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Elsie Lee Books in Order

Elsie Lee has written 30 books, published between 1963 and 1985. The first book is Sam Benedict-- cast the first stone (1963) and the newest is Fulfillment (1985). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1963–1985
Pages on record
2,279 in 10 of 30 books
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Elsie Lee (1912-1987) wrote gothic and Regency romance alongside suspense. Thirty books are catalogued between 1963 and 1985, at a median of 232 pages, with the 1960s the heaviest decade. The 1964 group runs Comedy of Terrors, Muscle Beach Party and The Masque of the Red Death, and gothic suspense follows in Dark Moon, Lost Lady (1965) and The Curse of Carranca (1966). Two 1965 titles carry the pen name Jane Gordon. Fulfillment (1985) is the last dated entry.

How many Elsie Lee books are there?

Elsie Lee has 30 books, released between 1963 and 1985.

Elsie Lee Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Elsie Lee 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 Dark Moon, Lost Lady by Elsie Lee (1965)
  2. Cover of The Curse of Carranca / The Second Romance by Elsie Lee (1966)
  3. Cover of The Drifting Sands by Elsie Lee (1966)
  4. Cover of Wingarden by Elsie Lee (1971)
  5. Cover of The Passions Of Medora Graeme by Elsie Lee (1972)
  6. Cover of Second Season by Elsie Lee (1973)
  7. Cover of The Nabob's Widow by Elsie Lee (1976)
  8. Cover of Fulfillment by Elsie Lee (1985)
  1. 1
    Sam Benedict-- cast the first stone1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  2. 2
    Comedy of Terrors1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  3. 3
    Muscle Beach Party1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  4. 4
    The Masque of the Red Death1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  5. 5
    Clouds over Vellanti / Violence in Italy1965 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965191
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  6. 6
    Dark Moon, Lost Lady1965 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965190
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  7. 7
    Mistress Of Mount Fair (As: Jane Gordon)1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  8. 8
    Two Hearts Apart/ Season of Evil (As: Jane Gordon)1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  9. 9
    The Doctors Office1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  10. 10
    The Curse of Carranca / The Second Romance1966 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966224
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  11. 11
    The Drifting Sands1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  12. 12
    Sinister Abbey / Romance on the Rhine1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  13. 13
    The Spy at the Villa Miranda / Unhappy Parting1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  14. 14
    Mystery Castle1969 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969187
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  15. 15
    Barrow Sinister / Romantic Assignment1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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    The Governess (As: Elsie Cromwell)1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  17. 17
    Satan's Coast1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
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  18. 18
    The Diplomatic Lover1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  19. 19
    Star of Danger1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  20. 20
    Silence Is Golden1971 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971253
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  21. 21
    Wingarden1971 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971228
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  22. 22
    The Passions Of Medora Graeme1972 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972254
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  23. 23
    Second Season1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  24. 24
    The Wicked Guardian1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  25. 25
    Prior Betrothal1973 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973240
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  26. 26
    An Eligible Connection1975 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975236
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  27. 27
    The Nabob's Widow1976 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976276
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  28. 28
    mansion of golden windows1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  29. 29
    Roommates1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  30. 30
    Fulfillment1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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Elsie Lee 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

30 books

30 Elsie Lee titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elsie Lee books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 30 Elsie Lee books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Elsie Lee

Start with Sam Benedict-- cast the first stone (1963), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elsie Lee book?

Fulfillment (1985) is the newest Elsie Lee book released so far.

Is there a new Elsie Lee book coming?

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

Elsie Lee at a glance

Died
Elsie Lee died in 1987, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Elsie Lee on record dates from 1985.
Release pace
Elsie Lee books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,279 pages across the 10 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elsie Lee books, 17 of 30, were published in the 1960s.

What the Elsie Lee books are about

12 of the 30 Elsie Lee books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.