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Donna Andrews Books in Order

Donna Andrews has written 50 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Murder With Peacocks (1999) and the newest is Jay to the World (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 40 of the 50 books listed here are in the Meg Langslow series, which has its own page: Meg Langslow books in order.

Books
50
Published
1999–2026
Confirmed
50 of 50 titles
Pages on record
8,821 in 30 of 50 books
Reading time
147–221 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,821 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 50 titles with a page count on record.

See all 50 books in order Printable Donna Andrews checklist

Donna Andrews is an American mystery writer with two award-winning amateur sleuth series, Meg Langslow and Turing Hopper. Subjects mark the books as humorous mysteries with women sleuths. Murder With Peacocks (1999) is the earliest catalogued title, and later titles include Murder With Puffins (2000), You've Got Murder (2002) and We'll Always Have Parrots (2003). Jay to the World (2026) is the newest, and Andrews is still publishing.

How many Donna Andrews books are there?

Donna Andrews has 50 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.

Donna Andrews Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 50 Donna Andrews 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 Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews, book 1 of the Meg Langslow series (1999)
  2. Cover of Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews, book 2 of the Meg Langslow series (2000)
  3. Cover of Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews, book 3 of the Meg Langslow series (2001)
  4. Cover of You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews, book 1 of the Turing Hopper series (2002)
  5. Cover of Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews, book 4 of the Meg Langslow series (2002)
  6. Cover of Click Here For Murder by Donna Andrews, book 2 of the Turing Hopper series (2003)
  7. Cover of We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews, book 5 of the Meg Langslow series (2003)
  8. Cover of Chesapeake Crimes by Donna Andrews, book 1 of the Chesapeake Crimes series (2004)
  9. Cover of Access Denied by Donna Andrews, book 3 of the Turing Hopper series (2004)
  10. Cover of Delete All Suspects by Donna Andrews, book 4 of the Turing Hopper series (2005)
  11. Cover of Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews, book 6 of the Meg Langslow series (2005)
  12. Cover of The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews, book 8 of the Meg Langslow series (2007)
  13. Cover of Chesapeake Crimes 3 by Donna Andrews, book 2 of the Chesapeake Crimes series (2008)
  14. Cover of Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews, book 9 of the Meg Langslow series (2008)
  15. Cover of Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna Andrews, book 10 of the Meg Langslow series (2008)
  16. Cover of Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews, book 11 of the Meg Langslow series (2009)
  17. Cover of Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews, book 12 of the Meg Langslow series (2010)
  18. Cover of The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews, book 13 of the Meg Langslow series (2011)
  19. Cover of Some Like it Hawk by Donna Andrews, book 14 of the Meg Langslow series (2012)
  20. Cover of Hen of the Baskervilles by Donna Andrews, book 15 of the Meg Langslow series (2013)
  21. Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews, book 17 of the Meg Langslow series (2014)
  22. Cover of The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews, book 18 of the Meg Langslow series (2014)
  23. Cover of Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews, book 19 of the Meg Langslow series (2015)
  24. Cover of Gone Gull by Donna Andrews, book 21 of the Meg Langslow series (2017)
  1. 1
    Murder With PeacocksMeg Langslow #11999 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999311
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  2. 2
    Murder With PuffinsMeg Langslow #22000 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000320
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  3. 3
    Revenge of the Wrought-Iron FlamingosMeg Langslow #32001 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001288
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  4. 4
    You've Got MurderTuring Hopper #12002 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002304
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  5. 5
    Crouching Buzzard, Leaping LoonMeg Langslow #42002 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002320
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  6. 6
    Click Here For MurderTuring Hopper #22003 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003304
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  7. 7
    We'll Always Have ParrotsMeg Langslow #52003 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003352
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  8. 8
    Chesapeake CrimesChesapeake Crimes #12004 · 191 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004191
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  9. 9
    Access DeniedTuring Hopper #32004 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004256
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  10. 10
    Delete All SuspectsTuring Hopper #42005 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005247
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  11. 11
    Owls Well That Ends WellMeg Langslow #62005 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005352
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  12. 12
    No Nest for the WicketMeg Langslow #72006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  13. 13
    A Rat's TaleDonna Andrews Short Stories/Novellas #12007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  14. 14
    The Penguin Who Knew Too MuchMeg Langslow #82007 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007272
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  15. 15
    Chesapeake Crimes 3Chesapeake Crimes #22008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  16. 16
    Cockatiels at SevenMeg Langslow #92008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  17. 17
    Six Geese A-SlayingMeg Langslow #102008 · 279 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008279
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  18. 18
    Swan for the MoneyMeg Langslow #112009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  19. 19
    Stork Raving MadMeg Langslow #122010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  20. 20
    The Real MacawMeg Langslow #132011 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011309
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  21. 21
    Some Like it HawkMeg Langslow #142012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    Hen of the BaskervillesMeg Langslow #152013 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013308
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  23. 23
    Duck the HallsMeg Langslow #162013 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013310
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  24. 24
    The Good, the Bad, and the EmusMeg Langslow #172014 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014312
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  25. 25
    The Nightingale Before ChristmasMeg Langslow #182014 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014295
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  26. 26
    Lord of the WingsMeg Langslow #192015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  27. 27
    Die Like an EagleMeg Langslow #202016 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016293
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  28. 28
    Gone GullMeg Langslow #212017 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017295
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  29. 29
    How the Finch Stole Christmas!Meg Langslow #222017 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017278
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  30. 30
    Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and FeloniesChesapeake Crimes #32018 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018208
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Donna Andrews series in order

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

Donna Andrews 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.

Turing Hopper in order

4 books
  1. 1. You've Got Murder
  2. 2. Click Here For Murder
  3. 3. Access Denied
  4. 4. Delete All Suspects

Chesapeake Crimes in order

3 books
  1. 1. Chesapeake Crimes
  2. 2. Chesapeake Crimes 3
  3. 3. Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies

Donna Andrews Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler in order

1 book
  1. 7. Cozy Case Files Volume 7

Murder Most in order

1 book
  1. 12. Mystery Most Humorous

Donna Andrews Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Donna Andrews books run from Murder With Peacocks (1999) to Jay to the World (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Donna Andrews in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Donna Andrews books in order?

You only need to read Donna Andrews books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Donna Andrews

Start with Murder With Peacocks (1999), the first Meg Langslow book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Donna Andrews book?

Jay to the World (2026) is the newest Donna Andrews book released so far.

Is there a new Donna Andrews book coming?

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

Awards Donna Andrews has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Donna Andrews. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Donna Andrews at a glance

Still publishing
Donna Andrews published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Donna Andrews books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,821 pages across the 30 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Donna Andrews books, 17 of 50, were published in the 2010s.

What the Donna Andrews books are about

36 of the 50 Donna Andrews books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: meg langslow (fictitious character) is tagged on 22 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.