Jeanne M. Dams Books in Order
Jeanne M. Dams has written 38 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is The Body in the Transept (1995) and the newest is A Thief's Folly (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 28 of the 38 books listed here are in the Dorothy Martin series, which has its own page: Dorothy Martin books in order.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Confirmed
- 38 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,166 in 23 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 86–129 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,166 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Jeanne M. Dams is an American crime fiction writer with three mystery series to her name. Dorothy Martin, an American retired teacher living in England, appears first in The Body in the Transept (1995). Hilda Johansson, a Swedish American, leads the second sequence, and the Oak Park Village Mysteries make the third. Thirty-eight books are catalogued, running through A Thief's Folly (2026).
How many Jeanne M. Dams books are there?
Jeanne M. Dams has 38 books, released between 1995 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Jeanne M. Dams Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Jeanne M. Dams 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.
- 119952103/4
- 219962463/4
- 319971843/4
- 419982283/4
- 519992253/4
- 619992083/4
- 720001893/4
- 820002513/4
- 920012103/4
- 102001–3/4
- 1120022263/4
- 1220022543/4
- 1320042543/4
- 1420052463/4
- 1520082523/4
- 1620112513/4
- 172011–3/4
- 182012–3/4
- 192012–3/4
- 202013–3/4
- 2120132183/4
- 2220142113/4
- 2320152153/4
- 2420162153/4
- 2520162173/4
- 2620172153/4
- 2720182173/4
- 282019–3/4
- 292019–3/4
- 3020202243/4
- 312021–3/4
- 322022–3/4
- 332022–3/4
- 342023–3/4
- 352024–3/4
- 362025–3/4
- 372025–3/4
- 382026–3/4
Jeanne M. Dams series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Dorothy Martin books in order 28 books
Jeanne M. Dams 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.
Hilda Johansson in order
7 booksOak Park Village Mystery in order
3 booksDo you have to read Jeanne M. Dams books in order?
You only need to read Jeanne M. Dams books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jeanne M. Dams
Start with The Body in the Transept (1995), the first Dorothy Martin book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Jeanne M. Dams book?
A Thief's Folly (2026) is the newest Jeanne M. Dams book released so far.
Is there a new Jeanne M. Dams book coming?
No next Jeanne M. Dams book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jeanne M. Dams at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jeanne M. Dams published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jeanne M. Dams books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,166 pages across the 23 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jeanne M. Dams books, 14 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jeanne M. Dams books are about
32 of the 38 Jeanne M. Dams books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dorothy martin (fictitious character) is tagged on 18 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dorothy Martin (Fictitious character) 18 of 32 books
- Women private investigators 12 of 32 books
- Martin, dorothy (fictitious character) 11 of 32 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 10 of 32 books
- Americans 9 of 32 books
- Retired teachers 8 of 32 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 32 books
- England 7 of 32 books
- Hilda Johansson (Fictitious character) 7 of 32 books
- Swedish Americans 7 of 32 books
- Investigation 6 of 32 books