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Janet McGiffin Books in Order

Janet McGiffin has written 11 books, published between 1991 and 2025. The first book is Emergency Murder (1991) and the newest is The Price of Eyes (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1991–2025
Pages on record
616 in 3 of 11 books
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Mystery writer Janet McGiffin has 11 catalogued books spanning 1991 to 2025, in two series: Maxine St. Clair Mystery and Empress Irini. Emergency Murder (1991) is the first, followed by Prescription for Death (1993) and Elective Murder (1995). Murder by Art (2009), Killer Art (2017) and Poison is a Woman's Weapon (2023) are among the later books. Subject headings list women physicians and artists. The Price of Eyes (2025) is the newest title.

How many Janet McGiffin books are there?

Janet McGiffin has 11 books, released between 1991 and 2025. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Janet McGiffin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Janet McGiffin 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 Murder by Art by Janet McGiffin (2009)
  2. Cover of Professional Courtesy by Janet McGiffin, book 1 of the Maxine St. Clair Mystery series (2016)
  1. 1
    Emergency Murder1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  2. 2
    Prescription for Death1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  3. 3
    Elective Murder1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  4. 4
    Murder by Art2009 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200996
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  5. 5
    Date Rape New York2015 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015308
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  6. 6
    Professional CourtesyMaxine St. Clair Mystery #12016 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016212
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  7. 7
    Killer ArtMaxine St. Clair Mystery #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    Betrothal and BetrayalEmpress Irini #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  9. 9
    Poison is a Woman's WeaponEmpress Irini #22023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  10. 10
    Seizing PowerEmpress Irini #32024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  11. 11
    The Price of EyesEmpress Irini #42025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Janet McGiffin 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.

Empress Irini in order

4 books
  1. 1. Betrothal and Betrayal
  2. 2. Poison is a Woman's Weapon
  3. 3. Seizing Power
  4. 4. The Price of Eyes

Maxine St. Clair Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Professional Courtesy
  2. 2. Killer Art

Standalone books

5 books

5 Janet McGiffin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Janet McGiffin books in order?

You only need to read Janet McGiffin 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 Janet McGiffin

Start with Emergency Murder (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Janet McGiffin book?

The Price of Eyes (2025) is the newest Janet McGiffin book released so far.

Is there a new Janet McGiffin book coming?

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

Janet McGiffin at a glance

Still publishing
Janet McGiffin published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Janet McGiffin books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
616 pages across the 3 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 212 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Janet McGiffin books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Janet McGiffin books are about

1 of the 11 Janet McGiffin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.