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Laura James Books in Order

Laura James has written 12 books, published between 2017 and 2023. The first book is Captain Pug (2017) and the newest is The Cow Calamity (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2017–2023
Pages on record
404 in 3 of 12 books
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Laura James writes children's fiction. Twelve books are catalogued between 2017 and 2023, opening with Captain Pug (2017) and ending at The Cow Calamity (2023). Three series carry the James credit: Adventures of Pug; Fabio, the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective; and Daily Bark. Dogs, pugs, safaris and mystery and detective stories run through the subject headings. Cowboy Pug (2017), Safari Pug (2018), The Case of the Missing Hippo (2018), Pirate Pug (2019) and Peril at Lizard Lake (2020) also sit in the run.

How many Laura James books are there?

Laura James has 12 books, released between 2017 and 2023. They include 3 separate series.

Laura James Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Laura James 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.

  1. Cover of The Case of the Missing Hippo by Laura James, book 1 of the Fabio, the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective series
  2. Cover of The Beauty Defense by Laura James, book 16 of the True Crime History series (2020)
  3. Cover of The Cow Calamity by Laura James, book 3 of the Daily Bark series (2023)
  1. 1
    Captain PugAdventures of Pug #12017 · 123 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017123
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  2. 2
    Cowboy PugAdventures of Pug #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  3. 3
    The Case of the Missing HippoFabio, the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  4. 4
    Captain Pug and Other AdventuresAdventures of Pug #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  5. 5
    Safari PugAdventures of Pug #42018 · 105 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018105
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  6. 6
    Mystery on the Ostrich ExpressFabio, the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  7. 7
    Pirate PugAdventures of Pug #52019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  8. 8
    Peril at Lizard LakeFabio, the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    The Beauty DefenseTrue Crime History #162020 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020176
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  10. 10
    The Puppy ProblemDaily Bark #12022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    The Dinosaur DiscoveryDaily Bark #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    The Cow CalamityDaily Bark #32023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Laura James 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.

Adventures of Pug in order

5 books
  1. 1. Captain Pug
  2. 2. Cowboy Pug
  3. 3. Captain Pug and Other Adventures
  4. 4. Safari Pug
  5. 5. Pirate Pug

Fabio, the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Case of the Missing Hippo
  2. 2. Mystery on the Ostrich Express
  3. 3. Peril at Lizard Lake

Daily Bark in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Puppy Problem
  2. 2. The Dinosaur Discovery
  3. 3. The Cow Calamity

True Crime History in order

1 book
  1. 16. The Beauty Defense

Do you have to read Laura James books in order?

You only need to read Laura James books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Laura James

Start with Captain Pug (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Laura James book?

The Cow Calamity (2023) is the newest Laura James book released so far.

Is there a new Laura James book coming?

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

Laura James at a glance

Paused
No new Laura James title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Laura James books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
404 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 123 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Laura James books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Laura James books are about

5 of the 12 Laura James 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.