Kathy Lynn Emerson Books in Order
Kathy Lynn Emerson has written 52 books, published between 1984 and 2021. The first book is Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England (1984) and the newest is The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 52
- Published
- 1984–2021
- Confirmed
- 1 of 52 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,844 in 36 of 52 books
- Reading time
- 147–221 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,844 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 52 titles with a page count on record.
Kathy Lynn Emerson's catalogue opens in 1984 with Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly and Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England. The 52 books continue to The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries (2021). Series include Susanna, Lady Appleton, Secrets of the Tudor Court, Diana Spaulding and Mistress Jaffrey. Subjects include historical fiction, mystery and detective stories, women detectives, herbalists, women journalists, England and children's fiction, and Susanna, Lady Appleton is listed as a fictitious character.
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How many Kathy Lynn Emerson books are there?
Kathy Lynn Emerson has 52 books, released between 1984 and 2021. They include 4 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.
Kathy Lynn Emerson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 52 Kathy Lynn Emerson 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.
- 1Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England1984 · 407 pages · confirmed 2/419844072/4
- 2Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly1984 · 111 pages · confirmed 2/419841112/4
- 3The Mystery of Hilliard's Castle1985 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/419851602/4
- 4Julia's Mending1987 · confirmed 2/41987–2/4
- 5Cloud Castles1989 · confirmed 2/41989–2/4
- 6The Mystery of the Missing Bagpipes1991 · confirmed 2/41991–2/4
- 7Winter Tapestry1991 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/41991102/4
- 8Echoes and Illusions1993 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/419933192/4
- 9Firebrand1993 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/419933762/4
- 10Unquiet Hearts1994 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/419943292/4
- 11The Green Rose1994 · confirmed 2/41994–2/4
- 12Hearth, Home and Hope / The Rapunzel Trap1995 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419952562/4
- 13The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England1996 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/419962802/4
- 1419972562/4
- 15Sleepwalking Beauty1997 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/419972122/4
- 16Relative Strangers1997 · 211 pages · confirmed 2/419972112/4
- 17Separated Sisters / Family Lies1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/419972562/4
- 1819972103/4
- 1919982542/4
- 20Sight Unseen / E-Mail Order Bride1998 · 211 pages · confirmed 2/419982112/4
- 21Tried and True1998 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/419982132/4
- 22That Special Smile1998 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/419982402/4
- 231999–2/4
- 242000–2/4
- 2520002542/4
- 262001–2/4
- 27Someday2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 2820022272/4
- 292004–2/4
- 3020042292/4
- 3120052742/4
- 3220052322/4
- 3320062312/4
- 3420072752/4
- 3520072232/4
- 36How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past2008 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/420082202/4
- 3720082332/4
- 382009–2/4
- 392009–2/4
- 4020103532/4
- 412011–2/4
- 422012–2/4
- 4320133442/4
- 442013–2/4
- 45The Blessing Witch2014 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/420142842/4
- 4620152512/4
- 4720152502/4
- 48Different Times, Different Crimes2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 4920172352/4
- 5020193042/4
- 51Shalla2020 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/420201142/4
- 52The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
Kathy Lynn Emerson 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.
Susanna, Lady Appleton in order
11 books- 1. Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie
- 2. Face Down Upon an Herbal
- 3. Face Down Among the Winchester Geese
- 4. Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross
- 5. Face Down Under the Wych Elm
- 6. Face Down Before Rebel Hooves
- 7. Face Down Across the Western Sea
- 8. Murders and Other Confusions
- 9. Face Down Below the Banqueting House
- 10. Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well
- 11. Face Down O'er the Border
Secrets of the Tudor Court in order
6 booksDiana Spaulding in order
4 booksMistress Jaffrey in order
3 booksDeadly Edits in order
1 bookLiss MacCrimmon Mysteries in order
1 bookTreasured Tales in order
1 bookStandalone books
25 books25 Kathy Lynn Emerson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kathy Lynn Emerson books in order?
You only need to read Kathy Lynn Emerson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kathy Lynn Emerson
Start with Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kathy Lynn Emerson book?
The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries (2021) is the newest Kathy Lynn Emerson book released so far.
Is there a new Kathy Lynn Emerson book coming?
No next Kathy Lynn Emerson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kathy Lynn Emerson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Kathy Lynn Emerson title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Kathy Lynn Emerson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,844 pages across the 36 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 245 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kathy Lynn Emerson books, 18 of 52, were published in the 1990s.
When Kathy Lynn Emerson books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Kathy Lynn Emerson titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 18 titles.
52 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Kathy Lynn Emerson books are about
42 of the 52 Kathy Lynn Emerson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 15 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 15 of 42 books
- Historical fiction 10 of 42 books
- Great Britain 8 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 42 books
- Herbalists 6 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 42 books
- England 4 of 42 books
- Women journalists 4 of 42 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 42 books
- Investigation 3 of 42 books
- Ladies-in-waiting 3 of 42 books
- Murder 3 of 42 books