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Susan Wittig Albert Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Susan Wittig Albert in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 76 books / 8 series

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.

Books by Susan Wittig Albert in Publication Order

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 The Tale of Oat Cake Crag POoTCToBPB / 7 Buy
2010 An Extraordinary Year of Ordinary Days POoNB / 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

Complete Susan Wittig Albert Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Crystal Cave Reading Order 3 books / 2019-2019
01 NoBODY 2019 Buy
02 SomeBODY Else 2019 Buy
03 Out of BODY 2019 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 2013-2023
01 A Wilder Rose 2013 Buy
02 Loving Eleanor 2016 Buy
03 The General's Women 2017 Buy
04 Someone Always Nearby 2023 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 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
The Darling Dahlias Reading Order 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
01 An Unthymely Death and Other Garden Mysteries 2003 Buy
02 China Bayles' Book of Days 2006 Buy
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
Victorian Mysteries Reading Order 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
China Bayles Reading Order 29 books / 1992-2024
01 Thyme of Death 1992 Buy
02 Witches' Bane 1993 Buy
03 Hangman's Root 1994 Buy
04 Rosemary Remembered 1995 Buy
05 Rueful Death 1996 Buy
06 Love Lies Bleeding 1997 Buy
07 Chile Death 1998 Buy
08 Lavender Lies 1999 Buy
09 Mistletoe Man 2000 Buy
10 Bloodroot 2001 Buy
11 Indigo Dying 2003 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
16 Nightshade 2008 Buy
17 Wormwood 2009 Buy
18 Holly Blues 2010 Buy
19 Mourning Gloria 2011 Buy
20 Cat's Claw 2012 Buy
21 Widow's Tears 2013 Buy
22 Death Come Quickly 2014 Buy
23 Bittersweet 2015 Buy
24 Blood Orange 2016 Buy
25 The Last Chance Olive Ranch 2017 Buy
26 Queen Anne's Lace 2018 Buy
27 A Plain Vanilla Murder 2019 Buy
28 Hemlock 2021 Buy
29 Forget Me Never 2024 Buy

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What is the best order to read Susan Wittig Albert 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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