Ann Ripley Books in Order
Ann Ripley has written 10 books, published between 1994 and 2006. The first book is Mulch (1994) and the newest is Death in the Orchid Garden (2006). Publication order is the reading order below. All 10 books listed here are in the Gardening Mysteries series, which has its own page: Gardening Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1994–2006
- Pages on record
- 2,747 in 9 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 46–69 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,747 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Ann Ripley is the author of the Gardening Mysteries, which feature Louise Eldridge as a fictitious character. Catalogue subjects include women gardeners, women television personalities, women sleuths and Washington, D.C. Mulch (1994) is the first of 10 books, followed by Death of a Garden Pest (1996) and Death of a Political Plant (1998). The Christmas Garden Affair (2002) and Summer Garden Murder (2005) come later, and Death in the Orchid Garden (2006) is the last.
How many Ann Ripley books are there?
Ann Ripley has 10 books, released between 1994 and 2006.
Ann Ripley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Ann Ripley books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119942791/4
- 219963041/4
- 319983321/4
- 419993201/4
- 520003361/4
- 620013041/4
- 720023041/4
- 82003–1/4
- 920052561/4
- 1020063121/4
Ann Ripley series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Gardening Mysteries books in order 10 books
Do you have to read Ann Ripley books in order?
You only need to read Ann Ripley books in order within the Gardening Mysteries series, which holds 10 of the 10 Ann Ripley books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Ann Ripley
Start with Mulch (1994), the first Gardening Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Ann Ripley book?
Death in the Orchid Garden (2006) is the newest Ann Ripley book released so far.
Is there a new Ann Ripley book coming?
No next Ann Ripley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ann Ripley at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ann Ripley title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ann Ripley books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,747 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ann Ripley books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ann Ripley books are about
9 of the 10 Ann Ripley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women gardeners is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women gardeners 9 of 9 books
- Gardening 8 of 9 books
- Louise Eldridge (Fictitious character) 8 of 9 books
- Women television personalities 7 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 9 books
- Eldridge, louise (fictitious character) 2 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 9 books
- Washington (D.C.) 2 of 9 books