Jess Lourey Books in Order
Jess Lourey has written 38 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is May Day (2006) and the newest is The Crying Killer (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 2006–2026
- Confirmed
- 34 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,023 in 14 of 38 books
Jess Lourey has 38 books in the catalogue, published from 2006 to 2026. May Day (2006) is the first title on file, followed by June Bug and Knee High by the Fourth of July (2007) and August Moon (2008). Series under the Lourey name include the Murder-By-Month Mystery, Salem's Cipher Mystery and Steinbeck and Reed, plus the Catalain Book of Secrets series published as Jessica Lourey. Subjects include Minnesota, women sleuths, cryptographers and women journalists. The Crying Killer (2026) is the newest title.
The Murder-By-Month Mystery series follows a librarian turned amateur sleuth in a small Minnesota town, who investigates a new murder each month while balancing her personal life.
How many Jess Lourey books are there?
Jess Lourey has 38 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Jess Lourey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Jess Lourey 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.
- 120062264/4
- 220072294/4
- 320072314/4
- 420082644/4
- 52009–4/4
- 620112294/4
- 72012–4/4
- 82012–4/4
- 92012–4/4
- 10Beauty Is in the Eye of the Newt (Short Story)Jess Lourey Short Stories/Novellas #12014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 112014–3/4
- 12The Blackthorn Women / The Catalain Book of SecretsCatalain Book of Secrets Series as Jessica Lourey #22014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 132014–1/4
- 142014–1/4
- 1520142724/4
- 162014–4/4
- 1720152644/4
- 18Better Than Gin: A Coloring Book for Writers (As: Jessica Lourey, With: Tony Van Den Einde)Jess Lourey Non-Fiction #12016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 1920164804/4
- 202016–4/4
- 21Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction (As: Jessica Lourey)Jess Lourey Non-Fiction #22017 · 264 pages · confirmed 4/420172644/4
- 2220172494/4
- 2320183744/4
- 2420193184/4
- 252020–4/4
- 262021–4/4
- 272021–4/4
- 2820213164/4
- 292022–4/4
- 3020223074/4
- 312022–4/4
- 322023–4/4
- 332024–4/4
- 342025–4/4
- 35A Whisper of Poison2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 362026–3/4
- 372026–3/4
- 382026–3/4
Jess Lourey 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.
Murder-By-Month Mystery in order
14 books- 1. May Day
- 2. June Bug
- 3. Knee High by the Fourth of July
- 4. August Moon
- 5. September Fair / September Mourn
- 6. October Fest
- 7. November Hunt
- 8. December Dread
- 9. January Thaw
- 10. Death by Potato Salad
- 11. February Fever
- 12. March of Crime
- and 2 more in the table above
Jess Lourey Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jess Lourey Short Stories/Novellas
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Salem's Cipher Mystery in order
3 booksSteinbeck and Reed in order
3 booksCatalain Book of Secrets Series as Jessica Lourey in order
2 booksJess Lourey Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Claudette's Interactive Children's in order
1 bookGetaway in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Jess Lourey title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jess Lourey books in order?
You only need to read Jess Lourey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jess Lourey
Start with May Day (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jess Lourey book?
The Crying Killer (2026) is the newest Jess Lourey book released so far.
Is there a new Jess Lourey book coming?
No next Jess Lourey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jess Lourey at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jess Lourey published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jess Lourey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,023 pages across the 14 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jess Lourey books, 19 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 28 of the 38 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 34 in at least three.
What the Jess Lourey books are about
16 of the 38 Jess Lourey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: minnesota is tagged on 8 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Minnesota 8 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 8 of 16 books
- Investigation 6 of 16 books
- Murder 6 of 16 books
- Crime 5 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 16 books
- Suspense 3 of 16 books
- Cryptographers 2 of 16 books
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