Cynthia Kuhn Books in Order

Cynthia Kuhn has written 9 books, published between 2016 and 2024. The first book is The Semester of Our Discontent (2016) and the newest is In the Event of Murder (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2016–2024
Pages on record
1,709 in 6 of 9 books
Reading time
28–43 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,709 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

Cynthia Kuhn writes mystery and detective fiction featuring women sleuths, with college teachers recorded among the subjects. Two series carry the name: Lila Maclean Academic Mystery and Starlit Bookshop Mystery. Nine books run from The Semester of Our Discontent (2016) to In the Event of Murder (2024), with How to Book a Murder (2021) opening the later of the two. Kuhn is still publishing, and six books have a recorded length, at a median of 248 pages.

How many Cynthia Kuhn books are there?

Cynthia Kuhn has 9 books, released between 2016 and 2024. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Cynthia Kuhn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Cynthia Kuhn 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. 1
    The Semester of Our DiscontentLila Maclean Academic Mystery #12016 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016244
  2. 2
    The Art of VanishingLila Maclean Academic Mystery #22017 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017234
  3. 3
    The Spirit in QuestionLila Maclean Academic Mystery #32018 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018252
  4. 4
    The Blue Ribbon2019 · 401 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019401
  5. 5
    The Subject of MaliceLila Maclean Academic Mystery #42019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  6. 6
    The Study of SecretsLila Maclean Academic Mystery #52020 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020242
  7. 7
    How to Book a MurderStarlit Bookshop Mystery #12021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021336
  8. 8
    There Comes a Time2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  9. 9
    In the Event of MurderStarlit Bookshop Mystery #22024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024

Cynthia Kuhn 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.

Lila Maclean Academic Mystery in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Semester of Our Discontent
  2. 2. The Art of Vanishing
  3. 3. The Spirit in Question
  4. 4. The Subject of Malice
  5. 5. The Study of Secrets

Starlit Bookshop Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. How to Book a Murder
  2. 2. In the Event of Murder

Standalone books

2 books

2 Cynthia Kuhn titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cynthia Kuhn books in order?

You only need to read Cynthia Kuhn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Cynthia Kuhn

Start with The Semester of Our Discontent (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cynthia Kuhn book?

In the Event of Murder (2024) is the newest Cynthia Kuhn book released so far.

Is there a new Cynthia Kuhn book coming?

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

Cynthia Kuhn at a glance

Still publishing
Cynthia Kuhn published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Cynthia Kuhn books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,709 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cynthia Kuhn books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cynthia Kuhn books are about

3 of the 9 Cynthia Kuhn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: college teachers is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.