Carolyn Wheat Books in Order
Carolyn Wheat has written 11 books, published between 1983 and 2003. The first book is Dead Man's Thoughts (1983) and the newest is How to Write Killer Fiction (2003). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1983–2003
- Pages on record
- 1,610 in 7 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 27–40 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,610 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Carolyn Wheat is a mystery writer and the author of the Cass Jameson series. The catalogue lists 11 books by Wheat from Dead Man's Thoughts (1983) to How to Write Killer Fiction (2003). Subject headings include Cass Jameson as a fictitious character, women lawyers, New York, women sleuths, American short stories, adoption and domestic relations. Fresh Kills (1995), Mean Streak (1996) and Troubled Waters (1997) are among the titles, and the catalogue treats the list as likely complete.
How many Carolyn Wheat books are there?
Carolyn Wheat has 11 books, released between 1983 and 2003. 6 of them belong to the Cass Jameson series.
Carolyn Wheat Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Carolyn Wheat 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.
- 11983–1/4
- 219862771/4
- 3199511/4
- 4Accidents Will Happen1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 51996–1/4
- 6Love Me For My Yellow Hair Alone1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419973521/4
- 719972561/4
- 81998–1/4
- 9Show Me the Bones1999 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/419992931/4
- 10The Adventures of the Rara Avis2002 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420022401/4
- 11How to Write Killer Fiction2003 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/420031911/4
Carolyn Wheat 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.
Cass Jameson in order
6 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Carolyn Wheat titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Carolyn Wheat books in order?
You only need to read Carolyn Wheat books in order within the Cass Jameson series, which holds 6 of the 11 Carolyn Wheat books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Carolyn Wheat
Start with Dead Man's Thoughts (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Carolyn Wheat book?
How to Write Killer Fiction (2003) is the newest Carolyn Wheat book released so far.
Is there a new Carolyn Wheat book coming?
No next Carolyn Wheat book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Carolyn Wheat at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Carolyn Wheat title on record dates from 2003, 23 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Carolyn Wheat books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,610 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carolyn Wheat books, 7 of 11, were published in the 1990s.
What the Carolyn Wheat books are about
8 of the 11 Carolyn Wheat books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 3 of 8 books
- Cass Jameson (Fictitious character) 3 of 8 books
- Jameson, cass (fictitious character) 3 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 8 books
- New York (N.Y.) 3 of 8 books
- Women lawyers 3 of 8 books
- Short stories 2 of 8 books