Leslie Meier Books in Order
Leslie Meier has written 53 books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991) and the newest is Countdown to Christmas Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 45 of the 53 books listed here are in the Lucy Stone series, which has its own page: Lucy Stone books in order.
- Books
- 53
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Confirmed
- 53 of 53 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,251 in 23 of 53 books
Leslie Meier's listed books run from 1991 to 2026, opening with Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder and reaching Countdown to Christmas Murder. Meier's series are Lucy Stone and Carole and Poopsie Mystery. Lucy Stone appears in the subjects alongside women sleuths, reporters, librarians and Maine. Other titles include Tippy Toe Murder (1994), Trick or Treat Murder (1996), Back to School Murder (1997) and Turkey Day Murder (2000). Meier is still publishing.
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How many Leslie Meier books are there?
Leslie Meier has 53 books, released between 1991 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Leslie Meier Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 53 Leslie Meier books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119912243/4
- 21994–3/4
- 31996–3/4
- 419972683/4
- 519992683/4
- 619992563/4
- 720002883/4
- 820012563/4
- 92002–3/4
- 1020032563/4
- 1120042723/4
- 1220053043/4
- 1320062723/4
- 142007–3/4
- 1520082283/4
- 1620092343/4
- 1720103783/4
- 182010–3/4
- 1920112653/4
- 2020112493/4
- 212013–3/4
- 2220132623/4
- 232014–3/4
- 2420152483/4
- 252017–3/4
- 2620172473/4
- 2720173043/4
- 2820182603/4
- 292018–3/4
- 302019–3/4
- 312020–3/4
- 322020–3/4
- 3320212883/4
- 3420213363/4
- 352022–3/4
- 362022–3/4
- 372022–3/4
- 382022–3/4
- 392022–3/4
- 402022–3/4
- 412023–3/4
- 4220232883/4
- 432023–3/4
- 452023–3/4
- 462024–3/4
- 472024–3/4
- 482025–3/4
- 492025–3/4
- 502026–3/4
- 512026–3/4
- 522026–3/4
- 532026–3/4
Leslie Meier series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lucy Stone books in order 45 books
Leslie Meier 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.
Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mysteries in order
5 booksCarole and Poopsie Mystery in order
2 booksA Knit & Nibble Mystery in order
1 bookLeslie Meier Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Leslie Meier books run from Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991) to Countdown to Christmas Murder (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Leslie Meier in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Leslie Meier books in order?
You only need to read Leslie Meier books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Leslie Meier books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991), the first Lucy Stone book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Leslie Meier book?
Countdown to Christmas Murder (2026) is the newest Leslie Meier book released so far.
Is there a new Leslie Meier book coming?
No next Leslie Meier book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Leslie Meier at a glance
- Still publishing
- Leslie Meier published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Leslie Meier books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,251 pages across the 23 of 53 books with a recorded length, a median of 265 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Leslie Meier books, 23 of 53, were published in the 2020s.
When Leslie Meier books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Leslie Meier titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 23 titles.
53 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Leslie Meier books are about
30 of the 53 Leslie Meier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lucy stone (fictitious character) is tagged on 24 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Lucy Stone (Fictitious character) 24 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 15 of 30 books
- Murder 11 of 30 books
- Stone, lucy (fictitious character) 10 of 30 books
- Investigation 9 of 30 books
- Crimes against 5 of 30 books
- Women 5 of 30 books
- Maine 4 of 30 books
- Librarians 3 of 30 books
- Maine in fiction 3 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 30 books