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Dorothy Eden Books in Order

Dorothy Eden has written 40 books, published between 1943 and 1982. The first book is The Laughing Ghost (1943) and the newest is Important Family (1982). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
40
Published
1943–1982
Pages on record
3,131 in 13 of 40 books
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Dorothy Eden was a New Zealand novelist and short story writer working mainly in the gothic mode. Her 40 catalogued books run from The Laughing Ghost (1943) to Important Family (1982), the year of her death, and many carry alternate titles: Cats Prey, also Let Us Prey (1952), and Lamb To The Slaughter, also The Brooding Lake (1953). Subjects cover gothic novels, romantic thrillers, romantic suspense and New Zealand love stories.

How many Dorothy Eden books are there?

Dorothy Eden has 40 books, released between 1943 and 1982.

Dorothy Eden Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 40 Dorothy Eden 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 The Schoolmaster's Daughter/The Daughters of Ardmore Hall by Dorothy Eden (1946)
  2. Cover of The Voice of the Dolls by Dorothy Eden (1950)
  3. Cover of Cats Prey/Let Us Prey by Dorothy Eden (1952)
  4. Cover of Bride By Candlelight by Dorothy Eden (1954)
  5. Cover of The Pretty Ones by Dorothy Eden (1957)
  6. Cover of The Deadly Travellers by Dorothy Eden (1959)
  7. Cover of Afternoon Walk by Dorothy Eden (1960)
  8. Cover of Sleep in the Woods by Dorothy Eden (1960)
  9. Cover of Afternoon For Lizards by Dorothy Eden (1961)
  10. Cover of Face of An Angel by Dorothy Eden (1961)
  11. Cover of Bella/Ravenscroft by Dorothy Eden (1964)
  12. Cover of Never Call It Loving by Dorothy Eden (1966)
  13. Cover of Yellow Is for Fear by Dorothy Eden (1968)
  14. Cover of The Vines of Yarrabee by Dorothy Eden (1968)
  15. Cover of Waiting for Willa by Dorothy Eden (1970)
  16. Cover of Speak to Me of Love by Dorothy Eden (1971)
  17. Cover of Time of the Dragon by Dorothy Eden (1975)
  18. Cover of The Salamanca Drum by Dorothy Eden (1977)
  19. Cover of The Storrington Papers by Dorothy Eden (1978)
  20. Cover of The American Heiress by Dorothy Eden (1980)
  21. Cover of Important Family by Dorothy Eden (1982)
  1. 1
    The Laughing Ghost1943 · confirmed 2/4
    1943–
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  2. 2
    The Schoolmaster's Daughter/The Daughters of Ardmore Hall1946 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1946224
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  3. 3
    Walk into My Parlour1947 · confirmed 2/4
    1947–
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  4. 4
    Crow Hollow1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  5. 5
    The Voice of the Dolls1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  6. 6
    Cats Prey/Let Us Prey1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  7. 7
    Lamb To The Slaughter/The Brooding Lake1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  8. 8
    Bride By Candlelight1954 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1954190
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  9. 9
    Darling Clementine/Night Of The Letter1955 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955189
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  10. 10
    Death Is A Red Rose1955 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955191
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  11. 11
    The Pretty Ones1957 · 237 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957237
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  12. 12
    Listen to Danger1957 · 207 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957207
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  13. 13
    The Deadly Travellers1959 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959275
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  14. 14
    Sleeping Bride1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  15. 15
    Afternoon Walk1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  16. 16
    Samantha/Lady of Mallow1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  17. 17
    Sleep in the Woods1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  18. 18
    Afternoon For Lizards1961 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1961192
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  19. 19
    Face of An Angel1961 · 183 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1961183
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  20. 20
    Shadow Of A Witch1962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  21. 21
    Whistle for the Crows1962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  22. 22
    The Bird in the Chimney/Darkwater1963 · confirmed 2/4
    1963–
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  23. 23
    Bella/Ravenscroft1964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  24. 24
    The Marriage Chest1965 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1965329
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  25. 25
    Never Call It Loving1966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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  26. 26
    Siege in the Sun1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  27. 27
    Winterwood1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  28. 28
    Shadow Wife1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  29. 29
    Yellow Is for Fear1968 · confirmed 2/4
    1968–
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  30. 30
    The Vines of Yarrabee1968 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1968320
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  31. 31
    Melbury Square1970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  32. 32
    Waiting for Willa1970 · confirmed 2/4
    1970–
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  33. 33
    Speak to Me of Love1971 · confirmed 2/4
    1971–
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  34. 34
    The Millionaire's Daughter1974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
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  35. 35
    Time of the Dragon1975 · confirmed 2/4
    1975–
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  36. 36
    House on Hay Hill1976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  37. 37
    The Salamanca Drum1977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  38. 38
    The Storrington Papers1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  39. 39
    The American Heiress1980 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980252
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  40. 40
    Important Family1982 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982342
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Dorothy Eden 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.

Standalone books

40 books

40 Dorothy Eden titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Dorothy Eden books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 40 Dorothy Eden books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Dorothy Eden

Start with The Laughing Ghost (1943), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dorothy Eden book?

Important Family (1982) is the newest Dorothy Eden book released so far.

Is there a new Dorothy Eden book coming?

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

Dorothy Eden at a glance

Died
Dorothy Eden died in 1982, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Dorothy Eden on record dates from 1982.
Release pace
Dorothy Eden books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,131 pages across the 13 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dorothy Eden books, 16 of 40, were published in the 1960s.

What the Dorothy Eden books are about

23 of the 40 Dorothy Eden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 6 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.