Jessica Goodman Books in Order
Jessica Goodman has written 6 books, published between 2020 and 2026. The first book is They Wish They Were Us (2020) and the newest is Lies Between Us (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2020–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,344 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 22–34 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,344 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Jessica Goodman writes mysteries for young readers, set in schools and summer towns where a death exposes what a community protects. They Wish They Were Us (2020) opens the catalogue, followed by They'll Never Catch Us (2021), The Counselors (2022), The Legacies (2023), The Meadowbrook Murders (2025) and Lies Between Us (2026), six books, roughly one a year.
Jessica Goodman has worked as an editor for magazines and won a National Magazine Award while at Cosmopolitan. Some of her books have been optioned for television.
How many Jessica Goodman books are there?
Jessica Goodman has 6 books, released between 2020 and 2026.
Jessica Goodman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Jessica Goodman 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.
- 1They Wish They Were Us2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420203362/4
- 2They'll Never Catch Us2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420213362/4
- 3The Counselors2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 4The Legacies2023 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420233362/4
- 5The Meadowbrook Murders2025 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420253362/4
- 6Lies Between Us2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Jessica Goodman 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.
Standalone books
6 books6 Jessica Goodman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jessica Goodman books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 6 Jessica Goodman books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Jessica Goodman
Start with They Wish They Were Us (2020), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jessica Goodman book?
Lies Between Us (2026) is the newest Jessica Goodman book released so far.
Is there a new Jessica Goodman book coming?
No next Jessica Goodman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jessica Goodman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jessica Goodman published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jessica Goodman books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,344 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jessica Goodman books, 6 of 6, were published in the 2020s.
What the Jessica Goodman books are about
4 of the 6 Jessica Goodman 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 3 of 4 books