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.

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 September 2026.

  1. 1
    Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order MurderLucy Stone #11991 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991224
  2. 2
    Tippy Toe MurderLucy Stone #21994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994
  3. 3
    Trick or Treat MurderLucy Stone #31996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996
  4. 4
    Back to School MurderLucy Stone #41997 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997268
  5. 5
    Valentine MurderLucy Stone #51999 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999268
  6. 7
    Turkey Day MurderLucy Stone #72000 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000288
  7. 8
    Wedding Day MurderLucy Stone #82001 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001256
  8. 9
    Birthday Party MurderLucy Stone #92002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002
  9. 10
    Father's Day MurderLucy Stone #102003 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003256
  10. 11
    Star Spangled MurderLucy Stone #112004 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004272
  11. 12
    New Year's Eve MurderLucy Stone #122005 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005304
  12. 13
    Bake Sale MurderLucy Stone #132006 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006272
  13. 14
    Candy Cane MurderLucy Stone #12007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  14. 15
    St. Patrick's Day MurderLucy Stone #142008 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008228
  15. 16
    Mother's Day MurderLucy Stone #152009 · 234 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009234
  16. 18
    Wicked Witch MurderLucy Stone #162010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  17. 19
    English Tea MurderLucy Stone #172011 · 265 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011265
  18. 20
    Chocolate Covered MurderLucy Stone #182011 · 249 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011249
  19. 21
    Easter Bunny MurderLucy Stone #192013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  20. 22
    Christmas Carol MurderLucy Stone #202013 · 262 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013262
  21. 23
    French Pastry MurderLucy Stone #212014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  22. 24
    Candy Corn MurderLucy Stone #222015 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015248
  23. 25
    British Manor MurderLucy Stone #232017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  24. 26
    Turkey Trot MurderLucy Stone #242017 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017247
  25. 27
    Eggnog MurderLucy Stone #252017 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017304
  26. 28
    Silver Anniversary MurderLucy Stone #262018 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018260
  27. 29
    Yule Log MurderLucy Stone #272018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018
  28. 30
    Invitation Only MurderLucy Stone #282019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019

Leslie Meier series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Leslie Meier books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 13. Death of a Wicked Witch
  2. 17. Death by Haunted House
  3. 18. Death by Yule Log
  4. 19. Death of a Christmas Carol
  5. 26. Death of a Grill Master

Carole and Poopsie Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Matter of Pedigree
  2. 2. Top Dog Murder
  1. 9. Death of a Christmas Card Crafter

Leslie 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 Leslie Meier one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Lucy Stone starts with Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991) and Lucy Stone Mysteries starts with Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991). The earliest catalogued title overall is Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991).

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.

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.