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.

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.

Source: composed

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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Orange as MarmaladeBiscuit McKee Mystery #12003 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003212
  2. 3
    Green As a Garden HoseBiscuit McKee Mystery #32005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
  3. 4
    ResolutionFran Stewart Non Fiction #12006 · 59 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200659
  4. 5
    Blue as Blue JeansBiscuit McKee Mystery #42007 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007260
  5. 6
    Indigo as an IrisBiscuit McKee Mystery #52008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
  6. 7
    A Slaying Song Tonight2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  7. 8
    Violet as an AmethystBiscuit McKee Mystery #62014 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014342
  8. 9
    Gray as AshesBiscuit McKee Mystery #72014 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014299
  9. 10
    A Wee Murder in My ShopScotShop Mystery #12015 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015294
  10. 11
    A Wee Dose of DeathScotShop Mystery #22016 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016292
  11. 12
    From the Tip of My PenFran Stewart Non Fiction #22016 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016242
  12. 13
    A Wee Homicide in the HotelScotShop Mystery #32017 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017294
  13. 14
    Black as SootBiscuit McKee Mystery #82018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  14. 15
    Red as a RoosterBiscuit McKee Mystery #92018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  15. 16
    Pink as a PeonyBiscuit McKee Mystery #102018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  16. 17
    White as IceBiscuit McKee Mystery #112018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–

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.

Biscuit McKee Mystery in order

11 books
  1. 1. Orange as Marmalade
  2. 2. Yellow as Legal Pads
  3. 3. Green As a Garden Hose
  4. 4. Blue as Blue Jeans
  5. 5. Indigo as an Iris
  6. 6. Violet as an Amethyst
  7. 7. Gray as Ashes
  8. 8. Black as Soot
  9. 9. Red as a Rooster
  10. 10. Pink as a Peony
  11. 11. White as Ice

ScotShop Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Wee Murder in My Shop
  2. 2. A Wee Dose of Death
  3. 3. A Wee Homicide in the Hotel

Fran Stewart Non Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

1 book

1 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 earliest published 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.

When Fran Stewart books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Fran Stewart titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

2000s
6
2010s
11

17 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.