Debbie Young Books in Order
Debbie Young has written 34 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Sell Your Books! (2012) and the newest is Death at the Village Garden Party (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 2012–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,209 in 7 of 34 books
Cosy village mysteries set in the Cotswolds are Debbie Young's main line of work. Young, a British writer born in 1960, founded the Hawkesbury Upton Literary Festival in 2015 and tutored on Jericho Writers' self-publishing course. Her catalogue holds 34 titles between Sell Your Books! (2012) and Death at the Village Garden Party (2026), mixing the Sophie Sayers, Gemma Lamb, Cotswold Curiosity Shop and St Bride's mystery sequences with short stories and guides for independent authors. Best Murder in Show (2017) was Young's first novel.
How many Debbie Young books are there?
Debbie Young has 34 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 5 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
Debbie Young Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Debbie Young 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.
- 1Sell Your Books!2012 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/420121501/4
- 2Lighting Up Time2014 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/42014311/4
- 3Quick Change: Tiny Tales of Transformation2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 5Stocking Fillers: Twelve Short Stories for Christmas2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 6Instead of a Christmas Card: Two Short Stories for December2015 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42015401/4
- 7The Owl and The Turkey: The Real Reason We Eat Turkey at Christmas2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 8All Part of the Charm: A Modern Memoir of English Village Life: Volume 12016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 9Marry in Haste: 15 Short Stories of Dating, Love and Marriage2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 10Young By Name: Whimsical Columns from the Tetbury Advertiser2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 1120172161/4
- 122017–1/4
- 132017–1/4
- 14How To Get Your Self-Published Book Into Bookstores2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 152018–1/4
- 1620182701/4
- 1720192641/4
- 182020–1/4
- 192020–1/4
- 202020–1/4
- 21Murder Your Darlings / Murder At The MillSophie Sayers Village Mystery #62020 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/420202381/4
- 22Mrs Morris Changes Lanes2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 232021–1/4
- 242022–1/4
- 252022–1/4
- 262022–1/4
- 272023–1/4
- 282023–1/4
- 292023–1/4
- 302024–1/4
- 312024–1/4
- 322025–1/4
- 332025–1/4
- 342026–1/4
Debbie Young 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.
Sophie Sayers Village Mystery in order
9 booksGemma Lamb Cozy Mystery in order
4 booksCotswold Curiosity Shop Mysteries in order
4 booksTales from Wendlebury Barrow in order
3 booksStaffroom at St Bride's in order
2 booksStandalone books
12 books12 Debbie Young titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Debbie Young books in order?
You only need to read Debbie Young books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Debbie Young
Start with Sell Your Books! (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Debbie Young book?
Death at the Village Garden Party (2026) is the newest Debbie Young book released so far.
Is there a new Debbie Young book coming?
No next Debbie Young book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Debbie Young at a glance
- Still publishing
- Debbie Young published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Debbie Young books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,209 pages across the 7 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 216 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Debbie Young books, 17 of 34, were published in the 2020s.
What the Debbie Young books are about
1 of the 34 Debbie Young books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 1 of 1 books