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Dorothy St. James Books in Order

Dorothy St. James has written 12 books, published between 2011 and 2022. The first book is Birds in Paradise (As: Dorothy McFalls) (2011) and the newest is A Book Club to Die for (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2011–2022
Pages on record
1,698 in 5 of 12 books
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Mystery is Dorothy St. James's form, across five series: the White House Gardener Mysteries, the Southern Chocolate Shop Mysteries, the Beloved Bookroom Mysteries, Aloha Pete and Raven's Run. Twelve books are catalogued between 2011 and 2022, from Birds in Paradise, published under the name Dorothy McFalls, to A Book Club to Die for (2022). Women gardeners, Washington D.C., journalists and murder investigation recur as subjects. Nothing has been catalogued since 2022.

How many Dorothy St. James books are there?

Dorothy St. James has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2022. They include 5 separate series.

Dorothy St. James Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Dorothy St. James 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 Flowerbed of State by Dorothy St. James, book 1 of the White House Gardener Mystery series (2011)
  2. Cover of The Scarlet Pepper by Dorothy St. James, book 2 of the White House Gardener Mystery series (2012)
  3. Cover of A Book Club to Die for by Dorothy St. James, book 3 of the Beloved Bookroom Mystery series (2022)
  1. 1
    Birds in Paradise (As: Dorothy McFalls)Aloha Pete Mystery #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    Flowerbed of StateWhite House Gardener Mystery #12011 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011312
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  3. 3
    The Scarlet PepperWhite House Gardener Mystery #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    Oak and DaggerWhite House Gardener Mystery #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  5. 5
    Asking for TruffleSouthern Chocolate Shop Mystery #12017 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017320
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  6. 6
    Playing With Bonbon FireSouthern Chocolate Shop Mystery #22018 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018346
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  7. 7
    In Cold ChocolateSouthern Chocolate Shop Mystery #32018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    Bonbon with the WindSouthern Chocolate Shop Mystery #42019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    Ms. Starr's Most Inconvenient Change of HeartRaven's Run Romantic Mystery #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  10. 10
    The Broken SpineBeloved Bookroom Mystery #12021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021320
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  11. 11
    A Perfect BindBeloved Bookroom Mystery #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    A Book Club to Die forBeloved Bookroom Mystery #32022 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022400
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Dorothy St. James 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.

Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery in order

4 books
  1. 1. Asking for Truffle
  2. 2. Playing With Bonbon Fire
  3. 3. In Cold Chocolate
  4. 4. Bonbon with the Wind

White House Gardener Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Flowerbed of State
  2. 2. The Scarlet Pepper
  3. 3. Oak and Dagger

Beloved Bookroom Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Broken Spine
  2. 2. A Perfect Bind
  3. 3. A Book Club to Die for

Aloha Pete Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Birds in Paradise (As: Dorothy McFalls)

Raven's Run Romantic Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Ms. Starr's Most Inconvenient Change of Heart

Do you have to read Dorothy St. James books in order?

You only need to read Dorothy St. James 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 Dorothy St. James

Start with Birds in Paradise (As: Dorothy McFalls) (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dorothy St. James book?

A Book Club to Die for (2022) is the newest Dorothy St. James book released so far.

Is there a new Dorothy St. James book coming?

No next Dorothy St. James 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 St. James at a glance

Paused
No new Dorothy St. James title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Dorothy St. James books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,698 pages across the 5 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dorothy St. James books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dorothy St. James books are about

5 of the 12 Dorothy St. James books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • American literature 3 of 5 books
  • Murder 3 of 5 books
  • Gardeners 2 of 5 books
  • Investigation 2 of 5 books
  • Women gardeners 2 of 5 books
  • Chocolate 1 of 5 books
  • Crime 1 of 5 books
  • Crimes against 1 of 5 books
  • Festivals 1 of 5 books
  • Investigative reporting 1 of 5 books
  • Journalists 1 of 5 books
  • Small business 1 of 5 books