Ellen Crosby Books in Order
Ellen Crosby has written 18 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is The Merlot Murders (2006) and the newest is Deeds Left Undone (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2006–2025
- Confirmed
- 18 of 18 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,377 in 7 of 18 books
Virginia wine country is where Ellen Crosby sets her mysteries, around the vintner Lucie Montgomery and the murders that turn up on the estate. The Merlot Murders and The Chardonnay Charade both appear in 2006, and the series keeps its naming pattern through The Bordeaux Betrayal, The Riesling Retribution, The Vintage Vendetta and The Sauvignon Secret. Sophie Medina heads a second series. Eighteen titles run to Deeds Left Undone in 2025.
How many Ellen Crosby books are there?
Ellen Crosby has 18 books, released between 2006 and 2025. They include 2 separate series.
Ellen Crosby Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Ellen Crosby 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.
- 120063683/4
- 220063683/4
- 32008–3/4
- 42009–3/4
- 52010–3/4
- 62011–3/4
- 720133363/4
- 820153053/4
- 92017–3/4
- 1020173263/4
- 1120183383/4
- 122019–3/4
- 1320203363/4
- 142021–3/4
- 152022–3/4
- 162023–3/4
- 172024–3/4
- 182025–3/4
Ellen Crosby 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.
Wine Country Mysteries in order
13 books- 1. The Merlot Murders
- 2. The Chardonnay Charade
- 3. The Bordeaux Betrayal
- 4. The Riesling Retribution
- 5. The Vintage Vendetta
- 6. The Sauvignon Secret
- 7. The Champagne Conspiracy
- 8. The Vineyard Victims
- 9. Harvest of Secrets
- 10. The Angels' Share
- 11. The French Paradox
- 12. Bitter Roots
- and 1 more in the table above
Sophie Medina in order
4 booksEllen Crosby Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Ellen Crosby books in order?
You only need to read Ellen Crosby 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 Ellen Crosby
Start with The Merlot Murders (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ellen Crosby book?
Deeds Left Undone (2025) is the newest Ellen Crosby book released so far.
Is there a new Ellen Crosby book coming?
No next Ellen Crosby book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ellen Crosby at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ellen Crosby published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Ellen Crosby books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,377 pages across the 7 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ellen Crosby books, 8 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ellen Crosby books are about
7 of the 18 Ellen Crosby books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lucie montgomery (fictitious character) is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Lucie Montgomery (Fictitious character) 3 of 7 books
- Murder 3 of 7 books
- Virginia 3 of 7 books
- Investigation 2 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
- Vintners 2 of 7 books