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Gloria Chao Books in Order

Gloria Chao has written 7 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is American Panda (2018) and the newest is The Mortal Enemy Murder Club (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
2018–2026
Pages on record
662 in 2 of 7 books
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Gloria Chao writes about Taiwanese American family life, in fiction that runs from family stories to murder mysteries. Seven books are catalogued between 2018 and 2026: American Panda (2018), Our Wayward Fate (2019), Rent a Boyfriend (2020), When You Wish Upon a Lantern (2023), Ex Marks the Spot (2024), The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club (2025) and The Mortal Enemy Murder Club (2026). Hu Done It is the one series catalogued, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology appears among the subjects.

How many Gloria Chao books are there?

Gloria Chao has 7 books, released between 2018 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Hu Done It series.

Gloria Chao Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 Gloria Chao 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 Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao (2019)
  2. Cover of Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao (2020)
  3. Cover of When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao (2023)
  4. Cover of The Mortal Enemy Murder Club by Gloria Chao, book 2 of the Hu Done It series (2026)
  1. 1
    American Panda2018 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018310
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  2. 2
    Our Wayward Fate2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  3. 3
    Rent a Boyfriend2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    When You Wish Upon a Lantern2023 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Ex Marks the Spot2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Ex-Girlfriend Murder ClubHu Done It #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Mortal Enemy Murder ClubHu Done It #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Gloria Chao 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.

Hu Done It in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
  2. 2. The Mortal Enemy Murder Club

Standalone books

5 books

5 Gloria Chao titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gloria Chao books in order?

You only need to read Gloria Chao books in order within the Hu Done It series, which holds 2 of the 7 Gloria Chao books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Gloria Chao

Start with American Panda (2018), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gloria Chao book?

The Mortal Enemy Murder Club (2026) is the newest Gloria Chao book released so far.

Is there a new Gloria Chao book coming?

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

Gloria Chao at a glance

Still publishing
Gloria Chao published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gloria Chao books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
662 pages across the 2 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 331 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gloria Chao books, 5 of 7, were published in the 2020s.

What the Gloria Chao books are about

2 of the 7 Gloria Chao books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.