampire Affair(As: Livia Reasoner) POoSN / 11 Buy
2010 Killer On A Hot Tin Roof POoDDB / 3 Buy
2010 It Takes Two(By: Sheridon Smythe) POoMLB / 4 Buy
2010 The Pumpkin Muffin Murder POoFMB / 5 Buy
2010 Three's A Charm(By: Sheridon Smythe) POoMLB / 5 Buy
2011 Witch Got Your Tongue POoTWB / 1 Buy
2011 Hallam POoLHB / 4 Buy
2011 Judgment Day(By: James Reasoner) POoWRB / 6 Buy
2011 The Gingerbread Bump-Off POoFMB / 6 Buy
2011 Spirit Catcher POoHHB / 8 Buy
2011 Twice As Deadly POoSN / 12 Buy
2012 A Peck of Pickled Warlocks POoTWB / 2 Buy
2012 For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls POoDDB / 4 Buy
2012 Wedding Cake Killer POoFMB / 7 Buy
2012 Ransom Valley POoWRB / 7 Buy
2012 Ghost of Summer(By: Sally Berneathy) POoHHB / 9 Buy
2013 The Fatal Funnel Cake POoFMB / 8 Buy
2013 The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) POoSN / 13 Buy
2014 Mockingbird and Big Earl(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 Charlie's Pie POoSS / 2 Buy
2014 Guarding Her Heart POoSS / 3 Buy
2014 Trick or Deadly Treat POoFMB / 9 Buy
2015 A Wild West Christmas POoSSC / 1 Buy
2015 Missing! City of Gold(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) POoSS / 4 Buy
2015 Tinseltown POoSS / 5 Buy
2015 Naughty or Mice POoSS / 6 Buy
2015 The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer POoFMB / 10 Buy
2016 The Badge and the Bride POoSS / 7 Buy
2016 Panhandle Freight POoSS / 8 Buy
2016 Keepsake POoSS / 9 Buy
2016 Kissing Until Christmas POoSS / 10 Buy
2017 Baker's Deadly Dozen POoFMB / 11 Buy
2018 Black and Blueberry Die POoFMB / 12 Buy
2018 The Great Chili Kill-Off POoFMB / 13 Buy
2018 Bandera Pass(As: L.J. Washburn) POoSN / 14 Buy
2018 Death Bakes a Pecan Pie POoFMB / 14 Buy
2020 Outlaw Blood POoWRB / 8 Buy
2020 Six-Gun Law POoWRB / 9 Buy
2020 The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper POoFMB / 15 Buy
2021 Never Trifle with Murder POoFMB / 16 Buy
2023 Kingfisher P. I.(With: James Reasoner) POoKPB / 1 Buy
2024 Dark Ride(With: James Reasoner) POoKPB / 2 Buy
2024 Tourist Trap(With: James Reasoner) POoKPB / 3 Buy

Livia J. Washburn Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 A Wild West Christmas 2015 Buy
01 Mending Fences 1998 Buy
01 Mockingbird and Big Earl(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) 2014 Buy
02 Charlie's Pie 2014 Buy
03 Guarding Her Heart 2014 Buy
04 Missing! City of Gold(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) 2015 Buy
05 Tinseltown 2015 Buy
06 Naughty or Mice 2015 Buy
07 The Badge and the Bride 2016 Buy
08 Panhandle Freight 2016 Buy
09 Keepsake 2016 Buy
10 Kissing Until Christmas 2016 Buy
01 A Faerie Tale(By: Ginny Reyes) 1998 Buy
02 Alura's Wish 1999 Buy
03 Razzle Dazzle(By: Lisa Hendrix) 1999 Buy
04 It Takes Two(By: Sheridon Smythe) 2010 Buy
05 Three's A Charm(By: Sheridon Smythe) 2010 Buy
01 Witch Got Your Tongue 2011 Buy
02 A Peck of Pickled Warlocks 2012 Buy
01 Kingfisher P. I.(With: James Reasoner) 2023 Buy
02 Dark Ride(With: James Reasoner) 2024 Buy
03 Tourist Trap(With: James Reasoner) 2024 Buy
01 Epitaph 1987 Buy
02 Riders of the Monte 1998 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 14 books / 1983-2018
01 The Emerald Land 1983 Buy
02 Ghost River(As: L.J. Washburn) 1990 Buy
03 Red River Ruse(As: L.J. Washburn) 1991 Buy
04 Rivers of Gold(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1995 Buy
05 The Healer's Road(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1995 Buy
06 Crusade: Lyron's Lament(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) 1995 Buy
07 Healer's Calling(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1996 Buy
08 Cossack Three Ponies(As: J.L. Reasoner) 1997 Buy
09 Yesterday's Flame 2000 Buy
10 Tie a Black Ribbon(With: James Reasoner) 2000 Buy
11 The Vampire Affair(As: Livia Reasoner) 2009 Buy
12 Twice As Deadly 2011 Buy
13 The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang(As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner) 2013 Buy
14 Bandera Pass(As: L.J. Washburn) 2018 Buy
Wind River Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1994-2020
01 Wind River(By: James Reasoner) 1994 Buy
02 Thunder Wagon(By: James Reasoner) 1994 Buy
03 Wolf Shadow(By: James Reasoner) 1994 Buy
04 Medicine Creek(By: James Reasoner) 1995 Buy
05 Dark Trail(By: James Reasoner) 1995 Buy
06 Judgment Day(By: James Reasoner) 2011 Buy
07 Ransom Valley 2012 Buy
08 Outlaw Blood 2020 Buy
09 Six-Gun Law 2020 Buy
01 Wild Night 1987 Buy
02 Dead-Stick 1989 Buy
03 Dog Heavies 1990 Buy
04 Hallam 2011 Buy
Palmetto Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2005-2006
01 Call to Arms 2005 Buy
02 War Drums(With: James Reasoner) 2006 Buy
01 A Peach of a Murder 2006 Buy
02 Murder by the Slice 2007 Buy
03 The Christmas Cookie Killer 2008 Buy
04 Killer Crab Cakes 2009 Buy
05 The Pumpkin Muffin Murder 2010 Buy
06 The Gingerbread Bump-Off 2011 Buy
07 Wedding Cake Killer 2012 Buy
08 The Fatal Funnel Cake 2013 Buy
09 Trick or Deadly Treat 2014 Buy
10 The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer 2015 Buy
11 Baker's Deadly Dozen 2017 Buy
12 Black and Blueberry Die 2018 Buy
13 The Great Chili Kill-Off 2018 Buy
14 Death Bakes a Pecan Pie 2018 Buy
15 The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper 2020 Buy
16 Never Trifle with Murder 2021 Buy
01 Shadows in the Flame(By: Tess Farraday) 1997 Buy
02 Earth Angel(By: Kate Freiman) 1997 Buy
03 Snow in Summer(By: Tess Farraday) 1999 Buy
04 Coming Home(By: Willa Hix) 1999 Buy
05 Haunting Hope(By: Raina Lynn) 1999 Buy
06 Soul Survivor(By: Susan Plunkett) 1999 Buy
07 In the Midnight Hour(By: Kimberly Raye) 2009 Buy
08 Spirit Catcher 2011 Buy
09 Ghost of Summer(By: Sally Berneathy) 2012 Buy
01 Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead 2008 Buy
02 Huckleberry Finished 2009 Buy
03 Killer On A Hot Tin Roof 2010 Buy
04 For Whom the Funeral Bell Tolls 2012 Buy

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What is the best order to read Livia J. Washburn 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.

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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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