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Gail Oust Books in Order

Gail Oust has written 18 books, published between 1986 and 2018. The first book is Sweet Possession (1986) and the newest is The Twelve Dice of Christmas (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1986–2018
Pages on record
5,063 in 15 of 18 books
Reading time
84–127 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,063 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Gail Oust's catalogue covers historical romance and mystery fiction. Eighteen books run from Sweet Possession (1986) to The Twelve Dice of Christmas (2018), with the 2010s the heaviest decade. Two mystery series carry the later work: the Bunco Babes Mysteries, built around Kate McCall, and the Spice Shop Mysteries. Forbidden Fires, Fortune's Captive, Midnight Rain, Bayou Magic and Whack 'N' Roll sit in the run. Murder investigation, female friendship, retirement communities, cooks and businesswomen recur as subjects.

How many Gail Oust books are there?

Gail Oust has 18 books, released between 1986 and 2018. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Gail Oust Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Gail Oust 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 Fortune's Captive by Gail Oust (1991)
  2. Cover of Midnight Rain by Gail Oust (1994)
  3. Cover of Inside Paradise by Gail Oust (1996)
  4. Cover of Bayou Magic by Gail Oust (1999)
  5. Cover of Wild And Sweet by Gail Oust (2000)
  6. Cover of Rebel's Treasure by Gail Oust (2002)
  7. Cover of Just Before Daybreak by Gail Oust (2002)
  8. Cover of Whack 'N' Roll / Murder is Dicey by Gail Oust, book 1 of the Bunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall series (2009)
  9. Cover of 'Til Dice Do Us Part /Roll Over and Play Dead by Gail Oust, book 2 of the Bunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall series
  10. Cover of Shake, Murder, and Roll / Death Rolls the Dice by Gail Oust, book 3 of the Bunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall series
  11. Cover of Rosemary and Crime by Gail Oust, book 1 of the Spice Shop Mysteries series (2013)
  12. Cover of Kill 'Em with Cayenne by Gail Oust, book 2 of the Spice Shop Mysteries series (2014)
  13. Cover of Cinnamon Toasted by Gail Oust, book 3 of the Spice Shop Mysteries series (2015)
  1. 1
    Sweet Possession1986 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986320
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  2. 2
    Forbidden Fires1988 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988384
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  3. 3
    Fortune's Captive1991 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991325
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  4. 4
    Midnight Rain1994 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994372
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  5. 5
    Inside Paradise1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  6. 6
    Bayou Magic1999 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999448
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  7. 7
    Wild And Sweet2000 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000384
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  8. 8
    Rebel's Treasure2002 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002349
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  9. 9
    Just Before Daybreak2002 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002351
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  10. 10
    Whack 'N' Roll / Murder is DiceyBunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall #12009 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009295
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  11. 11
    'Til Dice Do Us Part /Roll Over and Play DeadBunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  12. 12
    Shake, Murder, and Roll / Death Rolls the DiceBunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall #32011 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011294
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  13. 13
    Rosemary and CrimeSpice Shop Mysteries #12013 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013310
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  14. 14
    Kill 'Em with CayenneSpice Shop Mysteries #22014 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014336
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  15. 15
    Cinnamon ToastedSpice Shop Mysteries #32015 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015309
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  16. 16
    Curried AwaySpice Shop Mysteries #42016 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016295
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  17. 17
    Ginger SnappedSpice Shop Mysteries #52017 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017291
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  18. 18
    The Twelve Dice of ChristmasBunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall #42018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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Gail Oust 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.

Spice Shop Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. Rosemary and Crime
  2. 2. Kill 'Em with Cayenne
  3. 3. Cinnamon Toasted
  4. 4. Curried Away
  5. 5. Ginger Snapped

Bunco Babes Mysteries/Kate McCall in order

4 books
  1. 1. Whack 'N' Roll / Murder is Dicey
  2. 2. 'Til Dice Do Us Part /Roll Over and Play Dead
  3. 3. Shake, Murder, and Roll / Death Rolls the Dice
  4. 4. The Twelve Dice of Christmas

Standalone books

9 books

9 Gail Oust titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gail Oust books in order?

You only need to read Gail Oust 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 Gail Oust

Start with Sweet Possession (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gail Oust book?

The Twelve Dice of Christmas (2018) is the newest Gail Oust book released so far.

Is there a new Gail Oust book coming?

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

Gail Oust at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Gail Oust title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Gail Oust books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,063 pages across the 15 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gail Oust books, 8 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Gail Oust books are about

15 of the 18 Gail Oust books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 7 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.