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Carola Dunn Books in Order

Carola Dunn has written 67 books, published between 1981 and 2019. The first book is Toblethorpe Manor (1981) and the newest is The Corpse at the Crystal Palace (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
67
Published
1981–2019
Confirmed
64 of 67 titles
Pages on record
12,146 in 46 of 67 books
Reading time
202–304 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,146 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 46 of 67 titles with a page count on record.

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Daisy Dalrymple, a journalist, leads Carola Dunn's English mystery series. Dunn's catalogue holds 67 books, opening with Toblethorpe Manor (1981) and reaching The Corpse at the Crystal Palace (2019). The Cornish Mysteries form a second detective line, and the Black Sheep, Rothschild and Miss Larkin trilogies are romance. Women sleuths and English settings recur as subjects.

How many Carola Dunn books are there?

Carola Dunn has 67 books, released between 1981 and 2019. They include 6 separate series.

Carola Dunn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 67 Carola Dunn 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.

  1. Cover of Toblethorpe Manor by Carola Dunn, book 1 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1981)
  2. Cover of Angel by Carola Dunn, book 3 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1984)
  3. Cover of The Miser's Sister by Carola Dunn, book 4 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1984)
  4. Cover of The Man in the Green Coat by Carola Dunn, book 6 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1987)
  5. Cover of Miss Hartwell's Dilemma by Carola Dunn, book 1 of the Miss Hartwell's Dilemma series (1988)
  6. Cover of Black Sheep's Daughter by Carola Dunn, book 1 of the Black Sheep Trilogy (1989)
  7. Cover of Two Corinthians by Carola Dunn, book 2 of the Miss Hartwell's Dilemma series (1989)
  8. Cover of Smugglers' Summer by Carola Dunn, book 7 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1989)
  9. Cover of Lady in the Briars by Carola Dunn, book 2 of the Black Sheep Trilogy (1990)
  10. Cover of A Lord for Miss Larkin by Carola Dunn, book 1 of the Miss Larkin/Valiant Hearts Trilogy (1991)
  11. Cover of Polly and the Prince by Carola Dunn, book 3 of the Black Sheep Trilogy (1991)
  12. Cover of Byron's Child by Carola Dunn, book 10 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1991)
  13. Cover of The Fortune-Hunters by Carola Dunn, book 11 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1991)
  14. Cover of Miss Jacobson's Journey by Carola Dunn, book 1 of the Rothschild Trilogy (1992)
  15. Cover of The Road to Gretna by Carola Dunn, book 2 of the Miss Larkin/Valiant Hearts Trilogy (1992)
  16. Cover of The Frog Earl by Carola Dunn, book 12 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1992)
  17. Cover of My Lord Winter by Carola Dunn, book 13 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1992)
  18. Cover of Ginnie Come Lately by Carola Dunn, book 14 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1993)
  19. Cover of Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn, book 1 of the Daisy Dalrymple series (1994)
  20. Cover of Lord Roworth's Reward by Carola Dunn, book 2 of the Rothschild Trilogy (1994)
  21. Cover of Captain Ingram's Inheritance by Carola Dunn, book 3 of the Rothschild Trilogy (1994)
  22. Cover of The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn, book 2 of the Daisy Dalrymple series (1995)
  23. Cover of The Lady and the Rake by Carola Dunn, book 15 of the Carola Dunn Standalone Novels series (1995)
  24. Cover of Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn, book 3 of the Daisy Dalrymple series (1996)
  1. 1
    Toblethorpe ManorCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #11981 · confirmed 3/4
    1981–
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  2. 2
    Lavender LadyCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #21983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  3. 3
    AngelCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #31984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  4. 4
    The Miser's SisterCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #41984 · 210 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984210
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  5. 5
    Lord Iverbrook's HeirCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #51986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  6. 6
    The Man in the Green CoatCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #61987 · 243 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987243
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  7. 7
    Miss Hartwell's DilemmaMiss Hartwell's Dilemma #11988 · 217 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988217
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  8. 8
    Black Sheep's DaughterBlack Sheep Trilogy #11989 · 210 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989210
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  9. 9
    Two CorinthiansMiss Hartwell's Dilemma #21989 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989336
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  10. 10
    Smugglers' SummerCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #71989 · 187 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989187
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  11. 11
    Lady in the BriarsBlack Sheep Trilogy #21990 · 209 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990209
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  12. 12
    A Susceptible GentlemanCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #81990 · 219 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990219
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  13. 13
    A Poor RelationCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #91990 · 218 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990218
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  14. 14
    A Lord for Miss LarkinMiss Larkin/Valiant Hearts Trilogy #11991 · 219 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991219
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  15. 15
    My Dearest ValentineCarola Dunn Short Story #11991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  16. 16
    Polly and the PrinceBlack Sheep Trilogy #31991 · 190 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991190
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  17. 17
    Byron's ChildCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #101991 · 187 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991187
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  18. 18
    The Fortune-HuntersCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #111991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  19. 19
    Miss Jacobson's JourneyRothschild Trilogy #11992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  20. 20
    The Road to GretnaMiss Larkin/Valiant Hearts Trilogy #21992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  21. 21
    The Frog EarlCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #121992 · 335 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992335
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  22. 22
    My Lord WinterCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #131992 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992297
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  23. 23
    Thea's MarquisMiss Larkin/Valiant Hearts Trilogy #31993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  24. 24
    Ginnie Come LatelyCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #141993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  25. 25
    Death at Wentwater CourtDaisy Dalrymple #11994 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994252
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  26. 26
    A Second SpringCarola Dunn Short Story #21994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  27. 27
    Lord Roworth's RewardRothschild Trilogy #21994 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994224
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  28. 28
    Captain Ingram's InheritanceRothschild Trilogy #31994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  29. 29
    The Winter Garden MysteryDaisy Dalrymple #21995 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995256
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  30. 30
    The Lady and the RakeCarola Dunn Standalone Novels #151995 · 282 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995282
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Carola Dunn series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Carola Dunn books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Carola Dunn Standalone Novels

25 books

25 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Cornish Mystery in order

4 books
  1. 1. Manna from Hades
  2. 2. A Colourful Death
  3. 3. Valley of the Shadow
  4. 4. Buried in the Country

Black Sheep Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Black Sheep's Daughter
  2. 2. Lady in the Briars
  3. 3. Polly and the Prince

Miss Larkin/Valiant Hearts Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Lord for Miss Larkin
  2. 2. The Road to Gretna
  3. 3. Thea's Marquis

Rothschild Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Miss Jacobson's Journey
  2. 2. Lord Roworth's Reward
  3. 3. Captain Ingram's Inheritance

Miss Hartwell's Dilemma in order

2 books
  1. 1. Miss Hartwell's Dilemma
  2. 2. Two Corinthians

Carola Dunn Short Story

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Carola Dunn Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Carola Dunn books run from Toblethorpe Manor (1981) to The Corpse at the Crystal Palace (2019), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Carola Dunn in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Carola Dunn books in order?

You only need to read Carola Dunn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Carola Dunn

Start with Death at Wentwater Court (1994), the first Daisy Dalrymple book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Toblethorpe Manor (1981).

What is the newest Carola Dunn book?

The Corpse at the Crystal Palace (2019) is the newest Carola Dunn book released so far.

Is there a new Carola Dunn book coming?

No next Carola Dunn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Carola Dunn at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Carola Dunn title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Carola Dunn books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,146 pages across the 46 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Carola Dunn books, 31 of 67, were published in the 1990s.

What the Carola Dunn books are about

54 of the 67 Carola Dunn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: daisy dalrymple (fictitious character) is tagged on 17 of 54. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.