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Elizabeth J. Duncan Books in Order

Elizabeth J. Duncan has written 14 books, published between 2009 and 2020. The first book is The Cold Light of Mourning (2009) and the newest is On Deadly Tides (2020). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 14 books listed here are in the Penny Brannigan series, which has its own page: Penny Brannigan books in order.

Books
14
Published
2009–2020
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Total pages
3,881 across 14 books
Reading time
65–97 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,881 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Elizabeth J. Duncan is a Canadian writer of cozy mysteries. Penny Brannigan, the series set in North Wales, is her main work: its opening book, The Cold Light of Mourning (2009), drew nominations for both the Agatha Award and the Arthur Ellis Award; A Small Hill to Die On took the Bony Blithe Award in 2013; and Never Laugh As a Hearse Goes By was shortlisted for that award in 2014. Shakespeare in the Catskills is the second series, and 14 books are catalogued through On Deadly Tides (2020).

How many Elizabeth J. Duncan books are there?

Elizabeth J. Duncan has 14 books, released between 2009 and 2020. They include 2 separate series.

Elizabeth J. Duncan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Elizabeth J. Duncan 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 Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 1 of the Penny Brannigan series (2009)
  2. Cover of A Brush with Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 2 of the Penny Brannigan series (2010)
  3. Cover of A Killer's Christmas in Wales by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 3 of the Penny Brannigan series (2011)
  4. Cover of A Small Hill to Die On by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 4 of the Penny Brannigan series (2012)
  5. Cover of Never Laugh As a Hearse Goes By by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 5 of the Penny Brannigan series (2013)
  6. Cover of Slated for Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 6 of the Penny Brannigan series (2015)
  7. Cover of Ill Met by Murder by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 2 of the Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery series (2016)
  8. Cover of Murder on the Hour by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 7 of the Penny Brannigan series (2016)
  9. Cover of Much Ado About Murder by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 3 of the Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery series (2017)
  10. Cover of Murder Is for Keeps by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 8 of the Penny Brannigan series (2017)
  11. Cover of Remembering the Dead by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 10 of the Penny Brannigan series (2019)
  12. Cover of On Deadly Tides by Elizabeth J. Duncan, book 11 of the Penny Brannigan series (2020)
  1. 1
    The Cold Light of MourningPenny Brannigan #12009 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009277
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  2. 2
    A Brush with DeathPenny Brannigan #22010 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010304
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  3. 3
    A Killer's Christmas in WalesPenny Brannigan #32011 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011274
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  4. 4
    A Small Hill to Die OnPenny Brannigan #42012 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012259
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  5. 5
    Never Laugh As a Hearse Goes ByPenny Brannigan #52013 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013293
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  6. 6
    Untimely DeathShakespeare in the Catskills Mystery #12015 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015228
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  7. 7
    Slated for DeathPenny Brannigan #62015 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015291
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  8. 8
    Ill Met by MurderShakespeare in the Catskills Mystery #22016 · 279 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016279
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  9. 9
    Murder on the HourPenny Brannigan #72016 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016293
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  10. 10
    Much Ado About MurderShakespeare in the Catskills Mystery #32017 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017264
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  11. 11
    Murder Is for KeepsPenny Brannigan #82017 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017259
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  12. 12
    The Marmalade MurdersPenny Brannigan #92018 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018276
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  13. 13
    Remembering the DeadPenny Brannigan #102019 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019296
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  14. 14
    On Deadly TidesPenny Brannigan #112020 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020288
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Elizabeth J. Duncan series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Elizabeth J. Duncan 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.

Shakespeare in the Catskills Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Untimely Death
  2. 2. Ill Met by Murder
  3. 3. Much Ado About Murder

Do you have to read Elizabeth J. Duncan books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth J. Duncan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth J. Duncan

Start with the first book of the Elizabeth J. Duncan series you want to read: Penny Brannigan starts with The Cold Light of Mourning (2009) and Penny Brannigan Mystery starts with The Cold Light of Mourning (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Cold Light of Mourning (2009).

What is the newest Elizabeth J. Duncan book?

On Deadly Tides (2020) is the newest Elizabeth J. Duncan book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth J. Duncan book coming?

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

Elizabeth J. Duncan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Elizabeth J. Duncan title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Elizabeth J. Duncan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,881 pages across all 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth J. Duncan books, 12 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Elizabeth J. Duncan books are about

All 14 Elizabeth J. Duncan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.