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Miranda James Books in Order

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

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

Miranda James is an American author best known for the Cat in the Stacks mystery series. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned multiple Agatha Award nominations. This page provides the Miranda James books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Miranda James Books in Chronological Order

1994 By a Woman's Hand(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) POoNB / 1 Buy
1998 The Village Vampire and the Oboe of Death POoDJSS / 1 Buy
1998 The Village Vampire and the Oboe of Death(As: Dean James) POoSS / 1 Buy
1998 Killer Books(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) POoNB / 2 Buy
2000 Cruel as the Grave POoDSMB / 1 Buy
2001 Closer Than the Bones POoDSMB / 2 Buy
2002 Posted to Death POoSKB / 1 Buy
2003 Faked to Death POoSKB / 2 Buy
2003 The Dick Francis Companion(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) POoNB / 3 Buy
2004 Decorated to Death POoSKB / 3 Buy
2005 Flamingo Fatale POoTPMB / 1 Buy
2005 Baked to Death POoSKB / 4 Buy
2005 The Robert B. Parker Companion(As: Dean James, With: Elizabeth Foxwell) POoNB / 4 Buy
2006 Murder Over Easy POoTPMB / 2 Buy
2007 On the Slam POoBCMB / 1 Buy
2007 Best Served Cold POoTPMB / 3 Buy
2008 The Unkindest Cut POoBCMB / 2 Buy
2008 Bring Your Own Poison POoTPMB / 4 Buy
2008 Leftover Dead POoTPMB / 5 Buy
2010 Murder Past Due POoCITSMB / 1 Buy
2011 Classified as Murder POoCITSMB / 2 Buy
2012 File M for Murder POoCITSMB / 3 Buy
2012 Out of Circulation POoCITSMB / 4 Buy
2013 Death by Dissertation POoDSMB / 3 Buy
2014 Bless Her Dead Little Heart POoSLMB / 1 Buy
2014 The Silence of the Library POoCITSMB / 5 Buy
2015 Dead with the Wind POoSLMB / 2 Buy
2015 Arsenic and Old Books POoCITSMB / 6 Buy
2016 Digging Up the Dirt POoSLMB / 3 Buy
2016 No Cats Allowed POoCITSMB / 7 Buy
2017 Fixing to Die POoSLMB / 4 Buy
2017 Twelve Angry Librarians POoCITSMB / 8 Buy
2018 Claws for Concern POoCITSMB / 9 Buy
2018 Six Cats a Slayin' POoCITSMB / 10 Buy
2019 The Pawful Truth POoCITSMB / 11 Buy
2020 Careless Whiskers POoCITSMB / 12 Buy
2020 Cat Me If You Can POoCITSMB / 13 Buy
2021 What the Cat Dragged In POoCITSMB / 14 Buy
2023 Hiss Me Deadly POoCITSMB / 15 Buy
2024 Requiem for a Mouse POoCITSMB / 16 Buy
2025 Something Whiskered POoCITSMB / 17 Buy

Miranda James Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 By a Woman's Hand(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) 1994 Buy
02 Killer Books(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) 1998 Buy
03 The Dick Francis Companion(As: Dean James, With: Jean Swanson) 2003 Buy
04 The Robert B. Parker Companion(As: Dean James, With: Elizabeth Foxwell) 2005 Buy
01 The Village Vampire and the Oboe of Death(As: Dean James) 1998 Buy
01 Flamingo Fatale 2005 Buy
02 Murder Over Easy 2006 Buy
03 Best Served Cold 2007 Buy
04 Bring Your Own Poison 2008 Buy
05 Leftover Dead 2008 Buy
01 Murder Past Due 2010 Buy
02 Classified as Murder 2011 Buy
03 File M for Murder 2012 Buy
04 Out of Circulation 2012 Buy
05 The Silence of the Library 2014 Buy
06 Arsenic and Old Books 2015 Buy
07 No Cats Allowed 2016 Buy
08 Twelve Angry Librarians 2017 Buy
09 Claws for Concern 2018 Buy
10 Six Cats a Slayin' 2018 Buy
11 The Pawful Truth 2019 Buy
12 Careless Whiskers 2020 Buy
13 Cat Me If You Can 2020 Buy
14 What the Cat Dragged In 2021 Buy
15 Hiss Me Deadly 2023 Buy
16 Requiem for a Mouse 2024 Buy
17 Something Whiskered 2025 Buy
01 Cruel as the Grave 2000 Buy
02 Closer Than the Bones 2001 Buy
03 Death by Dissertation 2013 Buy
01 Posted to Death 2002 Buy
02 Faked to Death 2003 Buy
03 Decorated to Death 2004 Buy
04 Baked to Death 2005 Buy
01 On the Slam 2007 Buy
02 The Unkindest Cut 2008 Buy
01 The Village Vampire and the Oboe of Death 1998 Buy
01 Bless Her Dead Little Heart 2014 Buy
02 Dead with the Wind 2015 Buy
03 Digging Up the Dirt 2016 Buy
04 Fixing to Die 2017 Buy

Where to start with Miranda James

What is the best order to read Miranda James 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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