Dianne Day Books in Order
Dianne Day has written 9 books, published between 1987 and 2002. The first book is Obsidian (1987) and the newest is Cut to the Heart (As:Ava Day) (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1987–2002
- Pages on record
- 2,406 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 40–60 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,406 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Dianne Day was an American writer of mystery and suspense fiction. The catalogue records women sleuths, women detectives, feminists and historical settings in San Francisco and California. Fremont Jones is the recurring character, and the Fremont Jones series accounts for part of the run. Nine books span 1987 to 2002, from Obsidian (1987) to Cut to the Heart (2002), the last of them listed under the name Ava Day. Eight books have a recorded length, at a median of 288 pages.
How many Dianne Day books are there?
Dianne Day has 9 books, released between 1987 and 2002. 6 of them belong to the Fremont Jones series.
Dianne Day Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Dianne Day 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.
- 1Obsidian1987 · 327 pages · confirmed 1/419873271/4
- 2The Stone House1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 319952431/4
- 419962571/4
- 519972511/4
- 619983361/4
- 719992721/4
- 820003041/4
- 9Cut to the Heart (As:Ava Day)2002 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420024161/4
Dianne Day 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.
Fremont Jones in order
6 booksStandalone books
3 books3 Dianne Day titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dianne Day books in order?
You only need to read Dianne Day books in order within the Fremont Jones series, which holds 6 of the 9 Dianne Day books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Dianne Day
Start with Obsidian (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dianne Day book?
Cut to the Heart (As:Ava Day) (2002) is the newest Dianne Day book released so far.
Is there a new Dianne Day book coming?
No next Dianne Day book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dianne Day at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Dianne Day title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Dianne Day books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,406 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dianne Day books, 5 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Dianne Day books are about
7 of the 9 Dianne Day books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: jones, fremont (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Jones, fremont (fictitious character) 5 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 7 books
- California 4 of 7 books
- Feminists 4 of 7 books
- Fremont Jones (Fictitious character) 4 of 7 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 7 books
- San Francisco (Calif.) 3 of 7 books