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Home / Authors / Susan Wittig Albert Susan Wittig Albert American author Susan Wittig Albert is best known for the China Bayles mystery series and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Her books have sold millions of copies and earned multiple Agatha Award nominations. This page lists Susan Wittig Albert’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1992 Work Of Her Own POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Thyme of Death POoCBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 World Literature POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 Witches' Bane POoCBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1994 Death at Bishop's Keep POoVMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 Hangman's Root POoCBB · 3 Buy ↗ 1995 Death at Gallows Green POoVMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 Rosemary Remembered POoCBB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 Rueful Death POoCBB · 5 Buy ↗ 1997 Death at Daisy's Folly POoVMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 Writing from Life POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 Love Lies Bleeding POoCBB · 6 Buy ↗ 1998 Death at Devil's Bridge POoVMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1998 Chile Death POoCBB · 7 Buy ↗ 1999 Death at Rottingdean POoVMB · 5 Buy ↗ 1999 Lavender Lies POoCBB · 8 Buy ↗ 2000 Death at Whitechapel POoVMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2000 Mistletoe Man POoCBB · 9 Buy ↗ 2001 Death at Epsom Downs POoVMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2001 Bloodroot POoCBB · 10 Buy ↗ 2002 Death at Dartmoor POoVMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2003 An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysteries POoCBC · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 With Courage and Common Sense POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 Death at Glamis Castle POoVMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2003 Indigo Dying POoCBB · 11 Buy ↗ 2004 The Tale of Hill Top Farm POoTCToBPB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Death in Hyde Park POoVMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2004 Dilly of a Death POoCBB · 12 Buy ↗ 2005 The Tale of Holly How POoTCToBPB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Death at Blenheim Palace POoVMB · 11 Buy ↗ 2005 Dead Man's Bones POoCBB · 13 Buy ↗ 2006 China Bayles' Book of Days POoCBC · 2 Buy ↗ 2006 Death on the Lizard POoVMB · 12 Buy ↗ 2006 Bleeding Hearts POoCBB · 14 Buy ↗ 2007 The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood POoTCToBPB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 The Tale of Hawthorn House POoTCToBPB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 What Wildness Is This: Women Write about the Southwest POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2007 Spanish Dagger POoCBB · 15 Buy ↗ 2008 The Tale of Briar Bank POoTCToBPB · 5 Buy ↗ 2008 Nightshade POoCBB · 16 Buy ↗ 2009 The Tale of Applebeck Orchard POoTCToBPB · 6 Buy ↗ 2009 Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2009 Wormwood POoCBB · 17 Buy ↗ 2010 The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree POoTDDB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 An Extraordinary Year of Ordinary Days POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2010 The Tale of Oat Cake Crag POoTCToBPB · 7 Buy ↗ 2010 Holly Blues POoCBB · 18 Buy ↗ 2011 The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies POoTDDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 The Tale of Castle Cottage POoTCToBPB · 8 Buy ↗ 2011 Mourning Gloria POoCBB · 19 Buy ↗ 2012 The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose POoTDDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Cat's Claw POoCBB · 20 Buy ↗ 2013 A Wilder Rose POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star POoTDDB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 Widow's Tears POoCBB · 21 Buy ↗ 2014 The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush POoTDDB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 Starting Points POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2014 Death Come Quickly POoCBB · 22 Buy ↗ 2015 The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady POoTDDB · 6 Buy ↗ 2015 Bittersweet POoCBB · 23 Buy ↗ 2016 Loving Eleanor POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 Blood Orange POoCBB · 24 Buy ↗ 2017 The General's Women POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 The Last Chance Olive Ranch POoCBB · 25 Buy ↗ 2018 The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover POoTDDB · 7 Buy ↗ 2018 The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle POoTDDB · 8 Buy ↗ 2018 Queen Anne's Lace POoCBB · 26 Buy ↗ 2019 NoBODY POoCCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2019 SomeBODY Else POoCCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Out of BODY POoCCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 A Plain Vanilla Murder POoCBB · 27 Buy ↗ 2020 The Darling Dahlias And The Voodoo Lily POoTDDB · 9 Buy ↗ 2021 Hemlock POoCBB · 28 Buy ↗ 2022 The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker POoTDDB · 10 Buy ↗ 2023 Someone Always Nearby POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2024 Forget Me Never POoCBB · 29 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Crystal Cave Books 3 books · 2019–2019
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 4 books · 2013–2023
02 Loving Eleanor 2016 Buy ↗ 03 The General's Women 2017 Buy ↗ 04 Someone Always Nearby 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 8 books · 1992–2014
01 Work Of Her Own 1992 Buy ↗ 02 World Literature 1993 Buy ↗ 03 Writing from Life 1997 Buy ↗ 04 With Courage and Common Sense 2003 Buy ↗ 05 What Wildness Is This: Women Write about the Southwest 2007 Buy ↗ 06 Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place 2009 Buy ↗ 07 An Extraordinary Year of Ordinary Days 2010 Buy ↗ 08 Starting Points 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Darling Dahlias Books 10 books · 2010–2022
01 The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree 2010 Buy ↗ 02 The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies 2011 Buy ↗ 03 The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose 2012 Buy ↗ 04 The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star 2013 Buy ↗ 05 The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush 2014 Buy ↗ 06 The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'Clock Lady 2015 Buy ↗ 07 The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover 2018 Buy ↗ 08 The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle 2018 Buy ↗ 09 The Darling Dahlias And The Voodoo Lily 2020 Buy ↗ 10 The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of China Bayles Collections 2 books · 2003–2006
01 An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysteries 2003 Buy ↗ 02 China Bayles' Book of Days 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Books 8 books · 2004–2011
01 The Tale of Hill Top Farm 2004 Buy ↗ 02 The Tale of Holly How 2005 Buy ↗ 03 The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood 2007 Buy ↗ 04 The Tale of Hawthorn House 2007 Buy ↗ 05 The Tale of Briar Bank 2008 Buy ↗ 06 The Tale of Applebeck Orchard 2009 Buy ↗ 07 The Tale of Oat Cake Crag 2010 Buy ↗ 08 The Tale of Castle Cottage 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Victorian Mysteries Books 12 books · 1994–2006
01 Death at Bishop's Keep 1994 Buy ↗ 02 Death at Gallows Green 1995 Buy ↗ 03 Death at Daisy's Folly 1997 Buy ↗ 04 Death at Devil's Bridge 1998 Buy ↗ 05 Death at Rottingdean 1999 Buy ↗ 06 Death at Whitechapel 2000 Buy ↗ 07 Death at Epsom Downs 2001 Buy ↗ 08 Death at Dartmoor 2002 Buy ↗ 09 Death at Glamis Castle 2003 Buy ↗ 10 Death in Hyde Park 2004 Buy ↗ 11 Death at Blenheim Palace 2005 Buy ↗ 12 Death on the Lizard 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of China Bayles Books 29 books · 1992–2024
01 Thyme of Death 1992 Buy ↗ 03 Hangman's Root 1994 Buy ↗ 04 Rosemary Remembered 1995 Buy ↗ 06 Love Lies Bleeding 1997 Buy ↗ 12 Dilly of a Death 2004 Buy ↗ 13 Dead Man's Bones 2005 Buy ↗ 14 Bleeding Hearts 2006 Buy ↗ 15 Spanish Dagger 2007 Buy ↗ 19 Mourning Gloria 2011 Buy ↗ 22 Death Come Quickly 2014 Buy ↗ 25 The Last Chance Olive Ranch 2017 Buy ↗ 26 Queen Anne's Lace 2018 Buy ↗ 27 A Plain Vanilla Murder 2019 Buy ↗ 29 Forget Me Never 2024 Buy ↗