Judith Krantz Books in Order
Judith Krantz has written 11 books, published between 1978 and 2000. The first book is Scruples (1978) and the newest is Sex and Shopping (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1978–2000
- Pages on record
- 5,282 in 10 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 88–132 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,282 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Judith Krantz (1928-2019) worked as a magazine writer and fashion editor before publishing Scruples in 1978, a novel of Beverly Hills high fashion that topped the New York Times list and was translated into 50 languages. Scruples helped define the sex-and-shopping novel. Dazzle (1990), Princess Daisy (1980), Spring Collection (1996), Mistral's Daughter (1982) and Till We Meet Again (1988) kept to wealth, fashion and the film industry. Eleven catalogued books close with Sex and Shopping in 2000, and the volumes are long, at a median of 536 pages.
How many Judith Krantz books are there?
Judith Krantz has 11 books, released between 1978 and 2000. 3 of them belong to the Scruples series.
Judith Krantz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Judith Krantz 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.
- 119785921/4
- 2Princess Daisy1980 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/419805121/4
- 3Mistral's Daughter1982 · 592 pages · confirmed 1/419825921/4
- 419845311/4
- 5I'll Take Manhattan1986 · 490 pages · confirmed 1/419864901/4
- 6Till We Meet Again1988 · 580 pages · confirmed 1/419885801/4
- 7Dazzle1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 819945421/4
- 9Spring Collection1996 · 402 pages · confirmed 1/419964021/4
- 10The Jewels of Tessa Kent1998 · 561 pages · confirmed 1/419985611/4
- 11Sex and Shopping2000 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420004801/4
Judith Krantz 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.
Scruples in order
3 books- 1. Scruples
- 2. Scruples Two
- 3. Lovers
Standalone books
8 books8 Judith Krantz titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Judith Krantz books in order?
You only need to read Judith Krantz books in order within the Scruples series, which holds 3 of the 11 Judith Krantz books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Judith Krantz
Start with Scruples (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Judith Krantz book?
Sex and Shopping (2000) is the newest Judith Krantz book released so far.
Is there a new Judith Krantz book coming?
No next Judith Krantz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Judith Krantz at a glance
- Died
- Judith Krantz died in 2019, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Judith Krantz on record dates from 2000.
- Release pace
- Judith Krantz books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,282 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 536 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Judith Krantz books, 5 of 11, were published in the 1980s.
What the Judith Krantz books are about
All 11 Judith Krantz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 4 of 11 books
- American fiction 2 of 11 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 11 books
- Mothers and daughters 2 of 11 books
- Women 2 of 11 books