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Frances McNamara Books in Order

Frances McNamara has written 10 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is Death at the Fair (2009) and the newest is Murder at St. Hilaire (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 10 books listed here are in the Emily Cabot Mysteries series, which has its own page: Emily Cabot Mysteries books in order.

Books
10
Published
2009–2025
Pages on record
947 in 4 of 10 books
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Frances McNamara writes historical mysteries, and the Emily Cabot Mysteries and Lucy O'Donnell are the listed series. Catalogue subjects include murder investigation, graduate students, women scientists and Chinese Americans. Death at Hull House and Death at the Fair both date from 2009, followed by Death at Pullman (2011) and Death at Woods Hole (2012). Death in a Time of Spanish Flu (2022) is a later title, and Murder at St. Hilaire (2025) is the newest of 10 books.

How many Frances McNamara books are there?

Frances McNamara has 10 books, released between 2009 and 2025. They include 2 separate series.

Frances McNamara Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Frances McNamara 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 Death at Hull House by Frances McNamara, book 2 of the Emily Cabot Mysteries series (2009)
  2. Cover of Death at Pullman by Frances McNamara, book 3 of the Emily Cabot Mysteries series (2011)
  3. Cover of Death at Woods Hole by Frances McNamara, book 4 of the Emily Cabot Mysteries series (2012)
  4. Cover of Death at Chinatown by Frances McNamara, book 5 of the Emily Cabot Mysteries series (2014)
  5. Cover of Death at the Paris Exposition by Frances McNamara, book 6 of the Emily Cabot Mysteries series (2016)
  1. 1
    Death at the FairEmily Cabot Mysteries #12009 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009211
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  2. 2
    Death at Hull HouseEmily Cabot Mysteries #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  3. 3
    Death at PullmanEmily Cabot Mysteries #32011 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011250
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  4. 4
    Death at Woods HoleEmily Cabot Mysteries #42012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Death at ChinatownEmily Cabot Mysteries #52014 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014210
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  6. 6
    Death at the Paris ExpositionEmily Cabot Mysteries #62016 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016276
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  7. 7
    Death at the Selig StudiosEmily Cabot Mysteries #72018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    Death on the HomefrontEmily Cabot Mysteries #82022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  9. 9
    Death in a Time of Spanish FluEmily Cabot Mysteries #92022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  10. 10
    Murder at St. HilaireLucy O'Donnell #12025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Frances McNamara series and characters in order

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

Frances McNamara 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.

Lucy O'Donnell in order

1 book
  1. 1. Murder at St. Hilaire

Do you have to read Frances McNamara books in order?

You only need to read Frances McNamara 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 Frances McNamara

Start with the first book of the Frances McNamara series you want to read: Emily Cabot Mysteries starts with Death at the Fair (2009) and Emily Cabot Mystery starts with Death at the Fair (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is Death at the Fair (2009).

What is the newest Frances McNamara book?

Murder at St. Hilaire (2025) is the newest Frances McNamara book released so far.

Is there a new Frances McNamara book coming?

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

Frances McNamara at a glance

Still publishing
Frances McNamara published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Frances McNamara books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
947 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 230 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frances McNamara books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Frances McNamara books are about

8 of the 10 Frances McNamara 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 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.