Leslie O’Kane Books in Order

Leslie O’Kane has written 32 books, published between 1996 and 2019. The first book is Death and Faxes (1996) and the newest is Terrier Terror (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
1996–2019
Pages on record
1,496 in 5 of 32 books

Molly Masters anchors the longest-running series in Leslie O’Kane's catalogue, and women cartoonists, the greeting-cards industry and women detectives sit together in the subject list. Fax jokes run through the early titles: Death and Faxes and Just the Fax, Ma'am (1996), The Cold, Hard Fax (1998), The Fax of Life (1999) and When the Fax Lady Sings (2001). Allie Babcock Mystery, A Domestic Bliss Mystery, Life's Second Chances, the Body Shifters Trilogy and the Book Club Trilogy make six series. The 32 catalogued books end with Terrier Terror (2019), at a median of 288 pages.

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How many Leslie O’Kane books are there?

Leslie O’Kane has 32 books, released between 1996 and 2019. They include 6 separate series.

Leslie O’Kane Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Leslie O’Kane 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.

  1. 1
    Death and FaxesMolly Masters Mystery #11996 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996216
  2. 2
    Just the Fax, Ma'am / Death Comes to SuburbiaMolly Masters Mystery #21996 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996232
  3. 3
    Play DeadAllie Babcock Mystery #11998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
  4. 4
    The Cold, Hard Fax / Death of a GardenerMolly Masters Mystery #31998 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998288
  5. 5
    The Fax of Life / Death Comes to a RetreatMolly Masters Mystery #41999 · 381 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999381
  6. 6
    Ruff Way To GoAllie Babcock Mystery #22000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
  7. 7
    The School Board Murders / Death on a School BoardMolly Masters Mystery #52000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
  8. 8
    When the Fax Lady Sings / Death at a Talent ShowMolly Masters Mystery #62001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
  9. 9
    Give the Dog a BoneAllie Babcock Mystery #32002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
  10. 10
    Death of a PTA Goddess / Death Comes to the PTAMolly Masters Mystery #72002 · 379 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002379
  11. 11
    Death by Inferior DesignA Domestic Bliss Mystery #12004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
  12. 12
    False PremisesA Domestic Bliss Mystery #22005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
  13. 13
    Manor of DeathA Domestic Bliss Mystery #32006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
  14. 14
    Killed by ClutterA Domestic Bliss Mystery #42007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
  15. 15
    Fatal Feng ShuiA Domestic Bliss Mystery #52007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
  16. 16
    Poisoned by GiltA Domestic Bliss Mystery #62008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
  17. 17
    Holly and HomicideA Domestic Bliss Mystery #72009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
  18. 18
    The Body Shifters BeginsBody Shifters Trilogy #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  19. 19
    The Soul Shifters / The Body ShiftersBody Shifters Trilogy #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  20. 20
    Mind EchoesBody Shifters Trilogy #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  21. 21
    Woof at the DoorAllie Babcock Mystery #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  22. 22
    A Dog-Gone ChristmasAllie Babcock Mystery #52014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  23. 23
    Death Comes eCallingMolly Masters Mystery #82014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  24. 24
    Two Funerals and a WeddingA Domestic Bliss Mystery #82014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  25. 25
    Going to GracelandLife's Second Chances #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  26. 26
    Women's Night OutLife's Second Chances #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  27. 27
    Finding Gregory PeckLife's Second Chances #32015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  28. 28
    Of Birds and BeaglesAllie Babcock Mystery #62015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  29. 29
    By the Light of the MoonLife's Second Chances #42016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  30. 30
    How My Book Club Got ArrestedBook Club Trilogy #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  31. 31
    Dog DramaAllie Babcock Mystery #72017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  32. 32
    Terrier TerrorAllie Babcock Mystery #82019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–

Leslie O’Kane 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.

Do you have to read Leslie O’Kane books in order?

You only need to read Leslie O’Kane books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Leslie O’Kane

Start with Death and Faxes (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Leslie O’Kane book?

Terrier Terror (2019) is the newest Leslie O’Kane book released so far.

Is there a new Leslie O’Kane book coming?

No next Leslie O’Kane 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 O’Kane at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Leslie O’Kane title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Leslie O’Kane books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,496 pages across the 5 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Leslie O’Kane books, 15 of 32, were published in the 2010s.

When Leslie O’Kane books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Leslie O’Kane titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.

1990s
5
2000s
12
2010s
15

32 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Leslie O’Kane books are about

6 of the 32 Leslie O’Kane books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: molly masters (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Molly Masters (Fictitious character) 6 of 6 books
  • Women cartoonists 6 of 6 books
  • Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 6 books
  • Albany (n.y.) 2 of 6 books
  • Masters, molly (fictitious character) 2 of 6 books
  • Parent-teacher relationships 2 of 6 books