Fran Stewart Books in Order
Fran Stewart has written 17 books, published between 2003 and 2018. The first book is Orange as Marmalade (2003) and the newest is White as Ice (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 17 books listed here are in the Biscuit McKee Mystery series, which has its own page: Biscuit McKee Mystery books in order.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2003–2018
- Pages on record
- 2,514 in 10 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,514 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Fran Stewart writes the Biscuit McKee Mystery and ScotShop Mystery series, with 17 books catalogued between 2003 and 2018. Orange as Marmalade (2003) is the first title, and other titles include Yellow as Legal Pads (2004), Green As a Garden Hose (2005) and Violet as an Amethyst (2014). A Wee Murder in My Shop appeared in 2015. Stewart also has a non-fiction line. White as Ice (2018) is the latest book.
How many Fran Stewart books are there?
Fran Stewart has 17 books, released between 2003 and 2018. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Fran Stewart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Fran Stewart 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.
- 120032121/4
- 220042201/4
- 32005–1/4
- 42006591/4
- 520072601/4
- 62008–1/4
- 7A Slaying Song Tonight2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 820143421/4
- 920142991/4
- 1020152941/4
- 1120162921/4
- 1220162421/4
- 1320172941/4
- 142018–1/4
- 152018–1/4
- 162018–1/4
- 172018–1/4
Fran Stewart series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Biscuit McKee Mystery books in order 11 books
Fran Stewart 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.
ScotShop Mystery in order
3 booksFran Stewart Non Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
1 book1 Fran Stewart title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Fran Stewart books in order?
You only need to read Fran Stewart 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 Fran Stewart
Start with Orange as Marmalade (2003), the first Biscuit McKee Mystery book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Fran Stewart book?
White as Ice (2018) is the newest Fran Stewart book released so far.
Is there a new Fran Stewart book coming?
No next Fran Stewart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fran Stewart at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Fran Stewart title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Fran Stewart books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,514 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fran Stewart books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Fran Stewart books are about
12 of the 17 Fran Stewart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 9 of 12 books
- Education 2 of 12 books
- Murder 2 of 12 books
- Self-help techniques 2 of 12 books
- Vermont 2 of 12 books