Jinx Schwartz Books in Order

Jinx Schwartz has written 23 books, published between 2004 and 2024. The first book is Just Add Water (2004) and the newest is The Bluebonnet Conspiracy (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2004–2024
Pages on record
4,809 in 14 of 23 books
Reading time
80–120 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,809 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

Hetta Coffey is the character on file for Jinx Schwartz, and the Hetta Coffey Mystery books are the one series recorded under the Schwartz name. The catalogue holds 23 titles published between 2004 and 2024, opening with Just Add Water (2004) and reaching The Bluebonnet Conspiracy (2024). Just Add Salt (2006), Just Add Trouble (2007) and Just Deserts (2011) are among the catalogued books. No subject headings are on file, and Schwartz is recorded as an ongoing author.

Source: composed

How many Jinx Schwartz books are there?

Jinx Schwartz has 23 books, released between 2004 and 2024. 16 of them belong to the Hetta Coffey Mystery series.

Jinx Schwartz Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Jinx Schwartz 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Just Add WaterHetta Coffey Mystery #12004 · 414 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004414
  2. 2
    Troubled Sea2004 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004360
  3. 3
    The Texicans2005 · 289 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005289
  4. 4
    Just Add SaltHetta Coffey Mystery #22006 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006374
  5. 5
    Just Add TroubleHetta Coffey Mystery #32007 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007358
  6. 6
    Land of Mountains2010 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010355
  7. 7
    Just DesertsHetta Coffey Mystery #42011 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011354
  8. 8
    Just The PitsHetta Coffey Mystery #52013 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013366
  9. 9
    Just Needs KillinHetta Coffey Mystery #62014 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014340
  10. 10
    Just Different DevilsHetta Coffey Mystery #72015 · 410 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015410
  11. 11
    Just Pardon My FrenchHetta Coffey Mystery #82016 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016286
  12. 12
    Just Follow The MoneyHetta Coffey Mystery #92017 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017350
  13. 13
    Just For the BirdsHetta Coffey Mystery #102018 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018276
  14. 14
    Baja Get Away2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  15. 15
    Just A Happy CamperHetta Coffey Mystery #112019 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019277
  16. 16
    Just on PorpoiseHetta Coffey Mystery #122020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  17. 17
    Just So WrongHetta Coffey Mystery #132021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  18. 18
    Born and Bred TexanMagnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles #92022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  19. 19
    Just CauseHetta Coffey Mystery #142022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  20. 20
    Just Like ThatHetta Coffey Mystery #152023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  21. 21
    Texas Summers Are MurderMagnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles #202023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  22. 22
    Just Say Neigh!Hetta Coffey Mystery #162024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
  23. 23
    The Bluebonnet ConspiracyMagnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles #312024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–

Jinx Schwartz 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.

Hetta Coffey Mystery in order

16 books
  1. 1. Just Add Water
  2. 2. Just Add Salt
  3. 3. Just Add Trouble
  4. 4. Just Deserts
  5. 5. Just The Pits
  6. 6. Just Needs Killin
  7. 7. Just Different Devils
  8. 8. Just Pardon My French
  9. 9. Just Follow The Money
  10. 10. Just For the Birds
  11. 11. Just A Happy Camper
  12. 12. Just on Porpoise
  13. and 4 more in the table above

Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 9. Born and Bred Texan
  2. 20. Texas Summers Are Murder
  3. 31. The Bluebonnet Conspiracy

Standalone books

4 books

4 Jinx Schwartz titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jinx Schwartz books in order?

You only need to read Jinx Schwartz books in order within the Hetta Coffey Mystery series, which holds 16 of the 23 Jinx Schwartz books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Jinx Schwartz

Start with Just Add Water (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jinx Schwartz book?

The Bluebonnet Conspiracy (2024) is the newest Jinx Schwartz book released so far.

Is there a new Jinx Schwartz book coming?

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

Jinx Schwartz at a glance

Still publishing
Jinx Schwartz published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Jinx Schwartz books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,809 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jinx Schwartz books, 10 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

When Jinx Schwartz books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jinx Schwartz titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.

2000s
5
2010s
10
2020s
8

23 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.