Lisa Scottoline Books in Order
Lisa Scottoline has written 51 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) and the newest is This Changes Everything (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 51
- Published
- 1993–2026
- Confirmed
- 51 of 51 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,412 in 36 of 51 books
- Reading time
- 224–335 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,412 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 51 titles with a page count on record.
Legal thrillers about women lawyers form the core of Lisa Scottoline's work. Rosato & Associates, later listed as Rosato & DiNunzio, names the recurring law firm series, and the catalogue runs to 51 titles from Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) to This Changes Everything (2026). Scottoline also writes standalone suspense, non-fiction, and the Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman books, which the subject tags mark as humour. Publication is ongoing.
Scottoline worked as a lawyer before writing, and her protagonists navigate moral dilemmas drawing on that background. Recurring themes across her books include family, justice and resilience.
How many Lisa Scottoline books are there?
Lisa Scottoline has 51 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Lisa Scottoline Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 Lisa Scottoline 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.
- 119933684/4
- 219943364/4
- 31995–4/4
- 419964524/4
- 519974634/4
- 619985654/4
- 720003684/4
- 820015184/4
- 920024184/4
- 1020034164/4
- 1120044164/4
- 1220055854/4
- 1320064304/4
- 1420073524/4
- 1520083554/4
- 16My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet SpaceAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #12009 · 4 pages · confirmed 4/4200944/4
- 17Why My Third Husband Will Be a DogAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #22009 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/420092884/4
- 1820093414/4
- 192010–4/4
- 2020103744/4
- 21Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life As a Mother and DaughterAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #32011 · 278 pages · confirmed 4/420112784/4
- 222011–4/4
- 232012–4/4
- 24Meet Me at Emotional Baggage ClaimAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #42012 · 262 pages · confirmed 4/420122624/4
- 2520123714/4
- 2620133544/4
- 2720133764/4
- 2820143434/4
- 2920142794/4
- 3020143384/4
- 3120154244/4
- 32Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and ConfessionsAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #62015 · 290 pages · confirmed 4/420152904/4
- 332015–4/4
- 3420164034/4
- 35I've Got Sand In All the Wrong PlacesAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #72016 · 306 pages · confirmed 4/420163064/4
- 362016–4/4
- 372017–4/4
- 3820173414/4
- 39I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the PoolAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #82017 · confirmed 4/42017–4/4
- 4020173554/4
- 4120183864/4
- 42I See Life Through Rosé-Colored GlassesAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman #92018 · confirmed 4/42018–4/4
- 4320183904/4
- 4420193874/4
- 4520214804/4
- 462022–4/4
- 472023–4/4
- 482023–4/4
- 492024–4/4
- 502025–4/4
- 512026–3/4
Lisa Scottoline series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Rosato & DiNunzio books in order 6 books
- Rosato and Associates books in order 17 books
Lisa Scottoline 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.
Lisa Scottoline Standalone Novels
21 books21 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Rosato & Associates books in order
11 books by Lisa ScottolineAmazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman in order
9 books- 1. My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space
- 2. Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog
- 3. Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life As a Mother and Daughter
- 4. Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim
- 5. Have a Nice Guilt Trip
- 6. Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions
- 7. I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places
- 8. I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool
- 9. I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses
Rosato & Associates Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lisa Scottoline Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
We Could Be Heroes in order
1 bookMatchUp Collection
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lisa Scottoline Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lisa Scottoline books run from Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) to This Changes Everything (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lisa Scottoline in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lisa Scottoline books in order?
You only need to read Lisa Scottoline books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Lisa Scottoline books in?
Read Lisa Scottoline one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Rosato & DiNunzio starts with Accused (2013) and Rosato and Associates starts with Everywhere That Mary Went (1993). The earliest catalogued title overall is Everywhere That Mary Went (1993).
What is the newest Lisa Scottoline book?
This Changes Everything (2026) is the newest Lisa Scottoline book released so far.
Is there a new Lisa Scottoline book coming?
No next Lisa Scottoline book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Lisa Scottoline has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Lisa Scottoline. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards1994Won
Printable Lisa Scottoline Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 51 books in publication order is on the Lisa Scottoline reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Lisa Scottoline at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lisa Scottoline published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lisa Scottoline books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,412 pages across the 36 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 370 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lisa Scottoline books, 26 of 51, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 50 of the 51 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Lisa Scottoline books are about
42 of the 51 Lisa Scottoline books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women lawyers is tagged on 15 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women lawyers 15 of 42 books
- Rosato & Associates (Imaginary organization) 13 of 42 books
- Legal stories 12 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 42 books
- Suspense 7 of 42 books
- Humor 6 of 42 books
- Investigation 6 of 42 books
- Mothers and daughters 6 of 42 books
- Murder 6 of 42 books
- Thrillers 6 of 42 books
- Women 6 of 42 books